Lake Street Dive formed at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston in 2004, evolving from jazz-and-Americana roots into sharp, soulful pop built around Rachael Price's vocals and Bridget Kearney's melodic upright bass. Free Yourself Up (2018) and Side Pony (2016) are the go-to starting points. Browse Lake Street Dive vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Lake Street Dive formed at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in 2004. They are named after a street in Minneapolis (where Mike Olson grew up). The band has progressively moved from their early jazz-and-Americana-influenced origins toward more contemporary pop and soul-influenced material across their catalog. They have continued building their audience through extensive touring across multiple decades.
Lake Street Dive's sound combines pop, indie pop, soul pop, jazz pop, Americana, and pop rock with Rachael Price's distinctive vocal delivery, Bridget Kearney's signature melodic upright bass approach, multi-instrumentalist arrangements, and lyrical content drawing on contemporary singer-songwriter traditions.
Nonesuch and Fantasy Records pressings of the Lake Street Dive catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions.
Listeners new to Lake Street Dive typically start with Free Yourself Up (2018) or Side Pony (2016).
