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Durand Jones & The Indications – Witchoo / Love Will Work It Out (7″ Reissue) [Colemine Records CLMN226]

Colemine Records is proud to announce a brand new pressing of ‘Witchoo’ / ‘Love Will Work It Out’, on a brand new limited edition colour variant of the previously sold out 45 from 2021. Features two tracks off of Durand Jones & the Indications ‘Private Space’ album.

“Witchoo” is a light-as-a-feather disco funk number powered by Mike Montgomery’s wiggly bassline, and Aaron Frazer and Durand Jones’ engaging high/low vocal harmonies, all imbued with a quiet, but unmistakable confidence. Jazzy keys and ambient conversation lend the song a smoothly celebratory vibe, as do its group chant choruses. Driven by effortlessly tight musicianship, it is an irresistible ode to getting together and having a good time.

“Love Will Work It Out” finds Durand Jones reflecting on the state of America in 2020. Ultimately, the song’s message is one of optimism. “That comes from my grandmother, who raised me and really believed in what Dr. King stood for,” he told Mojo. “She’s long gone now, but after George Floyd died, and I was feeling despair and doubt, I’d think about things that she would say. And that song is the sort of thing she would tell me, like, it’s hard right now, but don’t give up.”

For fans of… Mayer Hawthorne, Black Pumas, Aaron Frazer, Monophonics, Thee Sinseers. Lady Wray.