Durand Jones & The Indications

"The rural South is deeply beautiful and complex and contradictory," says Jones. "I really want [people] to know the rural South has something to say."

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Durand Jones pens a love letter to being Black, queer and from the rural South

5:01am May 06, 2023

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

'Wait Til I Get Over,' an homage to Jones' hometown of Hillaryville, Louisiana, paints a deeply nuanced portrait of Jones and of the Southern customs that raised him.

Tré Burt is featured on this month's Station Breaks.

Music & Culture

Station Breaks: The Best New Songs From NPR Member Stations

7:01am February 05, 2020

Hear exciting new tracks from Philadelphia's rising one-woman project Orion Sun, Chicago multi-instrumentalist NNAMDÏ, Californian folkster Tré Burt and more.

Music & Culture

Durand Jones & The Indications Make Old-School Soul With A New-School Honesty

4:34pm March 29, 2018

by Christina Cala

With a few hundred dollars and a karaoke mic, the Indiana band channeled the gritty sound of lost soul recordings on its debut. Christina Cala caught up with the group at this year's SXSW festival.