Many moons ago, My Old Kentucky Blog hosted a band from New Orleans called The Eames Era for an MOKB SIRIUS XMU Blog Radio session.  With the band now defunct, two members of that band, Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer, formed a new project they dubbed Generationals.  This year, they signed to Park The Van Records and released their very excellent debut, Con Law.

Continuing some of the sugary, sunshine-pop ways of The Eames Era, Ted and Grant have taken over vocal duties, for the most part, with Generationals and brought more of a 60s influenced power-pop vibe to the sound.  They show off a wide range of influences throughout the songs on Con Law, but you can count on crunchy, driving guitars, hints of motown, and sing-a-long choruses.  A fun comparison I read the other day was Belle & Sebastian crossed with MGMT with dreams of one day joining/reuniting Beulah....something familiar, yet something fresh. 

MP3 Session Downloads : 

Generationals - Angry Charlie
Generationals - Exterior Street Day

Free album cuts from Con Law : 

Generationals - Angry Charlie
Generationals - When They Fight, They Fight
Generationals - Wildlife Sculpture

Recorded and Mixed by Jeff DuPont
Filmed and Edited by Doug Fellegy, Joe Wallace, and Michelle Castillo
Words by Dodge
Special thanks to The Monolith Music Festival