11/6/2023 0 Comments Durand jnes![]() ![]() Most visitors are still greeted by the tall, sprite green, green sugar cane basking in the presence of the sun. This place was founded by eight slaves who received it as a form of reparations after the American Civil War. A small place in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya basin. “If you follow the Mississippi River as she swivels and turns tightly - unable to move freely because of the levy, you’ll find Hillaryville. The fulcrum on which Wait Til I Get Over pivots is defined by the album’s second track, a spoken word interlude titled “The Place You’d Most Want to Live.” Jones says: Now that I’ve released them, I feel free.” I wanted to use the record in a way that could peel back the issues and traumas within myself that were weighing me down. Each song, in one way or the other, really tackles a point in my life. “Honestly, all my life experiences ultimately led me to this moment. “I knew that with this record I wanted to personally tell a story that was reflective of my own musical journey and express it in a way that’s not a cliché, but is cohesive. “With doing a solo project, I wanted to try things I always wanted to, but never had the opportunity to do,” says Jones. To bring this history and his own place in it to life, Jones broadened his sonic palette, pulling together soul, blues, jazz, hip-hop, and classical music to tell a cohesive, beautiful narrative. Wait Til I Get Over tells the story of Jones’ hometown of Hillaryville, Louisiana, from its start as a community formed by eight former slaves who were given the land as reparations to its present-day sociopolitical travails. From an existential standpoint, it’s been a lifetime in the making. It’s an album that in terms of writing and recording is the culmination of nearly 10 years of thought and work. Jones is releasing Wait Til I Get Over on May 5 via his and the Indications’ longtime label Dead Oceans. ![]() While Jones is fantastic in that capacity, he’s ready to show the world the full range of his skills and creativity on his solo debut. ![]() If you thought you knew Durand Jones as an artist, think again.įor the past decade, the singer has carved out a role as co-lead singer of soul/R&B outfit Durand Jones and the Indications, serving as the rougher-hewn vocal counterpart to the saccharine falsetto of drummer Aaron Frazer. Look for more about him and his new album, Wait Til I Get Over, out May 5 on Dead Oceans, all month long. So I’m gonna stay in my lane.EDITOR’S NOTE: Durand Jones is No Depression ’s Spotlight artist for May 2023. But this is what God is telling me to do – move and groove. “Did I expect to do this shit once I got out of college? Hell no,” Jones relays, laughing. American Love Call, the band’s sophomore LP is instead the record the Indications dreamed of making, fleshed out with strings, backing vocals, and a newfound confidence in songwriting.īlending a slew of influences from years spent crate-digging, guitarist Blake Rhein says the Indications approach songs in the same way hip-hop producers do, as likely to pull inspiration from ‘70s folk-rock or classic R&B as they are Nas’ Illmatic. The Indications’ 2016 self-titled debut was the product of friends who met as students at Indiana University in Bloomington, In., recorded for $452.11, including a case of beer. Even with an aesthetic steeped in the golden, strings-infused dreaminess of early ‘70s soul, the Indications’ sophomore LP, American Love Call, is planted firmly in the present, with the urgency of this moment in time. Helmed by foil vocalists in Durand Jones and drummer Aaron Frazer, the Indications conjure the dynamism of Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, AND the Impressions. Durand Jones & the Indications aren’t looking backwards. ![]()
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