Home, Like Noplace Is There
by The Hotelier
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91

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Sputnikmusic
    Apr 16, 2014
    92
    It is all about being strong. It reaches out and tries to help make sense of it all. It's a comforting empathy. The stories are intensely personal but are so easily transferable beyond their original inspiration.
  2. Boston Globe
    Apr 16, 2014
    90
    The highs wouldn’t feel so high without the lows here, which is a regular trope of the genre; but as with all tropes, execution trumps invention, and the Hotelier executes exceptionally.
  3. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Apr 16, 2014
    90
    This album is arguably their strongest music to date and they manage to shoot the most cathartic of bullets at you.
  5. Rock Sound
    Apr 16, 2014
    90
    From start to finish there’s almost nothing to fault here.
  6. Alternative Press
    Apr 16, 2014
    90
    Their stripped-back and organic-sounding punkish indie rock recalls early Jimmy Eat World, Texas Is The Reason, the Appleseed Cast, Penfold and the Weakerthans, and this album sees them stand toe to toe with any one of those bands, which is admirable to say the least.
  7. Pitchfork
    Apr 16, 2014
    82
    Home, Like NoPlace Is There is emotionally relentless, but a relentlessly catchy record as well.
  8. cokemachineglow
    Sep 3, 2014
    80
    It’s melodramatic, yes, but the layers to the narrator of Home, Like Noplace Is There are vast. This guy cycles through a series of emotions, each feeling valid, each feeling like an appropriate result of confusion in the wake of a huge loss.
  9. NOW Magazine
    Apr 16, 2014
    80
    Throughout the nine tracks, the band maintains a grown-up punk sound rooted in air-tight musicianship.

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 61 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 61
  3. Negative: 2 out of 61
  1. highkingnm
    Jan 12, 2015
    10
    Beyond brilliant in my opinion. A modern gem of emo and a must hear. Despite the odd good but not great track, the majority of the songsBeyond brilliant in my opinion. A modern gem of emo and a must hear. Despite the odd good but not great track, the majority of the songs encompassed on this album are brilliant, beautiful instrumentation with soul-searching vocals and phenomenal delivery. Absolutely essential listening, just for Life in Drag and Dendron if nothing else.… Full Review »
  2. musicislifep
    May 21, 2014
    9
    In this album the Hotelier from Massachusetts, built a politicized not only drive but a very successful production of delicate tones.

    To    In this album the Hotelier from Massachusetts, built a politicized not only drive but a very successful production of delicate tones.

    To make things more simply, the "Home, Like Noplace Is There" is an excellent indie rock, the boundaries of punk, and the album "Your Deep Rest" ... great song!    … Full Review »
  3. phrodos
    Aug 15, 2015
    10
    I find this one of the most brilliant albums of the last 10 years. It's one of two albums I've listened to the most in the last couple ofI find this one of the most brilliant albums of the last 10 years. It's one of two albums I've listened to the most in the last couple of years (the other being Caravels' "Lacuna"), and I can say with a hand on my heart that I'm still not fed up. It still rings bells in my heart.

    The emotional depth combined with the energetic delivery and hookiness is frankly unmatched. I see them compared to, and do it myself, the old school of emo bands, but I think The Hotelier have surpassed those bands in terms of songwriting and performance with this album. I remember listening to the album and hearing the closing track "Dendron" for the first time during a late night walk in my neighborhood. I thought "this is kind of commercial song, but still not, and I really like it". Now, after tens and tens of listens to it later, the depth and hooks of it still gives me goosebumps. And I still can see that dark road before meg, glowing with hope and love for life. That is what this album gives me.    … Full Review »
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