Things That Play Themselves

Things That Play Themselves
Things That Play Themselves
Studio album by King Snake Roost
Released	1989
Recorded	1987–1988
Studio	Sound Barrier Studios; (Sydney, AU)
Genre	Noise rock
Length	40:37
Label	Aberrant (original release); Amphetamine Reptile (reissue)
Producer	Dave Boyne
King Snake Roost chronology

Things That Play Themselves is the second studio album by noise rock band King Snake Roost, released in 1989 by Aberrant Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Release and reception

Critic David Sprague of the Trouser Press called the record a "feverish disc" that warrants comparison to early Pere Ubu.^[2]

In 1989, the album was adopted by Amphetamine Reptile Records and re-issued on vinyl.

All music is composed by King Snake Roost, except "Talking Turkey" by Sharron Weatherill

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Worm's Eye View"	Tolnay	3:16
2.	"D.T.'s"	Hill	3:41
3.	"The Ledge Does Vegas"	Hill	4:13
4.	"Everything Falls Apart"	Bostle	3:24
5.	"Hammerhead"	Bostle	2:15
6.	"Acid Heart"	Quinn	2:39

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Fried"	Tolnay	5:10
2.	"Trogman's Buried"	Quinn	2:41
3.	"Talking Turkey"	Bostle	4:46
4.	"Shunting Yard"	Trigger	2:11
5.	"That Again?"	Tolnay	3:59
6.	"Gutterbreath"	Quinn	2:18

Adapted from the Things That Play Themselves liner notes.^[3]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Australia	1989	Aberrant	LP	1THING
Netherlands		Megadisc	LP	MD 7906
United States		Amphetamine Reptile	CS, LP	ARR 89168

^ "King Snake Roost: Things That Play > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ Sprague, David (2007). "King Snake Roost". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ Things That Play Themselves (sleeve). King Snake Roost. Sydney, Australia: Aberrant Records. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)