Durand Jones & The Indications announce new album Flowers

Durand Jones & The Indications have revealed details of their forthcoming album Flowers, their first studio effort in four years after 2021's Private Space.

Their fifth album, Flowers will hit shelves and streamers on 27th June via Dead Oceans.

Flowers sees the band return to their roots in a Bloomington basement, the same place where they first found camaraderie in gritty funk and Southern soul that would inspire their self-titled debut. Just as they did on that 2016 release, The Indications prioritized close-knit collaboration while creating their forthcoming LP.

Much of the self-produced album was helmed at Rhein's home studio in Chicago, and many of the tracks are based on one-take demos.

Flowers Album Artwork

Speaking about the album, frontman Durand Jones says the 11 tracks that make up Flowers discuss topics of newfound maturity.

"We are all in our 30s, have all been through ups and downs in our personal lives and professional lives, and flowers are a sign of maturity, growth, spring, productivity," he says. "I had spent the last year and a half laying everything out that I felt insecure about - I felt insecure about my sexuality, growing up poor; about a myriad of things. I laid all of that out on the table and it made me such a stronger person, to the point that I got back to the Indications and I was way more sure of myself."

To accompany the news, the band - Durand Jones, Aaron Frazer, and Blake Rhein - have also released the lead single and video to 'Been So Long'.  The song contemplates the universal experience of returning to your hometown, alongside their experience of creating Flowers – a personal homecoming.

In the video, the band are joined by Chicago musicians Wyatt Waddell and Michael Damani, who also lent their voices to the track.

"‘Been So Long’ felt like a natural choice for the first single from the new album," the band adds. "Although it hasn’t been that long since we’ve been apart, it is the longest stretch the band hasn’t toured or released music in nearly a decade. The feeling of returning to your hometown is not unlike getting back together with your band mates after a spell. Some things have changed nearly beyond recognition, while others are exactly as you always remembered".

Since forming in 2012 as students at Indiana University, Bloomington, Durand Jones & The Indications have gone on to sell out shows across Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and more. Next week, they will support Lenny Kravitz in arenas around Europe on his Blue Electric Light tour.

Flowers is available to pre-order and pre-save here.