People’s Temple: I’m With The… 7″

Description

8 tracks crammed onto 7 inches.. You do the math. Snotty hardcorefrom a bandthatclaimstohateAmericanhardcore.

You’reeitherwiththem,oragainstthem.Wheredo youstand?

Our take: Roach Leg released Peoples Temples demo tape a couple of years ago, now theyre back with their debut, which crams eight songs onto a 7, a move I cant help but love. As with their demo tape, Peoples Temple is unique among Roach Leg bands in that they sound like an 80s California punk band (theyre actually from New York) theyre hard and fast, but with catchy choruses, making me think of bands like Sick Pleasure and Circle One. Thats true for Think for Me, which starts the EP and is the records highlight with its anthemic chorus on which the vocalist locks in with the bands dramatic punches. I also love Jangling Tune, whose last section makes me think about the beach at sunset. The last tune is called American Hardcore Sucks, which is a head-scratcher given their sound, but whatever Im still firmly with the Peoples Temple.