Variations on Swing is the debut LP by British post-hardcore outfit Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me In St. Louis (band)

Meet Me In St. Louis were a post-hardcore band from Guildford, Surrey. They were signed to Function Records & BSM Records in England and Denovali Records in Germany, the band's name originates from the 1944 film of the same name....

. It was released September 24, 2007, on BSM Records

Big Scary Monsters Recording Company

Big Scary Monsters Recording Company is a British based independent record label. Probably the most well-known acts associated with the label are This Town Needs Guns, Kevin Devine, Pulled Apart By Horses, Walter Schreifels, Andrew WK and Get Cape. Wear Cape...

 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

Yndi halda

Yndi Halda is a post-rock band from Canterbury, England. 'Yndi Halda' is Old Norse for "Enjoy Eternal Bliss", also the name of their self-titled debut...

 guitar player James Vella. Yndi Halda bass player Brendan Grieve also appears on the recording.

Track listing

1. "The Torso Has Been Severed In Mid Thorax" – 4:24
2. "Well You Damn Well Should" – 2:34
3. "Right This Way, You Maverick Renegade" – 5:29
4. "I Am Champagne, You Are Shit" – 4:52
5. "I Beat Up The Bathroom, I'm Sorry" – 5:04
6. "Eins Zwei Drei Hasselhoff" – 5:51
7. "All We Need Is A Little Energon, And A Lot Of Luck" – 3:44
8. "Come To New York, There Were Fewer Murders Last Year" – 5:31
9. "I've Got Knives In My Eyes I'm Going Home Sick" – 4:35
10. "You're Doomed" – 2:21

Film references

The song titles of the songs are lines from various films.

1. "The Torso Has Been Severed In Mid Thorax" – 4:24 (Jaws (film)
   Jaws (film)
   Jaws is a 1975 American horror-thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. In the story, the police chief of Amity Island, a fictional summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from a giant man-eating great white shark by closing the beach,...
   
   )
2. "Well You Damn Well Should" – 2:34
3. "Right This Way, You Maverick Renegade" – 5:29 (Team America: World Police (film))
4. "I Am Champagne, You Are Shit" – 4:52 (Happiness (1998 film))
5. "I Beat Up The Bathroom, I'm Sorry" – 5:04 (Punch-Drunk Love
   Punch-Drunk Love
   Punch-Drunk Love is a 2002 romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Adam Sandler and Emily Watson. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán also appear....
   
   )
6. "Eins Zwei Drei Hasslehoff" – 5:51 (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (film))
7. "All We Need Is A Little Energon, And A Lot Of Luck" – 3:44 (The Transformers: The Movie
   The Transformers: The Movie
   The Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name. It was released in North America on August 8, 1986 and in the UK on December 5, 1986....
   
   )
8. "Come To New York, There Were Fewer Murders Last Year" – 5:31 (Crazy People
   Crazy People
   Crazy People is a 1990 comedy film starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah, and directed by Tony Bill.-Plot:Emory Leeson is an advertising executive who experiences a nervous breakdown. He designs a series of "truthful" advertisements, blunt and bawdy and of no use to his boss Drucker's firm.One of...
   
   )
9. "I've Got Knives In My Eyes I'm Going Home Sick" – 4:35 (Brick (film)
   Brick (film)
   Brick is a 2005 American neo-noir film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It was Johnson's directorial debut and won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival...
   
   )
10. "You're Doomed" – 2:21 (Cannibal! The Musical
    Cannibal! The Musical
    Cannibal! The Musical is a 1993 independent film directed by co-creator of South Park, Trey Parker, while studying at the University of Colorado at Boulder...
    
    )