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Alix

by Generationals

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Chris Rediske
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Chris Rediske For some reason Generationals have been the soundtrack of my summer and spring, playing over and over from the inside of my house. Favorite track: It Took a Minute.
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el ken dog prime Heard it on several music outlets over the air and on the internet,
One of those albums I kick myself for putting off until later and just buying it already even though many of the tracks right from the first listen sound great and got you feeling good. One of those albums where every song is a winner and great to listen to for the positive vibes. Favorite track: Reading Signs.
James Bullard
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James Bullard Great sounding pop album that will make any day feel like a trip to the beach. Favorite track: Gold Silver Diamond.
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Red McGee I can't say enough about this album. It's been in my constant rotation. Favorite track: Gold Silver Diamond.
Cracked Ego
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Cracked Ego I've listened to Black Lemon around 100 times. Damn fine album. Favorite track: Gold Silver Diamond.
Jeremy / HI54LOFI
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Jeremy / HI54LOFI I was hoping this album would make its way onto Bandcamp… and then it did. I guess hoping does work. Favorite track: Black Lemon.
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1.
Black Lemon 03:54
I let my old life tie me to the tracks I heard my best friend tell me you can never go back And I spent my long years learning to get out of the way I have been taught to turn the other cheek I get my back stabbed buddy to the end of the week I only try to make it to the end of the day I seen it break so many before I don’t wanna stick around here and watch anymore I’m not about to fight until the last of me dies I’ll be resting my eyes Try to follow a path to lead me to the light But when your load gets heavy maybe call it a night Roll it around and take it from the bottom Again I’m not afraid to lean over the ledge But if you take too many you go over the edge Make it a point to tell me when you get to the end
2.
No it's not often you're gonna say goodbye Because it's hard to hear Not because you're leaving anywhere Oh, it's not the way you hide your eyes Not the way you comb your hair Only when you're going anywhere You can feel the pain inside No matter what you do Because you know it's only fate that can hold you Even if its burning bright The one in front of you In the moments when you're thinking it's true Will you recite me the line where it said we were spared but nothing special And you decide every time that it's not even fair No it's not often you're gonna say goodbye Because it's hard to hear Not because you're leaving anywhere Oh, it's not the way you hide your eyes Not the way you comb your hair Only when you're going anywhere When they cherish you standing in your running suit I can see the red in your face When you saw the sirens they were burning through your eyelids Even when you're running out of comments to make Will you recite me the line where it said we were spared but nothing special And you decide every time that it's not even fair
3.
Reviver 03:03
I never said I’d go on living without you When I do I see you out but you don’t talk to me And every time I catch myself I’m about to Give away my heart to you and I know not to be. Stand by the beginning, you were the source of the fire Don’t leave me in the middle, you were the only reviver I was around to hear you say you could be the first one in a row I like to watch you lead the way even when you don’t know where to go I know you get all misty when you think you don’t know what to be 20,000 ways to let me know you don’t believe in destiny
4.
It took a minute But I kept telling myself that doesn’t look right I’m a martyr if I’m in a bad situation And I was a paladin there tonight It took a minute And you were gone down Hagan Avenue Am I too late, I’m too slow I would want to be there too And when they say “Where were you?” What does it matter that they wanted to know When they look back and where were you Where did you go It took a minute And that's a minute I wish you had turned to me You’re a testament to living in isolation I should know you really don’t have to be It took a minute And you were gone down Hagan Avenue I hear you really don’t look back Don’t you remember like we used to
5.
It doesn't matter how When the words come out To the world a child is all you are You could call them lies When your heart's on fire And you find the words you're looking for You're storming out like there's someone after you They're finding out how you behave It's not the bad ones that you're paying for There's still the night to dull the pain You got the whole thing on your back It’s amazing that you made it all You got the whole room thinking that It’s amazing that you made it all It doesn't matter how You put the feelings down To the world a child is all you are You could cut in line When you're reading signs And you hear me knocking at your door You started out with a funny attitude Not far from now, they'll call your name It's not the sadness that you're paying for There's still the night to dull the pain (Even when you're honest You say you won In some kind of game that you starred With your broken heart)
6.
It may be hard to say it's all over You make it hard to frame the right cover You're taking off but take it no further You take apart the brains to start over When all at once its safe to move on we should And all the promises we were made were good Any way you want to say it was only your fear they were preying on Any way you want to say it was always your tears they were waiting on, dear When all you want's to say you're not there That’s not to say the neighbors won’t care It only works to play the right player When all that hurts to say, you won't say it When all at once its safe to move on we should And all the promises we were made were good Any way you want to say it was only your fear they were preying on Any way you want to say it was always your tears they were waiting on, dear
7.
Welcome to the fire Welcome to the pouring rain Anytime come again anyway This is how that goes This is what that turns into Come along for the ride anyway Keep it low and I’ll tell you anything you wanted to know Keep it low, never talk about that no Walk into the sun Listen for the shifting sands Realign, readjust, rearrange Make it to the coast Make it to the furthest house Never grow never leave never change
8.
Heart in Two 03:17
I can tell you're all alone, even when you're with me Tell me when the feeling's gone, And I'll believe its true It might be hard to mask It's not so hard to tell me what you're going through You got the hardest task of knowing what to do I can see you working for your people when you're busy There’s not a use in saying that it breaks your heart in two I won't stay in the way if it breaks your heart again I can’t blame, if it's true You got to saving up all of your money There's not a use in saying that it breaks your heart in two But you - you got no more to say but it's true
9.
You came to me atomic and your hair was still wet I opened the door radio on your favorite song You were calling me out for singing it wrong Now look at me out of time Pathetic and coming to the end of the line Think about that summer you remember when 600 reasons to tell me again You said it was your favorite day I can’t imagine it further away I had a vision of what we became You say hello remember my name The further we go the further it gets I never try to get over it
10.
Never gonna change your mind Even if it takes some time with you It's not what they necessarily thought But it doesn't matter who Carrying out your thoughts in the vacant way you talk is not your thing Maybe it's not because your favors faded into dust and turn to gray Tell me you're not in love that your day is taken up with other things Say you won't admit that your favorite place to live is on your own And you probably won't, but you probably did Any thought that's in your head, you could make it hard to understand You kept it written on your hand But you hardly gave it a chance You started out with your fate decided In the middle part it slips away You look around with your space divided It’s not the promise that you made What you want me to do Would you want me at all

about

Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer, friends since high school and Generationals co-captains since 2008, have been in each others’ faces for most of this century.

Natural songwriting partners, they made their first three records at home with the help of mutual friend Daniel Black, and in 2013 they launched straight into their fourth with surprising post-tour energy, but after years of creative brain-melding, the dyad had reached a point of ultra-familiarity and comfort in their work routine that, to them, threatened quicksand. They began to suspect their own productivity of being rut in disguise.

Determined to keep things fresh, they sought out a new producer who might be able shake things up, surprise them, and bring something new to the project.

How about Richard Swift? they said. He’s the best, he's the boss, he’s like the John Keating of cool drum sounds–a perfect fit for a pair of poppy throwback tape-lovers like us.

The Louisiana duo made their way, yellow brick road-style, to Cottage Grove, Oregon, ready to give their tapes over to Swift’s cultishly venerated magic touch, but the collaboration was hardly the scrap-it-all, start-from-scratch, give-up-the-reins-and-let-the-guru-do-his-thing scenario Ted and Grant had expected—hoped for even—when they began their pilgrimage to Swift’s National Freedom studio in February.

Swift deemed the demos album-worthy after all and the original versions were saved at his urging. With a little tightening rather than a vibe transplant, the songs solidified into a cohesive, finished record.

The final version of Alix materialized as perhaps Generationals’ most confident record yet, full of history and as multiphase as Ted and Grant’s friendship.

Built up with layer upon layer of rhythmic lines, computer noises, RZA beats, and poppy vocals that sometimes sound like a Janet Jackson/Prince face-off, Alix is everything T&G like about music: old and new, vinyl and youtube, vocal chord and microkorg, gathered up from everywhere and arranged with great care into a good-smelling, subtly sexy, catchy-or-die mish-mosh of sensibilities and time-warp senselessness, lightly peppered with that signature Swiftian element, but undeniably Generationals in taste.

credits

released September 16, 2014

Generationals are Grant Widmer and Ted Joyner
All songs written and performed by Generationals with additional
performances by Richard Swift
Produced by Generationals and Richard Swift
Mixed by Richard Swift at National Freedom in Cottage Grove, OR
Mastered by Ed Brooks at RFI in Seattle, WA
Photography by Akasha Rabut in New Orleans, LA
Layout and design by Annaka Olsen

This record is dedicated to Kathryn and Maria.
Special thanks to:
All our friends at Polyvinyl
Everyone at Bank Robber
and to Amy B and all at Billions.
And to all our friends and family, THANK YOU

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