Name: Side Pony by Lake Street Dive
Brand: Lake Street Dive
SKU: 075597948950
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (84 reviews)

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Centered on the warm, highly resonant vocals of Rachael Price, Boston's Lake Street Dive began their career as an eclectic, adventurous quartet just as likely to play a twangy, Fleetwood Mac song or a Hall & Oates cover as any of their own soulful, jazz- and R&B-influenced originals. However, since their 2010 eponymous debut, Lake Street Dive, which also features guitarist/trumpeter Mike Olson, bassist Bridget Kearney, and drummer Mike Calabrese, have streamlined their approach, whittling their influences down to a handful of touchstones from guitar-soaked Southern rock to buoyant, dance-oriented old-school R&B. On the group's fifth full-length album and Nonesuch Records debut, 2016's Side Pony, they've honed their sound even further, zeroing in on a vintage-inspired, '60s soul aesthetic. Named after Kearney's hairstyle, and serving as an easy metaphor for the group's unpredictable creative choices, Side Pony was recorded in Nashville with producer Dave Cobb, who has previously worked with the likes of Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Shooter Jennings, and others. Purportedly, Cobb requested the band come to the sessions with song sketches, rather than fully composed pieces. Furthermore, he encouraged them to crate dive for vintage LPs from which to draw inspiration, a process that may have led the band to sample Major Lance's rare 1978 Motown-side "Love Pains" for their '70s disco-era soul-sounding track "Can't Stop." While there is plenty to admire about how closely Lake Street Dive hew to their vintage-sounding paradigm, they do take some interesting side-steps on their retro journey, jumping into the Beatles-meets-Janis Joplin-sounding "I Don't Care About You," and kicking out the jams on the fuzz-toned, psych-soul anthem "Hell Yeah." Ultimately, hooks abound on Side Pony and cuts like "Godawful Things," "Call Off Your Dogs," and "How Good It Feels," with their shimmery, echo-chamber, AM Radio vibe, stick in your head about as much as many of the classic sides they are attempting to match. ~ Matt Collar

1. Godawful Things

by Lake Street Dive

Background Vocals: Michael Calabrese
Mike S. Olson
Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Drums: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Guitar: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Handclapping: Dave Cobb
Michael Calabrese; Performer
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production
Moog Synthesizer: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Organ: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Piano: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Tambourine: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Composer: Mike S. Olson; Composer

2. Close to Me

by Lake Street Dive

Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Background Vocals: Bridget Ellen Kearney
Mike S. Olson
Michael Calabrese; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Drums: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Guitar: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Mellotron: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Tambourine: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Composer: Michael Calabrese; Composer
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production

3. Call Off Your Dogs

by Lake Street Dive

Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Acoustic Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Background Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production
Congas: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Drums: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Guitar: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Handclapping: Dave Cobb
Michael Calabrese; Performer
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Mellotron: Mike S. Olson
Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Percussion: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Shaker: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Tambourine: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Trumpet: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Vocals: Bridget Ellen Kearney
Michael Calabrese
Mike S. Olson; Performer
Vocoder: Rachael Price
Dave Cobb; Performer
Composer: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Composer

4. Spectacular Failure

by Lake Street Dive

Background Vocals: Rachael Price
Bridget Ellen Kearney
Michael Calabrese
Mike S. Olson; Performer
Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Drums: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Guitar: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Organ: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production
Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Shaker: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Tambourine: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Trumpet: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Composer: Mike S. Olson; Composer

5. I Don't Care About You

by Lake Street Dive

Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Bridget Ellen Kearney
Mike S. Olson; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production
Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Guitar: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Organ: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Tambourine: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Composer: Michael Calabrese; Composer

6. So Long

by Lake Street Dive

Acoustic Guitar: Dave Cobb; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Background Vocals: Mike S. Olson
Bridget Ellen Kearney
Michael Calabrese; Performer
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Drums: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Guitar: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Mellotron: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Tambourine: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Composer: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Composer
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production

7. How Good It Feels

by Lake Street Dive

Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Bridget Ellen Kearney
Mike S. Olson
Michael Calabrese; Performer
Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Drums: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Guitar: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Composer: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Composer
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production
Mellotron: Mike S. Olson; Performer

8. Side Pony

by Lake Street Dive

Background Vocals: Rachael Price
Michael Calabrese
Mike S. Olson
Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Congas: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Drums: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Guitar: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Mellotron: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production
Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Piano: Bridget Ellen Kearney
Mike S. Olson; Performer
Shaker: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Tambourine: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Composer: Mike S. Olson; Composer

9. Hell Yeah

by Lake Street Dive

Background Vocals: Michael Calabrese
Mike S. Olson
Bridget Ellen Kearney
Rachael Price; Performer
Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Congas: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Drums: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Guitar: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Mellotron: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production
Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Organ: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Shaker: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Tambourine: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Composer: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Composer

10. Mistakes

by Lake Street Dive

Background Vocals: Bridget Ellen Kearney
Mike S. Olson
Michael Calabrese; Performer
Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Drums: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Composer: Rachael Price; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production
Piano: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Trumpet: Mike S. Olson; Performer

11. Can't Stop

by Lake Street Dive

Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Background Vocals: Rachael Price
Mike S. Olson
Bridget Ellen Kearney
Michael Calabrese; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Congas: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Drums: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Guitar: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Handclapping: Dave Cobb
Michael Calabrese
Rachael Price
Bridget Ellen Kearney
Emily Lichter
Mike S. Olson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Mellotron: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production
Piano: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Shaker: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Tambourine: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Triangle: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Composer: Rachael Price
Bridget Ellen Kearney
Mike S. Olson
Michael Calabrese; Composer

12. Saving All My Sinning

by Lake Street Dive

Additional Engineer: Eddie Spear; Other
Background Vocals: Michael Calabrese
Mike S. Olson
Bridget Ellen Kearney
Rachael Price; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Stankiewicz; Production
Bass: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Performer
Congas: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Drums: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Guitar: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Handclapping: Mike S. Olson
Bridget Ellen Kearney
Michael Calabrese
Rachael Price; Performer
Lead Vocals: Rachael Price; Performer
Engineer: Darrell Thorp; Production
Mellotron: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Mixing: Darrell Thorp; Production
Producer: Dave Cobb; Production
Primary Artist: Lake Street Dive; Main Performer
Piano: Mike S. Olson; Performer
Shaker: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Tambourine: Michael Calabrese; Performer
Composer: Bridget Ellen Kearney; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

40 minutes and 22 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1000x1000 px

Booklet

Available in PDF format

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/12 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Adult Alternative, Blue-Eyed Soul

Label

Nonesuch

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Feb 18, 2016

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

75597948950

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Side Pony

1. Godawful Things

2. Close to Me

3. Call Off Your Dogs

4. Spectacular Failure

5. I Don't Care About You

6. So Long

7. How Good It Feels

8. Side Pony

9. Hell Yeah

10. Mistakes

11. Can't Stop

12. Saving All My Sinning

Technical Specifications

Side Pony

Product information

Release options

1. Godawful Things

2. Close to Me

3. Call Off Your Dogs

4. Spectacular Failure

5. I Don't Care About You

6. So Long

7. How Good It Feels

8. Side Pony

9. Hell Yeah

10. Mistakes

11. Can't Stop

12. Saving All My Sinning

Technical Specifications