Retarder (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Retarder
| type = Album
| artist = The Unband
| cover = Retarder The Unband.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 2000
| recorded = November 1997 and March 2000
| venue =
| studio =
| length =
| label = TVT Records
| producer = The Unband
| prev_title = Chung Wayne Lo Mein
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r466457|pure_url=yes}} link]
|rev2=Rolling Stone|rev2Score= {{rating|3|5}} [https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theunband link]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}|}}
Retarder is The Unband's first major label release.{{Cite web |title=Retarder - Unband|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/retarder-mw0000054971 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Allmusic.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Unband – Retarder |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/6912951-The-Unband-Retarder |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Discogs |language=en}}
Track listing
- Geez Louise 3:24
- Too Much Is Never Enough 2:35
- Rock Hard 3:41
- Jilt 3:00
- Ski Hat 2:09
- $#@?!! 2:14
- Pink Slip 3:00
- Crack Soundtrack 3:44
- Everybody Wants You 4:09
- Get With You 2:54
- (Sure Do Feel Like A) Piece of Shit 3:06
- Dope, Pt. 2 2:42
- Cocaine Whore 2:43
- Drink and Rock 3:28
Credits
- Eugene Ferrari – drums
- Matt Pierce – guitar, vocals
- Mike Ruffino – bass, piano, organ, guitar, background vocals
- Mark Alan Miller – engineer
- Jon Marshall Smith – engineer
- Kevin Shirley – mixing
- Rich Alvy – engineer, mixing engineer
- Leon Zervos – mastering
- Leonard B. Johnson - A&R
Trivia
"Geez Louise" was featured on The Wildhearts' covers album Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before Vol 1. as well as on the 2001 soundtrack to Broken Lizard's Super Troopers.{{cn|date=November 2024}}