Lake Street Dive's new album, Obviously, was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Elizondo who is best known as a songwriting collaborator for Dr. Dre, Eminem, and 50 Cent and has also served as a record producer for Fiona Apple, Mary J. Blige, Carrie Underwood, and 21 Pilots, among many others. Utilizing Elizondo's hip-hop record-making expertise coupled with the permanent addition of keyboardist Akie Bermiss, Lake Street Dive's wide-ranging taste in pop, rock, R&B, and jazz have blended together to make an impressively cohesive sound, combining retro influences with a contemporary attitude.

"We've been a band for so long that we didn't want to just become a feedback loop of our own ideas," recounts bassist Bridget Kearney. "It felt like a really good time to bring another person like Mike [Elizondo], and he really opened us up. He encouraged us to make bolder arrangement choices, take those chances and try those things. The record really is a success in what we set out to do: continue to challenge ourselves, continue to grow, and do things we've never done before."

Lead single "Making Do" speaks to the world that future generations are inheriting while exploring the lasting impacts of climate change and our responsibility to address it. Follow-up "Nobody's Stopping You Now" is a letter of encouragement from lead vocalist Rachael Price to her teenaged self, co-written with Kearney.