Writing about music is hard. Mostly because I want you to listen to the album rather than have you read about it. Or maybe I'm jaded for having read too many music reviews on NPR and Pitchfork by people who were clearly working to fill up the word count.
Anyway, Lake Street Dive is a quartet of friends who met at the New England Conservatory of Music. Fortunately, they don't take themselves too seriously as most jazz musicians do and know how to play for the sheer fun of it. One major reason to listen to Lake Street Dive is for the voice of their lead singer, Rachael Price. Rachael has some serious white girl gospel street cred, being a direct descendant from one of the leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She knows how to lead the beat and the chorus, and I would put serious money on her over Adele in a diva match.
Their latest album, Side Pony, continues the party without any drama. Just a lot of soul, bass, and snare. I would've posted a video of the song 'Can't Stop', but I unfortunately couldn't find one. It's a hard funk disco dance track that would make Jamiroquai proud—definitely worth a buy.