• Record Label: Tomlab
  • Release Date: Feb 19, 2008
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Less busy instrumentally than P:ano, the band still deals out polyrhythms generously and peppers its tunes with a vast arsenal of instruments that include expansive lap steel, woodwinds, and string and horn sections.
  2. Heady swirl, indeed: much of Come Into My House unfolds with all the knacker-shrivelling underwhelmingness of a tepid bath.
  3. At its core, throughout the course of Come Into My House, No Kids remain a group of talented musicians with excellent, compelling ideas.
  4. The album could use a little more of Fitzgerald's fiery extremes, and a bit less of meandering disappointments like "You Looked Good to Me" or "Dancing in the Stacks", but at its best it's a clever piece of musical storytelling by a band unintimidated by genre.
  5. Q Magazine
    60
    They often strain too hard to showcase their musicianship. [Apr 2008, p.112]
  6. The fact of the matter is, despite lesser numbers, they have demonstrated progression as artists.
  7. Under The Radar
    70
    Come Into My House is a rewarding listen and a promising debut froma creative young band. [Winter 2008, p.83]
  8. 50
    Music this insistently okay should suffice as sonic Paxil, but there are less complicated ways to treat your depression. [Apr 2008, p.102]
  9. The energy of the instrumental arrangements here are enough to carry the bulk of Come Into My Houseā€˜s twelve cuts to satisfactory ends, even if they are lacking in emotional handlebars to grip on to.

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