LODGE ROOM PRESENTSGenerationals
August 22nd, 8:00pm
generationals.com [https://generationals.com/]
From their inception Generationals have existed at the convergence of
classic style and contemporary technique. Students of an analog school
actualized in a digital medium, Grant Widmer and Ted Joyner have
always felt most comfortable reveling in this juxtaposition. Grounded
in a catalog of infectious pop hooks that feel both familiar and
radically new all at once, Generationals mastered their distinct voice
as a means to widen the path before them. Reader As Detective, their
new full-length album, weds vintage pop canon and modern pop
production in a way this duo has proven incomparably adept. From the
cornerstone sample of “I Turned My Back on the Written Word,” (a
recontextualization of an unreleased b-side) to the playful synths &
stuttered drums of “Dream Box,” and jogging rhythms of "Breaking
Your Silence," Generationals continue to push the envelope by playing
by their own rules. In the years following their last album, Alix, the
band experimented by releasing one-off singles and videos immediately
upon their completion, which eventually formed 2018’s State Dogs
collection. This method – an exploratory dive in shirking the nature
of traditional album rollouts – refined how they approached writing.
Freed from the album-cycle mentality, the pair was able to focus on
each track autonomously, rather than as a fragment of a larger batch
of songs. Reader As Detective is the result of purposeful time spent
honing Generationals’ craft as progressive songwriters. With the
help of producer and longtime collaborator Dan Black, they dug into
new methods of creation with a fearlessness for experimentation that
is equally vital to the experience of both artist and listener. With
Reader As Detective, Generationals have reached a high-water mark in
an already noteworthy career – isolation and celebration set to a
major key.
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