Pointed Accounts of People You Know

by Game Theory

Overview

According to Miller, bands like the Dream Syndicate and Thin White Rope caught his imagination around the time of this release's appearance. While things aren't as completely fried as those two bands, on Pointed Accounts, Game Theory do have a slightly moodier shade to play around with. Consider the contrast between winning melody and slightly fragile edge on "Penny, Things Won't," not to mention Miller's reference to things like unstable pavements as metaphors. Generally, the six songs on Pointed Accounts find Game Theory still in general thrall to its '60s-inspired, '80s-recorded indie pop vision -- not quite revivalist but avoiding mainstream temptations. "Selfish Again" makes for a catchy little rocker, slowly growing in steady intensity and adding a little bit of glazed VU/psych drone in the background, while the amiably quirky "Life in July" is pure herky-jerky new wave synth fun, a bubbling rush of fun that lives up to the title. ~ Ned Raggett

Product Details

Release Date:	11/28/2014
Label:	Omnivore
UPC:	0816651016501
Rank:	152556

Tracks

1. Penny, Things Won't
2. Metal and Glass Exact
3. Selfish Again
4. I Wanna Get Hit by a Car
5. Life in July
6. 37th Day

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Game Theory   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Dave Gill   Composer
Nancy Becker   Composer
Scott Miller   Group Member,Composer
Fred Juhos   Composer