Inspired by not only the ubiquitous titans of soul music but also the should-have-beens and the never-weres, Indiana-based modern soul band Durand Jones & The Indications have been described as producing "Smartly restrained music steeped in the Deep South" and "With a tingling rasp that screams James Brown and coos Otis Redding, Jones simply has to be heard to be believed on these vintage R&B pleas."