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After 14 years of creating music, New Orleans indie pop duo Generationals have made the record they have been pursuing from the start – Heatherhead is out today on Polyvinyl Record Co, including new track “Death Chasm.” Produced by Nick Krill (The War on Drugs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Spinto Band), previous singles on the album received high praise from KCRW, KEXP, SiriusXMU, Paste, BrooklynVegan, FLOOD, Earmilk and beyond. The NYC women-run POND Creative (Soccer Mommy, TOLEDO) created vibrant, analog videos and images for the project, which also features album and single art from empty theater photos as part of Michele Bressan's Waiting for the Drama. The band is excited to fill seats again on tour this fall, following a previous sold-out run.

 

Listen / Share: Heatherhead

 

In an age that demands constant content churn from artists, Grant Widmer and Ted Joyner have stubbornly stuck to quietly refining their own signature sound, resulting in what could be considered the band’s thesis statement - persevering through scrapped sessions, tornados and the pandemic. From "When They Fight, They Fight" on their 2009 "delectable debut" (T: The New York Times Style Magazine) to this album, Generationals have maintained their mastery of immediate and memorable songs. Having worked before with legends like Richard Swift, the New Orleans-born duo this time teamed up Nick Krill and welcomed in collaborators Small Black, Seth Kaufman (Floating Action) and Jonny Campos (Lost Bayou Ramblers), among others - even a wrong number voicemail sampled on “Strangers.”

 

When a severe storm ripped through Widmer’s front yard during the recording of Heatherhead and left them without power for days during recording, the two just sat together, drinking warm beer and listening to an emergency radio. These 11 songs similarly feel conversational and lived-in - as effortless, endearing and settling as a long hug from an old friend. They are no-fuss, no-filler manifestations of Generationals’ bittersweet beauty, of would-be rock anthems made to feel like cozy sweaters. The record at large digs deeper into the juxtapositions that have long made the band so compelling: soft but pointed, dry but warm, distinct but familiar. It may just be their best yet.

2023 US Tour Dates:

09/07 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Upstairs

09/08 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk

09/09 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada

09/11 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

09/12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ State Room

09/13 - Boise, ID @ Olympic

09/15 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile

09/16 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

09/19 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365

09/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room 

09/23 - San Diego, CA @ Quartyard

09/24 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress 

10/04 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club 

10/05 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 

10/06 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s

10/07 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern

10/09 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge

10/10 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

10/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts

10/13 - New York, NY @ Racket

10/16 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle

10/18 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall 

10/19 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

10/20 - New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s