Variations on Swing
Variations on Swing | |
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Studio album by Meet Me In St. Louis | |
Released | September 24, 2007 |
Recorded | 2007 |
Genre | Post-Hardcore |
Length | 44:25 |
Label | BSM Records / Denovali Records |
Producer | Alex Newport |
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Variations on Swing is the debut LP by British post-hardcore outfit Meet Me in St. Louis. It was released September 24, 2007, on BSM Records and will be soon released as a 12" on Denovali Records.
The track "I Beat Up The Bathroom, I'm Sorry" is a collaboration between Meet Me In St. Louis and Yndi Halda guitar player James Vella. Yndi Halda bass player Brendan Grieve also appears on the recording.
Track listing
- "The Torso Has Been Severed In Mid Thorax" – 4:24
- "Well You Damn Well Should!" – 2:34
- "Right This Way, You Maverick Renegade" – 5:29
- "I Am Champagne, You Are Shit" – 4:52
- "I Beat Up The Bathroom, I'm Sorry" – 5:04
- "Eins Zwei Drei Hasselhoff!" – 5:51
- "All We Need Is A Little Energon, And A Lot Of Luck" – 3:44
- "Come To New York, There Were Fewer Murders Last Year" – 5:31
- "I've Got Knives In My Eyes I'm Going Home Sick" – 4:35
- "You're Doomed" – 2:21
Film references
The song titles of the songs are lines from various films.
- "The Torso Has Been Severed In Mid Thorax" – 4:24 (Jaws (film))
- "Well You Damn Well Should!" – 2:34 (Meet Joe Black)
- "Right This Way, You Maverick Renegade" – 5:29 (Team America: World Police (film))
- "I Am Champagne, You Are Shit" – 4:52 (Happiness (1998 film))
- "I Beat Up The Bathroom, I'm Sorry" – 5:04 (Punch-Drunk Love)
- "Eins Zwei Drei Hasselhoff!" – 5:51 (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (film))
- "All We Need Is A Little Energon, And A Lot Of Luck" – 3:44 (The Transformers: The Movie)
- "Come To New York, There Were Fewer Murders Last Year" – 5:31 (Crazy People)
- "I've Got Knives In My Eyes I'm Going Home Sick" – 4:35 (Brick (film))
- "You're Doomed" – 2:21 (Cannibal! The Musical)