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| Released | March 12, 2021 | |||
| Length | 39:02 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Mike Elizondo | |||
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Obviously is the seventh studio album by American band Lake Street Dive. It was released on March 12, 2021, by Nonesuch Records.[1][2] This was the group's last album to feature founding member and lead guitarist Mike "McDuck" Olson.
Obviously was recorded and completed before the COVID-19 pandemic with an intended release date in the fall of 2020 before being postponed. The album's songs address topics such as climate change, womanhood, female empowerment, and failed relationships.[3]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| American Songwriter |  [6] |
| The Boston Globe | [7] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press gave the album a positive review, praising it for its cohesive direction and for the production allowing the band to be "given a chance to shine in every song".[10] However, Marc Hirsh of The Boston Globe was mixed in his review of the album, criticizing multiple tracks such as the "unfocused" "Making Do" and the "dull" "Know That I Know", although he called "Being a Woman" and "Hypotheticals" the album's two highlights.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hypotheticals" | Bridget Kearney | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Hush Money" |
| 2:48 |
| 3. | "Same Old News" |
| 4:36 |
| 4. | "Being a Woman" | Kearney | 2:49 |
| 5. | "Making Do" |
| 3:34 |
| 6. | "Nobody's Stopping You Now" |
| 3:47 |
| 7. | "Know That I Know" |
| 4:02 |
| 8. | "Lackluster Lover" |
| 3:29 |
| 9. | "Anymore" | Bermiss | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Feels Like the Last Time" |
| 3:19 |
| 11. | "Sarah" |
| 2:38 |
| Total length: | 39:02 | ||
Credits for Obviously adapted from Tidal.[11]
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| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| UK Americana Albums (OCC)[12] | 10 |
| USBillboard 200[13] | 63 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[14] | 3 |
| USTop Alternative Albums (Billboard)[15] | 6 |
| USTop Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] | 7 |
| USTop Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17] | 3 |
| USVinyl Albums (Billboard)[18] | 8 |
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