Close your eyes and drop the needle on Durand Jones and The Indications' American Love Call and you’ll be transported back to the early 1970s. The five piece recently released a sophomore record that channels the impeccably smooth and politically astute styles of Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye, with vocal harmonies to match. Durand Jones and The Indications (DJATI) are part of a worldwide revival of 1960s and ‘70s soul sounds, which pay homage to legendary labels like Motown and Stax with a distinctly twenty-first century spin. It’s retro without being derivative, earnest in its vision, and pulls no punches in listenability. American Love Call...
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