Today, Durand Jones & The Indications release a video for their new standalone single, “Cruisin’ To The Park.” The song follows their “romantic, political, honest and idealistic” (Paste) sophomore album,American Love Call, released earlier this year via Dead Oceans/Colemine Records. “Cruisin’ To The Park” is lush with harmonizing vocals, lilting guitar, and steady-going percussion. The video presents a celebration of lowrider car culture, which the band was introduced to through their fans.
“We put together our first record in our basement, messing around with different styles of soul music. But it was our sweet-soul tunes that got an overwhelming response from people who introduced us to the world of Chicano soul and lowrider car culture. We’ve gotten so much support from lowriders who love bumping our music in their cars, so we wanted to record a song in celebration of those people who enjoy cruising with friends and loved ones in ranflas across the world.”
The video was directed by Jude Gonzalez. “‘Cruisin’ to the Park” to me shows hard work, dedication and family,” says Gonzalez. “Working with the band and bringing our ideas together helped me bring the lyrics to life. Knowing the lowrider community and being able to bring them together was pretty straight-forward, as they were familiar with the band and the music and they were eager to be apart of a band they love.”
“Morning in America b/w Cruisin’ to the Park” limited edition gold vinyl 7″ will be released October 18th and is available to preorder now on Colemine Records.
The Indications will bring their famed live show, full of “old-school soul with a new-school honesty” (NPR’s All Things Considered), to the West Coast next month. Additionally, they will tour across Europe later this year. All dates can be found below.
Durand Jones & The Indications’ Tour Dates:
Sun. Sep. 1 – Charlotte, NC @ U.S. National Whitewater Center Fri. Sept. 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Novo – SOLD OUT
Sat. Sept. 7 – San Bernardino CA @ Glen Helen Amphitheater Sun. Sept. 15 – Telluride, CO @ Telluride Town Park
Tue. Sept. 17 – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
Wed. Sept. 18 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
Thu. Sept. 19 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater
Fri. Sept. 20 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s – SOLD OUT Sun. Sept. 22 – Las Vegas, NV @ LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
Thu. Sept. 24 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom Wed. Sept. 25 – Petaluma, CA @ Mystic Theatre
Thu. Sept. 26 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Sat. Sept. 28 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst – SOLD OUT Sun. Sept. 29 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
Sat. Oct. 5 – Lagrange, CA @ Rockweave Festival
Mon. Oct. 7 – Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb
Tue. Oct. 8 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
Wed. Oct. 9 – Hamburg-nord, DE @ Stage Club
Fri. Oct. 11 – Berlin, DE @ Lido
Sun. Oct. 13 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Mon. Oct. 14 – Brussels, BE @ Orangerie
Tue. Oct. 15 – Paris, FR @ Trabendo
Fri. Oct. 18 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
Sun. Oct. 20 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
Mon. Oct. 21 – London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
Tue. Oct. 22 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla
Wed. Oct. 23 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
Sun. Jan. 19 – Wed. Jan. 22 – Quintana, MX @ Sky Blue Sky Festival