Actor-Caster

The new album from New Orleans' Generationals, Actor-Caster, combines the warm, inviting vibe of classic pop cuts with modern ingenuity; everything from the shimmering synth lines and spare handclaps of "Yours Forever" to the lonesome keys and lacerated drum loops of "Black and White." None of which sounds all that strange when you consider the time machine tendencies of Generationals' debut, Con Law, a decade-spanning disc that sounds as familiar as a stack of slightly scuffed 45s. This time the offerings are even more addictive and destined for summer legend.