Sons Of Stone

The internet tells me that this song came out in 2011. I thought it was more recent than that. It doesn't really matter as it sounds like it could have come out in 1968. Sons Of Stone is the title track from the debut album by Michigan band The People's Temple, a fried piece of acid rock/60s pysche, twin guitars coiling around each other, amps feeding back and an upper register vocal that surfaces above the Nuggets maelstrom to ask 'would you care if I died?'

Sons Of Stone

Where You Gonna Go Man?

One of Bagging Area's favourite albums of last year came from The People's Temple, who produced a very good 2011 version of 60s acid/psyche rock. On this song they perfect their Stonesisms. Electrictrified sneering.

Where You Gonna Go?

The photo is of Denise Tual, theatre and film producer, editor and director. At least I think so- the website was in French and I decided against clicking the translate button.

Sons Of Stone

Another selection from Andrew Weatherall's record box, via his 6 Mix show last Sunday night. The People's Temple might look like they're from Bolton but Lansing, Michigan not Lancashire is home. They've made a psychedelic garage record that ticks all the right influences (Love, Spacemen 3, the Velvets, 13th Floor Elevators, Link Wray, a thousand Nuggets style bands) but they've also managed to make an album that actually sounds like it was recorded in the mid-to-late 60s. Cool and groovy.

Sons Of Stone