When Fish Ride Bicycles

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When Fish Ride Bicycles
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2011
Recorded2009–2011
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length39:37
Label
  • Green Label Sound Records
  • C.A.K.E. Recordings
Producer
The Cool Kids chronology
Tacklebox
(2010)
When Fish Ride Bicycles
(2011)
Special Edition Grand Master Deluxe
(2017)

When Fish Ride Bicycles is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo The Cool Kids. Released on July 12, 2011, under Green Label Sound Records, [1] this would also be their second and final release under a major label. The album features the collaborations production, from Chuck Inglish (one half of the duo), The Neptunes, and Travis Barker, along with appearances from Bun B, Ghostface Killah, Travis Barker, and Asher Roth. This is the first studio recording of the group after the mixtape Tacklebox, in the beginning of 2010. The song Swimsuits is used on a Mountain Dew Commercial.

Contents

Development

When Fish Ride Bicycles was announced to be 92% complete on February 16, 2009, by Chuck Inglish on their blog. Numerous delays kept pushing the album back and a majority of the original material was released on the Gone Fishing and Tackclebox mixtapes.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
BlareStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Okayplayer (81/100) [6]
PopMatters (8/10) [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin (8/10) [9]
URB Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
XXL Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg (XL) [11]

When Fish Ride Bicycles received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 75 out of 100, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". The album title was a trending topic on Twitter. [12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rush Hour Traffic" Chuck Inglish 3:04
2."GMC's"
  • Ingersoll
  • Reed
Chuck Inglish3:37
3."Boomin'" (featuring Tennille)
  • Ingersoll
  • Reed
  • Tennille
Chuck Inglish3:51
4."Sour Apples" (featuring Travis Barker)
  • Ingersoll
  • Reed
2:31
5."Penny Hardaway" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
Chuck Inglish4:16
6."Bundle Up"
  • Ingersoll
  • Reed
Chuck Inglish3:22
7."Gas Station" (featuring Bun B)
Chuck Inglish4:30
8."Get Right" The Neptunes 3:13
9."Swimsuits" (featuring Mayer Hawthorne)
Chuck Inglish2:31
10."Roll Call" (featuring Asher Roth, Chip tha Ripper and Boldy James)Chuck Inglish5:02
11."Summer Jam" (featuring Maxine Ashley)
  • Ingersoll
  • Maxine Ashley
  • Reed
  • Williams
  • Riley
The Neptunes3:40

Notes

References

  1. "Official duo's album Page, When Fish Ride Bicycles". June 22, 2011.
  2. Allmusic REVIEW: The Cool Kids - "When Fish Ride Bicycles". Allmusic . Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. Khan, Joshua REVIEW: The Cool Kids - "When Fish Ride Bicycles". Blare. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  4. Kot, Greg Album review: Cool Kids, 'When Fish Ride Bicycles'. Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  5. Brown, Harley Album Review: The Cool Kids – When Fish Ride Bicycles. Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  6. Harvey, Jeff Album Review: The Cool Kids – When Fish Ride Bicycles. Okayplayer . Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  7. Amidon, David Album Review: The Cool Kids – When Fish Ride Bicycles. PopMatters . Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  8. Levinson, Simon Album Review: The Cool Kids – When Fish Ride Bicycles. Rolling Stone . Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  9. Reeves, Mosi Album Review: The Cool Kids – When Fish Ride Bicycles. SPIN . Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  10. Levine, Noah Album Review: The Cool Kids – When Fish Ride Bicycles. URB . Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  11. Belkin, Neil Album Review: The Cool Kids – When Fish Ride Bicycles. XXL . Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  12. "When Fish Ride Bicycles Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 2011-08-17.