Fishing Blues (album)

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Fishing Blues is the eighth studio album by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released via Rhymesayers Entertainment on August 12, 2016.[8]

Fishing Blues
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 12, 2016 (2016-08-12)
GenreHip hop
Length68:04
LabelRhymesayers Entertainment
ProducerAnt
Atmosphere chronology
Southsiders
(2014)
Fishing Blues
(2016)
Mi Vida Local
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Pitchfork5.6/10[6]
Spin4/10[7]

Critical reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Fishing Blues received an average score of 71% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Like a Fire"3:29
2."Ringo"3:51
3."Besos"3:45
4."Pure Evil" (featuring I.B.E)3:19
5."Perfect"3:36
6."Seismic Waves"3:57
7."Next to You" (featuring Dem Atlas)4:18
8."The Shit That We've Been Through"3:34
9."When the Lights Go Out" (featuring Doom and Kool Keith)4:41
10."No Biggie"2:35
11."Everything"3:38
12."Chasing New York" (featuring Aesop Rock)3:24
13."Sugar"3:56
14."Fishing Blues" (featuring The Grouch)3:40
15."Won't Look Back" (featuring Kim Manning)4:34
16."Anybody That I've Known"4:33
17."Still Be Here"3:57
18."A Long Hello"3:17

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 97
US Billboard 200[10] 22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 2

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fishing Blues by Atmosphere". Metacritic. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "Atmosphere – Fishing Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. ^ Caffrey, Dan (August 12, 2016). "On Fishing Blues, Atmosphere has crafted its most (cautiously) optimistic album yet". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Eustice, Kyle (August 10, 2016). "Atmosphere – Fishing Blues". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Mullin, Kyle (August 12, 2016). "Atmosphere – Fishing Blues". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  6. ^ Pearce, Sheldon (August 18, 2016). "Atmosphere: Fishing Blues". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  7. ^ Weiss, Dan (August 11, 2016). "Review: 'Fishing Blues' Is Atmosphere's Worst Album by Far". Spin. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  8. ^ Boller, Jay (June 22, 2016). "Atmosphere drops details on new album Fishing Blues + single + tour". City Pages. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Atmosphere – Fishing Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  10. ^ "Atmosphere Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "Atmosphere Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
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