Side Pony

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Side Pony
LakeStreetDive-sidepony.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
Recorded2016
Studio Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Pop, Indie
Length40:20
Label Nonesuch
Producer Dave 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.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 20162016
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 Kearney 3:26
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

Technical personnel
Design

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

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References

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  2. Wall Street Journal, 10 Feb 2016 WSJ online
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