Side Pony

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.

Side Pony
Studio album by Lake Street Dive
Released	February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
Recorded	2016
Studio	Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Pop, Indie
Length	40:20
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Dave Cobb
Lake Street Dive chronology
Bad Self Portraits (2014) Side Pony (2016) Free Yourself Up (2018)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	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 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. 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.