Hold My Home
by Cold War Kids
  • Record Label: Downtown
  • Release Date: Oct 21, 2014
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
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  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 could have easily grabbed it a 7.
  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 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.

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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
  1. Uncut
    Feb 3, 2015
    40
    An uninspired outfit played into a corner. [Mar 2015, p.73]
  2. Q Magazine
    Nov 13, 2014
    60
    In a sign that they've struggled to progress since [their debut], almost every song on this fifth alum similarly ends with Willett combusting into a figure of angst. [Dec 2014, p.108]
  3. Under The Radar
    Nov 13, 2014
    60
    The band's stylistic exploration is brave and admirable, but Home suffers most from a lack of consistency.
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