The return of Cold War Kids with a new album is always something to look forward to, not only because in Nathan Willett do they have one a front man with a unique voice but because the band are just such great musicians that you know much like any TV on the Radio or Interpol record, it is going to be quality.
‘Hold My Home’ is the band’s fifth studio record and it’s no grower, straight out of the box it’s on fire with the single ‘All This Could Be Yours’. Next up ‘First’ is classic Cold War Kids, those catchy hooks that just lodge the song into your brain.
The album was recorded over three months in Nashville and Los Angeles, and the band enlisted the help of Jacquire King whose previous credits include Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, and Modest Mouse in the producer's chair and this seems a match made in heaven.
Live shows and festival dates are hopefully on the horizon because these songs are built for the stage. In the meantime you will just have to bounce around the house or apartment. Question is will you have any energy left after the end of ‘Hotel Anywhere’ at the mid point of the record?
This is a brilliantly addictive and well paced record, penultimate song ‘Harold Bloom’ for example is a beautiful ballad and the album closer ‘Hear My Baby Call’ is soulful. Songs that demonstrate Nathan’s voice in it’s prime which, is precisely where this band is at, as a whole today.
Pete
9/11
All This Could Be Yours
First
Hot Coals
Drive Desperate
Hotel Anywhere
Go Quietly
Nights & Weekends
Hold My Home
Flower Drum Song
Harold Bloom
Hear My Baby Call