The Ride (Catfish and the Bottlemen album)

The Ride
Studio album by
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Released27 May 2016 (2016-05-27)
StudioHillside Manor, Los Angeles
Genre
Length39:40
Label
ProducerDave Sardy
Catfish and the Bottlemen chronology
The Balcony
(2014) 		The Ride
(2016) 		The Balance
(2019)
Singles from The Ride
  1. "Soundcheck"
    Released: 16 February 2016
  2. "7"
    Released: 1 April 2016
  3. "Twice"
    Released: 20 May 2016
  4. "Outside"
    Released: 16 January 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME[3]
The Guardian[4]
Consequence of SoundC[5]
Evening Standard[6]

The Ride is the second studio album by Welsh indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen. It was released on 27 May 2016 through Island Records and Capitol Records. The album was produced by Dave Sardy, who has previously worked with bands such as Oasis, Jet and Wolfmother. The Ride became the band's first UK no.1 album and was promoted by four singles; "Soundcheck", "7", "Twice" and "Outside", the second of which became the band's highest charting UK single at the time. The album received generally mixed reviews upon release.

  1. ^ "Reviews for The Ride by Catfish and the Bottlemen". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Steven. "The Ride – Catfish and the Bottlemen". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. ^ Nicholson, Barry (25 May 2016). "Catfish & The Bottlemen – 'Ride'". NME. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. ^ Petridis, Alexis (26 May 2016). "Catfish and the Bottlemen: The Ride review – crushingly prosaic indie rock". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  5. ^ Ruskin, Zack (30 May 2016). "Catfish and the Bottlemen – The Ride". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  6. ^ Paine, Andre (27 May 2016). "Catfish and the Bottlemen - The Ride, review: 'no-nonsense indie-rock with an anthemic touch'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 31 May 2016.