Lake Street Dive

Reseña del editor The national debut of Lake Street Dive reveals a band full of pop music virtues: solid, evocative song craft; propulsive grooves; and the disarming, forthright vocals of rising star Rachael Price. It's a personal strain of pop that is intriguingly refracted through the band members' rich backgrounds: A sinewy Motown bass line is reborn with woody heft on Bridget Kearney's upright, Mike Calabrese's drumming mixes classic timekeeping with more adventurous jazz-inflected outbursts, Mike Olson's nimble trumpet is an unexpectedly warm counterpoint to Price's blue-eyed soul singing. It all makes for a refreshing sound, with familiar roots but a slant entirely their own. The band first came to attention through a series of ingenious YouTube videos, revealing a cheeky sense of humor along with serious musical chops. They've been growing a loyal fan base through amazing live shows and fine records. Discover one of the great new bands of 2010, Lake Street Dive. Artista biografía How is it that something so unlikely can also be so infectious, so naturally exhilarating? Pulling in familiar elements and irreverently scrambling and recombining them, Lake Street Dive are at once jazz-schooled, DIY-motivated, and classically pop obsessed. Beginning with catchy songs that are by turns openhearted and wryly inquisitive, this northeastern quartet proceeds to inject them with an irresistible blend of abandon and precision. Composed of drummer Mike Calabrese, bassist Bridget Kearney, vocalist Rachael Price, and trumpet-wielding guitarist Mike "McDuck" Olson, Lake Street Dive encompasses a myriad of possibilities within its members' collective experiences, and the resultant music is a vivid, largely acoustic, groove-driven strain of indie-pop. "It seems the only limitation we have," Kearney explains, " is that we try to make music that we would like listening to." Hailing from such disparate locales as Tennessee (Price), Iowa (Kearney), Minneapolis (Olson), and Philadelphia (Calabrese), Lake Street Dive first gathered in a room together when they were students at Boston's New England Conservatory. "Mr. McDuck assembled the four of us, said we were now Lake Street Dive, and we were a `free country' band," Bridget Kearney remembers. "He wrote this on a chalkboard in the ensemble room that we had our first rehearsal in. We intended to play country music in an improvised, avant-garde style - like Loretta Lynn meets Ornette Coleman. It sounded terrible! But the combination of people and personalities actually made a lot of sense and we had a great time being around each other and making music together." Lake Street Dive makes the most of pop music virtues: solid, evocative song craft; propulsive grooves; and Price's disarming, forthright vocals. However, it's a personal strain of pop that is refracted through the band members' rich backgrounds: a sinewy Motown bass line is reborn with woody heft on Kearney's upright, Calabrese's drumming mixes timekeeping with more adventurous jazz-inflected outbursts, McDuck's nimble trumpet is an unexpectedly warm counterpoint to Price's singing. It all makes for a sound with familiar roots, but with a slant that is entirely their own. Lake Street Dive's eventual artistic breakthrough came not without struggle, and still surprises original instigator Mike "McDuck" Olson. "Now we're a pop band, leaning very heavily on soul and rock, with hook-y writing, which I never expected," he concludes. "If I could travel through time, I'd go back six years and play the new record for my younger self, just to assure him that the awkward, new-band phase doesn't last forever."

Detalles del producto Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 5,59 x 4,88 x 0,24 pulgadas; 1,9 Onzas Fabricante : Signature Sounds Número de modelo del producto : 6250288 Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2010 Producto en Tienda desde : Septiembre 23, 2010 Etiqueta : Signature Sounds ASIN : B00442FO1A País de origen : EE. UU. Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº37,405 en CDs y Vinilo (Ver el Top 100 en CDs y Vinilo) nº17,512 en Rock (CDs y Vinilo) Opiniones de clientes: 4.7 4.7 de 5 estrellas 266 calificaciones Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 5,59 x 4,88 x 0,24 pulgadas; 1,9 Onzas Fabricante : Signature Sounds Número de modelo del producto : 6250288 Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2010 Producto en Tienda desde : Septiembre 23, 2010 Etiqueta : Signature Sounds ASIN : B00442FO1A País de origen : EE. UU. Número de discos : 1