Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants is the debut self-titled album from Chris Shiflett

Chris Shiflett

Christopher Aubrey "Chris" Shiflett is best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters as well as the punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. He is the younger brother of musician Scott Shiflett.-Career:Shiflett joined Foo Fighters after the release of their third...

, lead guitarist of Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...

. The Dead Peasants are his second side project, following Jackson United

Jackson United

Jackson United is an American punk rock band formed by singer and lead guitarist Chris Shiflett in 2003. Shiflett recruited his older brother Scott Shiflett and Pete Parada to complete the band. A debut eponymous EP was recorded and released in 2003. Shortly after this release Parada left the band...

, and the backing band is composed of different musicians than that of Jackson United.

The album is a departure from his rock

Rock music

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/punk

Punk rock

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 background, and is influenced by country

Country music

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, rockabilly

Rockabilly

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, and Americana.

All songs feature Shiflett as lead vocalist and guitar

Guitar

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ist. All songs are also written by him, with the exception of "Burning Lights", a cover of a song performed by Joe Strummer

Joe Strummer

John Graham Mellor , best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash. His musical experience included his membership in The 101ers, Latino Rockabilly War, The Mescaleros and The Pogues, in...

 in a cameo in the 1990 film, I Hired a Contract Killer

I Hired a Contract Killer

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.

Track Listing

1. Helsinki
2. Get Along
3. Bandaged
4. God Damn
5. Burning Lights
6. An Atheists Prayer
7. Not Going Down Alone
8. Baby, Let It Out
9. Death March

Personnel

• Chris Shiflett
  Chris Shiflett
  Christopher Aubrey "Chris" Shiflett is best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters as well as the punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. He is the younger brother of musician Scott Shiflett.-Career:Shiflett joined Foo Fighters after the release of their third...
  
   - lead vocals, lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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  , mandolin
  Mandolin
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   on "God Damn", bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
   on "Not Going Down Alone" and "Death March"
• Paul Bushnell - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Stevie Blacke - violin
  Violin
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   and mandolin
• Davey Faragher
  Davey Faragher
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   - bass
• Dan Lavery
  Dan Lavery
  Dan Lavery is a professional musician who has been nominated for two Grammy-awards as part of the band Tonic. Lavery joined Tonic after the band had recorded Lemon Parade, and has been a part of Tonic ever since. When Tonic went on hiatus in the 2004, Lavery embarked on songwriting for motion...
  
   - backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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• Greg Leisz
  Greg Leisz
  Greg Leisz is an American multi-instrumentalist, playing lap and pedal steel guitars, guitar, mandolin, and bass.- Biography :Leisz was influenced early on by the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers, especially pedal steel player "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow...
  
   - pedal steel guitar
  Pedal steel guitar
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• John Lousteau - drums
  Drum kit
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• Audra Mae
  Audra Mae
  Audra Mae is an American singer-songwriter from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Audra Mae is the great-great-niece of Judy Garland, who was her great-grandmother's sister....
  
   - backing vocals
• Eddie Perez
  Eddie Perez
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   - rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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• Derek Silverman - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Heather Waters - backing vocals