''Candy Coated Fury'' is the eighth studio album by the American

ska punk Ska punk (also spelled ska-punk) is a fusion genre that mixes ska music and punk rock music. Ska punk tends to feature brass instruments, especially Horn (instrument), horns such as trumpets, trombones and woodwind instruments like saxophones ...

band

Reel Big Fish Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California. The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold-certified album '' Turn the Radio Off''. So ...

, released on July 31, 2012. The cover art was made by artist Thom Foolery. The album was recorded at the band's personal studio in

Orange, California Orange is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States. It is approximately north of the county seat, Santa Ana, California, Santa Ana. Orange is unusual in this region because many of the homes in its Old Town District ...

. The album features guest vocals from

Coolie Ranx Coolie Ranx (born Obiajula Ugbomah; 9 March 1965) is a British-American actor and singer best known for his membership in the third wave ska bands the Toasters and Pilfers. He is a long-time resident of New York City. Biography Ranx was born in ...

, Brian Klemm, Julie Stoyer, and members of

Sonic Boom Six Sonic Boom Six (often shortened to SB6) are an English five-piece band from Manchester, United Kingdom. Their eclectic sound combines different elements of several genres and has been described by ''Kerrang!'' as "taking ska, pop, grime, du ...

. Aaron Barrett said that when writing the album, he was "very conscious this time about how danceable the songs were and how they make you move when you listen to them. It had been a long time since I really thought about the danceability of our songs." On June 6, 2012, the band released a teaser video for the album. On June 12, 2012, the band released the song "I Know You Too Well To Like You Anymore" on their YouTube channel days after the song premiered on the

Ska Parade Ska Parade, also known as SP Radio One, is a southern California radio show whose goal is to promote up-and-coming ska artists, as well as other types of new bands. The show was created by Tazy Phyllipz and Albino Brown. The show was a part of t ...

radio show on KUKQ. The album was released July 31, 2012, and was sold in a limited quantity at several venues on the Summer of Ska Tour 2012. The album debuted at No. 80 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Track listing

; Notes : Originally performed by

The Wonder Stuff The Wonder Stuff are a British alternative rock musical ensemble, band. Originally based in Stourbridge in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England, the band's first lineup released four albums and nearly 20 singles and EPs, enjoying ...

: Actually 2:44. Then hidden track "Oh, Rudy" (1:15) starts right after. : Originally performed by When in Rome

Personnel

;Reel Big Fish *Aaron Barrett – guitar, lead vocals *Dan Regan – trombone, vocals *John Christianson – trumpet, vocals *

Ryland Steen Ryland Steen (born August 31, 1980) is an American drummer who was drummer for ska punk band Reel Big Fish from 2005 to 2014 and is the current drummer for soft rock band America since 2014. He has also performed with Maroon 5, Kris Allen, and ...

– drums, percussion, vocals *Derek Gibbs – bass guitar, vocals *Matt Appleton – harmony vocals,

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone (sometimes abbreviated to "bari sax") is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass saxophone, bass. It is the lowe ...

, organ ;Additional musicians *

– vocals on "Hiding in My Headphones" *Julie Stoyer – vocals on "I Know You Too Well to Like You Anymore" and "Oh, Rudy *Laila Khan – vocals on "Hiding in My Headphones" *James SK Wān – vocals on "Hiding in My Headphones" *Barney Boom (Paul Barnes) – vocals on "Hiding in My Headphones" *

Brian Klemm Brian Wayne Klemm (born May 21, 1982) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist for Orange County-based third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. He joined Suburban Legends in 1999, shortly before the release of ''Origin Edition'', althou ...

– vocals on "Your Girlfriend Sucks"

References

External links

''Candy Coated Fury''
at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed) 2012 albums Reel Big Fish albums Rock Ridge Music albums {{2010s-punk-album-stub