Side Pony
| Side Pony | ||||
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| Studio album by Lake Street Dive | ||||
| Released | February 19, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | Sound Emporium, Nashville (TN) (2016) | |||
| Genre | Pop, Indie | |||
| Length | 40:20 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Dave Cobb | |||
| Lake Street Dive chronology | ||||
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Side Pony is the fifth studio album by Lake Street Dive. It was released through Nonesuch on February 19, 2016 both as a CD and on vinyl and various electronic formats.
The album title refers to a hair style or an adventuresome, playful young horse, just doing its own thing.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Matt Collar wrote "they've honed their sound even further, zeroing in on a vintage-inspired, '60s soul aesthetic."[2] 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" [3]
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.[4]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 38[5] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Godawful Things" | Mike Olson | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Close to Me" | Mike Calabrese | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Call Off Your Dogs" | Bridget Kearney | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Spectacular Failure" | Mike Olson | 2:32 |
| 5. | "I Don't Care About You" | Michael Calabrese | 3:36 |
| 6. | "So Long" | Bridget Kearney | 2:44 |
| 7. | "How Good It Feels" | Bridget Kearney | 2:14 |
| 8. | "Side Pony" | Mike Olson | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Hell Yeah" | Bridget Kearney | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Mistakes" | Rachael Price | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Can't Stop" | Michael Calabrese, Bridget Kearney, Mike Olson, Rachael Price, Jesse Boyce, Sanchez Harley | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Saving All My Sinning" | Bridget Kearney | 3:44 |
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 Throp 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)[6] | 162 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 29 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[11] | 6 |
References
- ↑ Writing credits as per the liner notes
- 1 2 Collar, Matt (February 29, 2016). "Side Pony > Review". AllMusic.
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, 10 Feb 2016 WSJ online
- ↑ Kevin Rutherford (March 3, 2016). "Lake Street Dive, After the Burial Land First No. 1 Rock Albums". Billboard.
- ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Paste. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lake Street Dive – Side Pony" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Lake Street Dive – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Lake Street Dive. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Lake Street Dive – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Lake Street Dive.
- ↑ "Lake Street Dive – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for Lake Street Dive.
- ↑ "Lake Street Dive – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Lake Street Dive.
- ↑ "Lake Street Dive – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Lake Street Dive.