THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On Good Together, Lake Street Dive return with a renewed sense of purpose, aiming to highlight our shared humanity against the social divisions pulling us apart. The ethos of Good Together can be described as “joyful rebellion,” just as energetic and danceable as it is defiantly principled.
“There’s a lot to be angry about in the world right now, a lot of pain and rage and divisiveness, but it isn’t sustainable to constantly live in that anger — you need something else to keep you going,” says drummer Mike Calabrese. “Joy is a great way to sustain yourself, and we wanted to encourage everyone to stay aware of that. In a way this album is our way of saying, ‘Take your joy very seriously.’ ”
The album finds Lake Street Dive working once more with Grammy-winning producer Mike Elizondo (Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr.), also marking the first time all of the members of the band collaborated in the earliest, most vulnerable stages of songwriting together, creating a unique approach to the sessions.
The group gathered in Calabrese’s Vermont home, where bandmembers would each contribute, expanding the band’s musical palette and expressive range. “At first it was terrifying to write together in the same room,” says vocalist Rachel Price. “But as soon as we got started it felt so fun. We very quickly realized, ‘Oh, we need to do this again and again.’ ”
The new record follows the band’s critically acclaimed 2021 release Obviously, which received a host of critical praise. Across their storied career, Lake Street Dive have built a legacy as a rare collection of musicians with dynamic songwriting chemistry and genre-bending mastery, pushing the boundaries of pop, soul, jazz, and folk. With tens of millions of streams, an acclaimed discography, and an enduring worldwide fanbase, the band — Price, Bridget Kearney, Calabrese, Akie Bermiss and James Cornelison — have become an exhilarating force in popular music.
Formed in Boston, the quintet first met while studying jazz at the New England Conservatory of Music. Their breakout album Bad Self Portraits was released in 2014, followed by Side Pony (2016), Free Yourself Up (2018) and Obviously (2021). Their most recent recording, 2022’s Fun Machine: The Sequel, is a six-track covers EP with songs by Bonnie Raitt, The Pointer Sisters and Carole King, among others.”
