Durand Jones and the Indications Coming to Wow the Bluebird

Rising R&B phenom Durand Jones and the Indications will be paying a visit to the Bluebird Theater this Friday night, just a few days after appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and they’ll be bringing their steeped-in-70s-soul sound to a hungry audience. Conjuring masters like Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, Donny Hathaway, and Marvin Gaye, the Indications are blessed with a contemporary knack for the best soul sounds. They mix them with some serious vocal and instrumental magic, making their throwback soul sound both new and old, and damned sexy.

Behind dynamic vocals from both Jones and drummer Aaron Frazer, this five-piece rocks a one-two punch of furious love, smokey heartbreak, and endlessly coy longing. But not all the music about the romance between two people – consummated or unrequited – that so seem to be. Jones and his crew carry a huge and heartfelt compassion for the soul of America, too – recalling the anthemic soul-poems of Charles Bradley – evidenced in their new Dead Oceans release, American Love Call.

When we find a way to unite across our various movements and see the commonalities of our struggles, we can begin to push forward together.

Aaron Frazer, Durand Jones and the Indications

Durand Jones & the Indications struggles with bringing balance to the love and fury of America today. From Pitch Perfect PR: “Opener “Morning in America” traverses the bleakest motifs of modern American life, channeled through the band’s own bold vitality: an old-soul croon made new, a glimmer of youth and hope burning at its core. Continuing into American Love Call’s widened scope, “What I Know About You” offers a true-blue, platonic love song while the dreamy, bossa nova groove of “Sea Gets Hotter” is about finding the person you want to be with at the end of the world.”

“Long Way Home” undulates with a funky bass line, sonics at odds with its somber subject, while “Court of Love” ripples with heartbreak, brooding, and swaying. Jones oscillates between high-energy soul, pensive deep ballads, and harmonies, a sharp contrast to Frazer’s falsetto.”

Jones and his crew carry a huge and heartfelt compassion for the soul of America.

Aaron Fazer adds: “For so many in America, the past represents violence, oppression, fear, and colonialism. As America grows more diverse, we have the opportunity to form the strong, interwoven tapestry that we’ve long claimed. When we find a way to unite across our various movements and see the commonalities of our struggles, we can begin to push forward together. We can begin to see the threads connecting our goals as disparate rallying cries blends into a single song. An American Love Call.”

Don’t miss this chance to see Durand Jones and the Indications in as intimate a setting as The Bluebird. You’ll wish you’d been there.