“ It’s important ethically to try to use music for good. Throughout, Frazer has used music to call attention to issues of inequity and injustice, while highlighting the work of organizations like the Poor People’s Campaign. He’s certainly created a community through his work with the Indications, gospel-soul project The Flying Stars of Brooklyn, and countless side shows in Bloomington and New York. The Brooklyn-based, Baltimore-raised songwriter first came into the international spotlight as the drummer and co-lead singer for Durand Jones & The Indications. Soft-spoken with the look of a slightly disaffected 1950s matinee idol, Frazer possesses a unique voice that’s both contemporary and timeless. Where previous songs were written in a partial state of turmoil, Frazer’s debut LP shows maturation and range. Working with producer Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Frazer expertly calibrates consciousness-raising, as previewed by early single “Bad News,” and the desire to be enveloped by love. A testament to his wide-ranging influence and deep gratitude for his musical community, Introducing… is both loving and gracious, critical without losing hope, and a showcase of a young artist on a seriously soulful ascent. View VictorVonPsychotron’s profile on YouTubeĪARON FRAZER PHOTOGRAPHED IN NASHVILLE, TN FOR EASY EYE SOUND & SECRETLY CANADIANĪaron Frazer (of Durand Jones & The Indications) is pleased to announce his debut album, Introducing…, out January 8th, 2021 via Dead Oceans and Easy Eye Sound, alongside lead single, “Over You,” and its accompanying video.deltabilly on Review: Vapors of Morphine – Lyons, Colley, Dupree Live at the Lizard Lounge Ĭategories Categories Search for: Archives.deltabilly on Vapors of Morphine – A New Low.Nik Havert on Rewind Review: The Ever Expanding Elastic Waste Band – self-titled (2010).Nik Havert on Vapors of Morphine – A New Low.will release 8 January on Dead Oceans/Easy Eye Sound. But sometimes to feel better, you just gotta shake your ass.” "Over You" is out now and Introducing. The dance-your-troubles-away method is summarised beautifully by Frazer, who says: “Over You’ captures a moment of despair in the darkest hour of a breakup. It feels like a successor to CeeLo Green’s rather less politely titled “Fuck You”, which brought a similarly infectious catharsis to romantic turmoil.
While Frazer may share Auerbach’s retro leanings, lyrically “Over You” has more modern reference points. The seamless blend of soul, disco and doo-wop also fizzes with nostalgia perhaps unsurprisingly given that it was recorded in Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys' antique studio. Everything from the dance moves and shimmering disco ball to Frazer’s microphone is fabulously vintage. The essence of a retro dance floor is captured beautifully in the accompanying video. Breakneck speeds and breakbeat drums challenged even the best dancers to pull out all the stops”. As Frazer says, the track is inspired by the “legendary soul 45s that electrified dance floors across the UK in the 1960s. That’s where the Northern Soul influence comes in. It takes a special voice to make something so dark feel so danceable. Frazer, who is also co-lead singer and drummer of Durand Jones & The Indications, sings, “Didn’t think the one I loved could be so cruel / but now I’m just another lovesick fool over you”. His sultry, timeless falsetto is perfect for the task, conjuring a cathartic and catchy chorus, but also betrays a modicum of pain that naturally comes with the territory. Yet, on the second single from his debut album, Aaron Frazer marries disco and despair with a nonchalant swagger. Funky basslines and choppy Nile Rodgers-esque bursts of guitar are hardly typical features of a break-up song.