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The second album from Generationals, following their breakout debut Con Law .?Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer court their catchy tunes in uncomplicated ways, creating minor, genre-spanning songs that oddly locate the same sort of similar kind of grinning, crowd-pleasing affability. The dusty guitar boogie of Ten-TwentyTen, which could pass for an early Phoenix track, is a great guidepost, showcasing the band's proclivity for lively rhythmics and frill-less, friendly hooks.?From the Graceland -indebted bop of I Promise to the jerky, life-affirming thump of highlight You Say It Too, Genrationals trade in a number of types of hooks. Even when they step outside their contort zone a little, like on the twinkling, MGMTesque love song Yours Forever they do so with poise and clarity. - PitchforkCatalog??1. TenTwentyTen 2. I Promise 3. Yours Forever 4. You Say It Too 5. Goose & Gander 6. Dirty Mister Dirty 7. Black and White 8. Tell Me Now 9. Greenleaf 10. Please Be It