Inspired by a handful of dusty and obscure 45s bearing names like The Ethics, Brothers of Soul and The Icemen,Durand Jones and The Indications set out to make a record steeped in heavy drums, blown-out vocals, and deep grooves. Gathered around a Tascam 4-track cassette recorder and a case of Miller High-Life, the group spent their Sunday evenings recording into the early hours of the morning. Ushered in by fiery single "Smile," the outfit's self-titled debut album, originally issued on Colemine Records in 2016 and reissued here on Dead Oceans, was the result. Drawing lofty comparisons to Charles Bradley, Lee Fields and Al Green, the only thing that separates this band from those greats is their youth.

"When Durand Jones & The Indications debut album was released, we had no idea what the world would think," explains Terry Cole owner of Colemine Records. "After all, the record, albeit finely crafted, was conceived in a dingy Indiana basement on a shoestring budget of 452 dollars and 11 cents (we kept receipts). They didn't have ‘buzz.' They didn't have a following. They didn't have the measured flash of more polished operations. But as the final mixes spun off of the master reel, we knew what they did have was one remarkable soul record. To our delight, the record was a smash and their no-frills LP continues to fly off the shelves."

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