Good Together [sound recording] / Lake Street Dive.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Lake Street Dive have quietly built a loyal following with their rootsy, hooky-laden brand of vintage-inspired pop-soul. It's a vibe they once again champion with assured ease on 2024's Good Together. The group's eighth studio album and second with producer Mike Elizondo, Good Together finds the Boston-bred, Brooklyn-based outfit taking stock of their career and overall creative partnership as a band who have been together for almost 20 years. Notably, the album is their first without co-founding guitarist Mike "McDuck" Olson, who amicably left the group following 2021's Obviously, with guitarist/vocalist James Cornelison coming on board. Also returning are lead singer Rachael Price, bassist/vocalist Bridget Kearney, drummer/vocalist Mike Calabrese, and keyboardist/vocalist Akie Bermiss. The album marks another first for the band, who purportedly all contributed to the songwriting early on in the process. The result is a record that feels convivial and breezy, showcasing their warm group harmonies and a nice balance of stylistic influences. The opening title track is one of the more ear grabbing, marked by tart synth hits and a shared lead vocal melody between Price and Bermiss, all of which nicely brings to mind the '80s new wave soul of Huey Lewis & the News. More retro-friendly anthems pop up, including the bubble-gum indie pop of "Far Gone" with its quirky whistled riff pleasantly recalling Peter Bjorn and John's "Young Folks." There's also the horn-driven funk of "Better Not Tell You," the gauzy, disco-adjacent sophistication of "Seats at the Bar," and the romantic, '70s singer/songwriter balladry of "Twenty-Five." While the title track is ostensibly a song about a couple falling in love, the track, as with much of Good Together, could just as easily work as a love letter penned by the members of Lake Street Dive to each other. ~ Matt Collar
Compact disc.
04/26/2024
Good together Dance with a stranger Far gone Get around Help is on the way Walking uphill Better not tell you Seats at the bar Twenty-five Party on the roof Set sail (prometheus & eros).
Lake Street Dive's new album is an eclectic set of genre-bending songs that could only have come from popular music's most agile and compelling outliers. Fusing pop, R&B, soul and jazz, Lake Street Dive: Rachael Price (vocals), Bridget Kearney (bass), Mike Calabrese (drums), Akie Bermiss (keyboards), and James Cornelison (guitar), have created the most confident and accomplished recording of their career.