This week's PBS Feature Album is Flowers, the fourth studio album by contemporary R&B and neo-soul trio Durand Jones and The Indications.
After more than a decade of music-making, the trio have blossomed as a unit and are basking in their successes. On their aptly titled new album, Flowers, The Indications unfurl their true colours — embracing all their roots and influences, maturation and confidence, and sharing them with the world. "We spent the last 10 years building this house and now we’re living in it,” says Blake Rhein.
Flowers reflects DJI's growth and conviction: It's grown and sexy, fit for cruising and kissing, and delights in the softer side of soul and disco. "All of these songs touch on such mature topics, things that we never got to sing about before," says Durand Jones. "We are all in our 30s, have all been through ups and downs in our personal and professional lives, and flowers are a sign of maturity, growth, spring, and productivity."
For as far as Durand Jones & The Indications have come, Flowers grew from the desire to return to their roots in a Bloomington basement, a space where they first found camaraderie in gritty funk and Southern soul that would inspire their self-titled debut.
Tune in all this week to hear tracks from Flowers and PBS Members have the chance to win a copy of the album on vinyl: simply email your name and membership number to giveaways@pbsfm.org.au before midnight Sunday July 6.
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TOP TRACKS WE'RE LOVING THIS WEEK
Folk Bitch Trio - 'Moth Song'
Jungaji - 'Betting On Blak'
Ami Taf Ra - 'How I Became a Madman' feat. Kamasi Washington
KNEECAP - ‘THE RECAP' (feat. Mozey)
Sunbeam Sound Machine - 'Waterfall (Strange Gravity)'
TL;DR - 'Cumulus'
Ensemble Nist-Nah - 'Ghostly Klang'
ZÖJ - 'Forever Tehrani'
A K U - 'Dabkat'
Loaded Honey - 'Loaded Honey'
