• Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: May 4, 2018
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Uncut
    May 11, 2018
    60
    Magpies, for sure--but rather brilliant ones. [Jun 2018, p.30]
  2. Mojo
    May 7, 2018
    60
    The group's double-messages coalesce most finely on the few occasions they pause for ballads, like th aching I Can Change. But the nostalgic melodicism, and relentless pep, of the rest will thrill even those who miss what lies below. [Jun 2018, p.91]
  3. May 7, 2018
    60
    It's expertly-crafted and likable, but rarely as gripping as its models.
  4. 60
    While the playing remains somewhat generic and you can’t imagine the group without Price fronting it, Free Yourself Up refines and defines Lake Street Dive’s accessible, retro-leaning, radio-friendly pop aesthetic.
  5. May 14, 2018
    50
    At times it feels like an album with no real purpose other than to be heard and then forgotten. Few tracks jump out as being memorable. A more driven focus upon one element of their sound could have led to a far greater album, or could have at least tested the waters in terms of what they might achieve further down the line.

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