Following 2010's critically acclaimed debutWhat We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Floodand a year on the road touring as part of Bright Eyes, singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn teamed up with producer Richard Swift again and emerged withGenerals, a sophomore album fully armed. In place of the Zen meditations found on the Mynabirds' first album,Generalsis filled with armies of stomps and claps, sweeping full spectrum orchestrations, and moments that range from intensely personal pleas to shout-out-loud protests with teeth.