Hold My Home
by Cold War Kids
  • Record Label: Downtown
  • Release Date: Oct 21, 2014
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
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  1. AllMusic
    Nov 5, 2014
    80
    With Hold My Home, they emerge as a more straightforward band, and also a more confident and engaging one.
  2. Paste Magazine
    Nov 5, 2014
    79
    Hold My Home is arguably the strongest record--with the most consistent highlights--that the band has yet to deliver, and it bodes well for their future.

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. yrcrazy
    Nov 9, 2015
    5
    Has potential which shines through at times but just ends up being so average. A bit more experimentation in some of the filler tracks couldHas potential which shines through at times but just ends up being so average. A bit more experimentation in some of the filler tracks could have easily grabbed it a 7.… Full Review »
  2. thehatcheteer
    Dec 22, 2014
    9
    I've been listening to CWK for about seven years now, and this is the most excited I've been about their music since I first heard it. It's aI've been listening to CWK for about seven years now, and this is the most excited I've been about their music since I first heard it. It's a great album with a few songs that use the lead singer's voice so appropriately. I'm sure someone who knows more about music could critique it, but damn it's fun.… Full Review »
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