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.
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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
The ladies, who are nominated for ACM Duo of the Year, will take their Here’s To Friends Tour to Conroe, Texas on Friday (May 10th).
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