Side Pony

Side Pony
Studio album by
Lake Street Dive
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
Recorded2016
StudioSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenrePop, Indie
Length40:20
LabelNonesuch
ProducerDave Cobb
Lake Street Dive chronology
Bad Self Portraits
(2014) 		Side Pony
(2016) 		Free Yourself Up
(2018)

Side Pony is the fifth studio album by Lake Street Dive. It was released through Nonesuch Records on February 19, 2016 both as a CD and on vinyl and various electronic formats.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Matt Collar wrote "they've honed their sound even further, zeroing in on a vintage-inspired, '60s soul aesthetic."[1] The Wall Street Journal called the album "An utterly twang-free collection that includes a few shimmering dance tracks as well as 1960s-style rock, soul and R&B numbers"[2]

The album debuted at No. 1 on three Billboard' charts – Top Rock Albums, Folk Albums and Alternative Albums charts. It also debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200, and No. 11 on Top Album Sales, with 16,000 copies sold in the first week.[3]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
38[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Godawful Things"Mike Olson3:48
2."Close to Me"Mike Calabrese4:18
3."Call Off Your Dogs"Bridget Kearney3:26
4."Spectacular Failure"Mike Olson2:32
5."I Don't Care About You"Michael Calabrese3:36
6."So Long"Bridget Kearney2:44
7."How Good It Feels"Bridget Kearney2:14
8."Side Pony"Mike Olson3:02
9."Hell Yeah"Bridget Kearney3:24
10."Mistakes"Rachael Price4:08
11."Can't Stop"Michael Calabrese, Bridget Kearney, Mike Olson, Rachael Price, Jesse Boyce, Sanchez Harley3:24
12."Saving All My Sinning"Bridget Kearney3:44

Personnel

  • Rachael Price – lead vocals
  • Mike "McDuck" Olson – guitar, trumpet, organ, piano and vocals
  • Bridget Kearney – bass, electric bass, piano and vocals
  • Mike Calabrese – drums, percussion, organ and vocals
  • Dave Cobb – guitar
Technical personnel
  • Dave Cobb – production
  • Darrell Thorp assisted by Mike Stankiewicz and Eddie Spear – engineering and mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering at Infrasonic Sound, Los Angeles
Design
  • Jeri Heiden and Nick Steinhardt for SMOG Design – art direction and design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 162
US Billboard 200[6] 29
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[7] 1
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[8] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[10] 6

References

  1. ^ a b Collar, Matt (February 29, 2016). "Side Pony > Review". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Wall Street Journal, 10 Feb 2016 WSJ online
  3. ^ Kevin Rutherford (March 3, 2016). "Lake Street Dive, After the Burial Land First No. 1 Rock Albums". Billboard. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Paste. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Lake Street Dive – Side Pony" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  7. ^ "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.