Lieutenant is the side project started by bassist Nate Mendel, formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate, The Fire Theft, and currently of the Foo Fighters. Their debut album, "If I Kill This Thing We're All Going To Eat For A Week" was released on March 10th, 2015 through Dine Alone Music. Nate recorded this album on his off-time from his very busy schedule with the Foo Fighters. The project was first mentioned roughly five years ago when Nate was learning to play guitar.