Theres a lot of talk about the classic midwest sound of Indiana soul revivalists, but frontmanis actually from Louisiana; he only found himself in Indiana for college shortly before he started playing with the band. Regardless, Jones & co. nail that vintage/sound, with the country-fried sheen of the bestsides soaring through Jones voice on tracks like Cant Keep My Cool and Make A Change. But the bands crates run much deeper, citing soul obscurities likeThe EthicsandThe Icemenas inspiration for this debut full-length. The band recordedDurand Jones & The Indicationsat home on a Tascam 4-track, lending an inimitable lo-fi veneer to complement the bands vintage songs. If you didnt know any better, youd assume this was a newly-unearthedjoint. The album came out rather quietly onback in 2016, but demand has surged as a result of the bands relentless touring over the past year, andstep up to remedy the shortage with a fresh repress.aficionados should be all over this; also goes down well paired with those cushy.

• black vinyl pressing
• digital download included
• music label:Dead Oceans 2018

reviewed bybig dumb man 03/2018