Retina (or More Fun Than a Vat of Love) is a ten-track album by Scottish orchestral rock band How to Swim. Produced by Gavin Thomson and the band's own Ink Wilson, the record was released on 4 October 2010 through Personal Hygiene Records.
Guest musicians include saxophonist Tom Brogan from Glasgow band The Low Miffs as well as Kimberley Moore, vocalist with Zoey Van Goey, who takes lead vocals on the track "False".
The record is the first full-length How to Swim release to not be a compilation of earlier EPs or singles.
Track listing "Diego Whirlwind" – 4:08 "Inferiority" – 3:20 "High School Apocalypse" – 4:00 "From Here to Dundee Slash Eternity" – 4:53 "Genesis P and Me" – 4:24 "False" – 4:41 "The Ghastly Ones" - 3:41 "Activity.Anxiety.Trust" - 3:11 "Ink Wilson's World of Fear" - 6:17 "It's Alright" - 3:34
Personnel Ink Wilson - vocals, guitar Sean Callaghan - guitar Chris Brown - drums Paul Kelly - guitar, piano, keyboards Martin Docherty - bass Richard Merchant - trumpet Ross McCrae - trombone Hannah Rankine - saxophone Heather North - flute Nicola West - cello Annie MacFarlane - violin Anna Webster - vocals
References Review at www.list.co.uk Review at www.theskinny.co.uk
External links Retina (or More Fun Than a Vat of Love) at Last.fm