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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Andy Welch

‘Grown-ass men cry in our arms!’ The political, powerful music of soul band Durand Jones and the Indications

Durand Jones and the Indications. L-R: Blake Rhein, Jones and Aaron Frazer.
‘It’s so scary to see what’s going down here in the US’ … Durand Jones and the Indications. L-R: Blake Rhein, Jones and Aaron Frazer. Photograph: Kalie Johnston

If you looked to the skies in the UK on 12 May, you’d have seen the flower moon, the name given to that month’s full moon. Also known in agricultural circles as the hare moon or the corn planting moon, it’s closely associated with new life and new beginnings.

“Happy flower moon day!” beams Durand Jones, leader of soul outfit Durand Jones and the Indications, whose forthcoming album Flowers – led by the single Flower Moon – also deals with the theme of fresh starts. We’re serendipitously speaking on 12 May, along with his bandmates Aaron Frazer and Blake Rhein.

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