New Orleans natives Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer struck up a friendship as high school freshmen and formed Generationals in 2007 after graduating college.

Though their retro vibe bears the influence of Phil Spector’s mid-century pop, Generationals’ sound is wide-ranging and diverse, incorporating elements of britpop, dance and electronic music infused with rhythmic guitar lines, computer noises, RZA beats, and poppy vocals that sometimes sound like a Janet Jackson/Prince face-off.

Above all, with each release the band continues zeroing in on their strong suit: superior pop songwriting.