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Released | 12 November 2001 | |||
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Length | 46:09 | |||
Label | Domino | |||
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Cold House is the fifth studio album by English post-rock band Hood. It was released on Domino Recording Company on 12 November 2001.[5] Three tracks feature vocal contributions from Doseone and Why?, two-thirds of the hip hop group Clouddead.[6] "You Show No Emotion at All" was released as a single from the album.[7]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 87/100[8] |
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Alternative Press | 9/10[9] |
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Muzik | 3/5[11] |
NME | 8/10[12] |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10[13] |
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Spin | 8/10[15] |
Stylus Magazine | B+[16] |
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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Cold House received an average score of 87, based on 14 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[8]
Bradley Torreano of AllMusic described the album as "the next step toward the icy-cold future of alternative rock that Kid A forecasted".[3] Philip Sherburne of Cleveland Scene called it "not only one of the most melancholy records of late, but also a triumph of musical gene splicing, drawing together folk-flavored indie rock and the skittering beats of experimental electronica".[18] Nathan Rooney of Pitchfork commented that "with Cold House, Hood seem to have finally stumbled into a sound all their own".[13]
In 2016, Fact ranked Cold House at number 14 on its list of the best post-rock albums of all time,[1] while Paste ranked it as the 44th best post-rock album.[2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "They Removed All Trace That Anything Had Ever Happened Here" | 5:20 |
2. | "You Show No Emotion at All" | 5:13 |
3. | "Branches Bare" | 5:55 |
4. | "Enemy of Time" | 3:22 |
5. | "The Winter Hit Hard" | 5:42 |
6. | "I Can't Find My Brittle Youth" | 3:11 |
7. | "This Is What We Do to Sell Out(s)" | 3:05 |
8. | "The River Curls Around the Town" | 3:23 |
9. | "Lines Low to Frozen Ground" | 5:15 |
10. | "You're Worth the Whole World" | 5:43 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.