Reviews:

Maybe the best band to come out of Boston hardcore, Proletariat eschewed the thug postures and anthems about standing hard in favor of jagged, droning bursts of song in the spirit of Gang of Four and Mission of Burma (Roger Miller plays on one song). This LP found them adding a lot of melody to their already cutting, intense diatribes. "Homeland" and "Uneasy Peace" especially take them to new musical heights and distinguish them as a hugely powerful and crushing punk band. Singer Richard Brown spits out his biting political rants like a madman screaming from a streetcorner - beginning calmly enough but building with each song into a venomous fervor. When, near the end of "Homeland" he begins to desperately chant "singing anthems in the rain," you can feel the icy drops on your face. The Soma Holiday LP was intellectually and musically invigorating, but it was only on Indifference that the Proletariat ripped full-on into the depth of pain and emotion behind their amazing lyrics. Having only heard their early stuff, nothing prepared me for how good this LP was, and I still haven't recovered from the shock.
-JEFF