Lake are unabashed makers of pop music, and this, paired with their apparent love of Dr. Seuss, makes for an upbeat, feel-good debut album, Oh the Places We’ll Go, for K records. Members of the group, all currently based in Olympia, WA, are all multi-instrumentalists and songwriters in their own right. Combined, they make danceable, slightly psychedelic music fill of snares, keyboards, reverb-drenched vocals, and thoughtful lyrics. And you have to give props to a band unafraid of referencing the name of a Dr. Seuss book for an album title. Photo by John Ringh.

Lake – Blue Ocean Blue