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Lake Street Dive
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About Lake Street Dive
The members of Boston-based indie-pop quartet Lake Street Dive decided to form a band while studying jazz at the New England Conservatory.
∙ Bassist/vocalist Bridget Kearney won the jazz category of the 2005 John Lennon Songwriting Contest, which funded the recording of Lake Street Dive’s 2006 debut, in this episode....
∙ A 2012 video of the band performing a jazz-inflected version of the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” on a street corner went viral and boosted their reputation.
∙ T Bone Burnett invited Lake Street Dive to perform at a New York City concert celebrating the Coen Brothers’ 2013 film, Inside Llewyn Davis.
∙ The Dave Cobb-produced 2016 soul-pop album Side Pony debuted at No. 1 on three different Billboard charts.
∙ For fun, Lake Street Dive cover a different band every Halloween while dressed in costume—and their version of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” has garnered more than 1 million views.
∙ The band’s R&B-leaning 2018 full-length album, Free Yourself Up, became their first Top 10 entry on the Pop charts, reaching No. 8.
Influenced by Lake Street DiveLake Street Dive has influenced the music of Oh He Dead, Danielle Durack, John Flanagan and more.
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