Free Yourself Up

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Free Yourself Up
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
Recorded2018
StudioGoosehead Palace (Nashville)
GenrePop, Indie
Length43:02
LabelNonesuch
Producer
  • Dan Knobler
  • Lake Street Dive
Lake Street Dive chronology
Side Pony
(2016)
Free Yourself Up
(2018)
Obviously
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
MusicOMH[4]

Free Yourself Up is the sixth studio album by Lake Street Dive. It was released through Nonesuch Records on May 4, 2018 both as a CD and on vinyl and various electronic formats.[5] The album was produced by Lake Street Dive and Dan Knobler.

Critical reception[edit]

Free Yourself Up was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 66, based on 7 reviews.[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baby, Don't Leave Me Alone with My Thoughts"Bridget Kearney3:34
2."Good Kisser"Kearney3:38
3."Shame, Shame, Shame"Kearney4:20
4."I Can Change"3:12
5."Dude"
  • Kearney
  • Mike Olson
5:34
6."Red Light Kisses"
  • Michael Calabrese
  • Olson
4:12
7."Doesn't Even Matter Now"
  • Calabrese
  • Olson
4:22
8."You Are Free"
  • Calabrese
  • Olson
3:47
9."Musta Been Something"Kearney5:46
10."Hang On"
  • Kearney
  • Olson
4:43
Total length:43:02

Personnel[edit]

  • Michael Calabrese – drums, percussion and vocals
  • Bridget Kearney – bass and vocals
  • Mike "McDuck" Olson – guitar, trumpet and maybe vocals
  • Rachael Price – lead vocals
  • Akie Bermiss – keyboards and vocals
  • Jamie Dick – additional drums on Dude
Technical personnel
Design
  • Ben Tousley – art direction and design
  • Shervin Lainez – photography

Charts[edit]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] 64
US Billboard 200[7] 8
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[8] 10
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[9] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Collar, Matt. "Free Yourself Up - Lake Street Dive". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Hal (May 1, 2018). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Loftin, Stephen (May 4, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Lake Street Dive's New Album "Free Yourself Up"". Nonesuch Records. May 4, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  10. ^ "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.