Actor-Caster

by Generationals

Overview

New Orleans indie pop duo the Generationals' 2011 sophomore effort, Actor-Caster is a veritable mixtape of '60s pop and '80s new wave sounds that manages to be a bit more cohesive than the band's 2009 debut, Con Law. As with Con Law, listening to Actor-Caster is like checking out a great compilation of old-school pop tracks that run the gamut from the '80s dance-oriented lo-fi sweetness of the Adam Ant-sounding "Ten-Twenty-Ten" to the synth pop meets Ramones balladry of "Yours Forever" and the '60s reverb-laden girl group cut "You Say It Too." The main difference is that the songs seem to be more of a piece this time, with each song giving off a moody, hazy vibe that's never too sad for singing along. In that sense, the duo of ex-Eames Era members singer/guitarists Grant Widmer and Ted Joyner -- with their double-tracked vocals and laid-back delivery -- will draw favorable comparisons to such contemporaries as the Shins and Field Music. Similarly, such bouncy guitar pop cuts as "Goose & Gander" and the echoey midtempo anthem "Tell Me Now" bring to mind a mix of such '80s cult favorites as Orange Juice and Aztec Camera. Like a forgotten mixtape found while cleaning out your car, Actor-Caster is a pleasantly bittersweet surprise. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	12/06/2019
Label:	Polyvinyl
UPC:	0644110035516
Rank:	70437

Tracks

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

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Generationals   Primary Artist
Daniel Black   Drums,Organ,Guitar,Percussion,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Faye Malarkey-Black   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Daniel Black   Engineer,Producer
Chris Watson   Design
Grant Widmer   Group Member
Generationals   Composer,Engineer
Ted Joyner   Group Member
Bruce Bischoff   Cover Photo
Sabrina Watson   Design
Brian Baiamonte   Band Photo