Get Lucky
New Orleans indie rock band Generationals return with a new electropop EP, "Lucky Numbers." Here's a first listen to the title track.
Generationals preview their new EP, "Lucky Numbers."
Generationals aren't going to leap from the speakers, nor are they braving new musical worlds. They simply write remarkably catchy songs, the sort that disarm even the snarkiest hipster. A couple of years ago at SXSW, I watched two or three people from magazines and websites that likely consider themselves too cool for rock that is accompanied by the ghost of a John Hughes movie soundtrack, but they worked their way to the front of the crowd at a Generationals set to bliss out to the simple pop pleasures of effortless melodies and gently insistent grooves.
Generationals have cut a new EP, Lucky Numbers, that maintains contact with the band's '80s dance vibe, but transposes it to more electronic instruments. The EP's due out October 2; here's a first listen to the title cut.
Generationals return to New Orleans November 3, when they'll play Tipitina's.
Tour Dates:
10/3 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe *
10/4 - Carbondale, IL - The Hanger 9 *
10/5 - Lexington, KY - Cosmic Charlie's *
10/6 - Nashville, TN - The High Watt *
10/7 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway *
10/9 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center *
10/10 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon *
10/11 - Chicago, IL - Schubas *
10/12 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *
10/13 - State College, PA - Chronic Town *
10/14 - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar *
10/16 - Cambridge, MA - TT The Bear's Place *
10/19 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's +
10/20- Washington DC - The Red Palace +
10/21 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 +
10/23 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle +
10/24 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl +
10/25 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree +
11/3 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's
11/4 - Dallas, TX - LaGrange
11/6 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive ^
11/7 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge ^
11/8 - Boise, ID - Neurolux ^
11/9 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern ^
11/11 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios ^
11/13 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord ^
11/14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo ^
11/16 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
11/17 - Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom ^
11/18 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress ^
11/20 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk ^
11/21 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's ^
* with Devin
+ with Maus Haus
^ with RACES