Side Pony
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{{Infobox album
| name = Side Pony
| type = studio
| artist = Lake Street Dive
| cover = LakeStreetDive-sidepony.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2016|02|19}}
| recorded = 2016
| venue =
| studio = Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
| genre = Pop, Indie
| length = {{Duration|m=40|s=20}}
| label = Nonesuch
| producer = Dave Cobb
| prev_title = Bad Self Portraits
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Free Yourself Up
| next_year = 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
{{Music ratings
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|rev1Score={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Collar|first=Matt|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bad-self-portraits-mw0002899173 |title=Side Pony > Review |publisher=AllMusic|date=February 29, 2016}}
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Writing for Allmusic, music critic Matt Collar wrote "they've honed their sound even further, zeroing in on a vintage-inspired, '60s soul aesthetic." 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"Wall Street Journal, 10 Feb 2016 [https://www.wsj.com/articles/dave-cobb-puts-the-live-in-the-studio-1455132104 WSJ online]
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.{{cite web |url= |title=Lake Street Dive, After the Burial Land First No. 1 Rock Albums|date=March 3, 2016 |author= Kevin Rutherford |work=Billboard}}
=Accolades=
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| Publication
! Accolade ! Year ! Rank |
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| Paste
| The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | 2016 | {{center|38{{cite web|url = https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2016.html?p=2|title =The 50 Best Albums of 2016 |work= Paste |publisher= |date=November 30, 2016 |accessdate=December 1, 2016}}}} |
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Godawful Things
| writer1 = Mike Olson
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = Close to Me
| writer2 = Mike Calabrese
| length2 = 4:18
| title3 = Call Off Your Dogs
| writer3 = Bridget Kearney
| length3 = 3:26
| title4 = Spectacular Failure
| writer4 = Mike Olson
| length4 = 2:32
| title5 = I Don't Care About You
| writer5 = Michael Calabrese
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = So Long
| writer6 = Bridget Kearney
| length6 = 2:44
| title7 = How Good It Feels
| writer7 = Bridget Kearney
| length7 = 2:14
| title8 = Side Pony
| writer8 = Mike Olson
| length8 = 3:02
| title9 = Hell Yeah
| writer9 = Bridget Kearney
| length9 = 3:24
| title10 = Mistakes
| writer10 = Rachael Price
| length10 = 4:08
| title11 = Can't Stop
| writer11 = Michael Calabrese, Bridget Kearney, Mike Olson, Rachael Price, Jesse Boyce, Sanchez Harley
| length11 = 3:24
| title12 = Saving All My Sinning
| writer12 = Bridget Kearney
| length12 = 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
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| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Flanders|162|artist=Lake Street Dive|album=Side Pony|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 27, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|29|artist=Lake Street Dive|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 1, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|1|artist=Lake Street Dive|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardFolk|1|artist=Lake Street Dive|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Lake Street Dive|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|6|artist=Lake Street Dive|rowheader=true}} |
References
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