Chuck Prophet: Wake The Dead – VINYL LP

Title: Wake The Dead
Artist: Chuck Prophet
Label: Yep Roc Records
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 634457254015
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2026-06-05
Number of Discs: 1

Chuck’s first album in 4 years is inspired by the cumbia bands he saw at San Francisco clubs in the pandemic’s aftermath, while undergoing cancer treatment. The music was a source of joy, during a dark time. He started playing with Qiensave? a cumbia band based in Salinas, CA. The result is 11 new Chuck Prophet songs wrapped in a cumbia shell. The latin rhythms & chord progressions merge with Chuck’s signature song styles to create something new that defies genre, but is undeniably joyful. The first

Tracks:
1.1 Wake the Dead
1.2 Betty’s Song
1.3 Give the Boy a Kiss
1.4 First Came the Thunder
1.5 Sally Was a Cop
1.6 Red Sky Night
1.7 Same Old Crime
1.8 One Lie for Me, One for You
1.9 Sugar Into Water
1.10 In the Shadows (For Elon)
1.11 It’s a Good Day to Be Alive