First World Manifesto is the twelfth full-length studio album by the American punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...

. It was released on March 15, 2011, on Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....

 and is the band's first album in eleven years. It was produced by Mike Kennerty of The All-American Rejects

The All-American Rejects

The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor....

, who has worked with Ben Weasel

Ben Weasel

Ben Weasel is a punk rock musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales...

 before on These Ones Are Bitter

These Ones Are Bitter

These Ones Are Bitter is the second solo-album by former Screeching Weasel frontman Ben Weasel.The album also features musicians Dan Andriano , Mike Kennerty, and Chris Gaylor...

in 2007.

On February 10, 2011, "Beginningless Vacation" premiered on spin.com as a free download.

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Weasel

Ben Weasel

Ben Weasel is a punk rock musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales...

.

1. "Follow Your Leaders" - 2:06
2. "Frankengirl" - 1:50
3. "Beginningless Vacation" - 2:20
4. "Dry is the Desert" - 2:44
5. "Totem Pole" - 2:04
6. "Creepy Crawl" - 2:02
7. "Three Lonely Days" - 2:43
8. "Friday Night Nation" - 2:06
9. "All Over Town" - 2:29
10. "Fortune Cookie" - 2:13
11. "Baby Talk" - 2:17
12. "Come and See the Violence Inherent in the System" - 2:02
13. "Bite Marks" - 1:29
14. "Little Big Man" - 2:40

Personnel

• Ben Weasel
  Ben Weasel
  Ben Weasel is a punk rock musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales...
  
   - lead vocals
• Dan Vapid
  Dan Vapid
  Dan Schafer is a punk rock musician from Chicago, Illinois best known for his participation in Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones, and various other pop punk bands.-Generation Waste:...
  
   - guitar, vocals
• Drew Fredrichsen - guitar
• Justin Perkins - bass
• Adam Cargin - drums
• Dr. Frank
  Dr. Frank
  Frank Portman is an American musician, singer, guitarist, and author. He is the singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the Berkeley, California punk rock band The Mr. T Experience, and has remained the only consistent member of the band since its formation in 1985, performing on ten studio...
  
   - additional vocals on "Frankengirl"
• Joe King
  The Queers
  The Queers are a punk band formed in 1981 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King . The band originally broke up in 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up...
  
  - additional vocals on "Creepy Crawl"
• Teakettle Jones - keyboards