A couple years ago the Manchester punk band Generation caught my ear with a pair of songs that inspired this description: “howl-along guitar bombardments that split the difference between hardcore aggression and ‘dudes rock’ enthusiasm.” Today they’re back with another one of those Japandroids-but-make-it-British anthems. In a note to their Bandcamp followers, Generation say new single “Disheartened” is the first taste of a new LP. Here’s that message: