When Fish Ride Bicycles

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 2nd & 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.

When Fish Ride Bicycles
Studio album by
The Cool Kids
ReleasedJuly 12, 2011
Recorded2009-2011
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length39:37
LabelGreen Label Sound, C.A.K.E. Recordings
ProducerThe Cool Kids (also exec.), Chuck Inglish, The Neptunes, Travis Barker
The Cool Kids chronology
Tacklebox
(2010)		 When Fish Ride Bicycles
(2011)		 Special Edition Grand Master Deluxe
(2017)

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.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blare[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Consequence of Sound[5]
Okayplayer(81/100)[6]
PopMatters(8/10)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin(8/10)[9]
URB[10]
XXL (XL)[11]

Reception

When Fish Ride Bicycles received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, 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"Antoine Reed, Evan IngersollChuck Inglish3:04
2."GMC"Ingersoll, ReedChuck Inglish3:37
3."Boomin'" (featuring Tennille)Ingersoll, Reed, TennilleChuck Inglish3:51
4."Sour Apples" (featuring Travis Barker)Ingersoll, ReedTravis Barker, Chuck Inglish (co.)2:31
5."Penny Hardaway" (featuring Ghostface Killah)Dennis Coles, Ingersoll, ReedChuck Inglish4:16
6."Bundle Up"Ingersoll, ReedChuck Inglish3:22
7."Gas Station" (featuring Bun B)Bernard Freeman, Ingersoll, ReedChuck Inglish4:30
8."Get Right"Chad Hugo, Ingersoll, Reed, Pharrell WilliamsThe Neptunes3:13
9."Swimsuits" (featuring Mayer Hawthorne)Andrew Cohen, Ingersoll, ReedChuck Inglish2:31
10."Roll Call" (featuring Asher Roth, Chip tha Ripper and Boldy James)Charles Worth, Ingersoll, James Bolden, Reed, RothChuck Inglish5:02
11."Summer Jam" (featuring Maxine Ashley)Ingersoll, Maxine Ashley, Reed, Williams, RileyThe Neptunes3:40

Notes

  • The CD and Vinyl version feature 3 extra songs: 'Freak City', 'Flying Kites', and 'Talk Of The Town'. The tracklist on this version has a different track order.

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.
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