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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| Released | 12 November 2001 | |||
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| Length | 46:09 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
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Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Alternative Press | 9/10[9] |
| The Guardian |  [10] |
| Muzik | 3/5[11] |
| NME | 8/10[12] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[13] |
| Q | [14] |
| Spin | 8/10[15] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[16] |
| Uncut | [17] |
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]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Hood – music, post production, recording, mixing
- Doseone – additional vocals (1, 3, 10), additional lyrics (1, 3, 10)
- Why? – additional vocals (1, 3, 10), additional lyrics (1, 3, 10)
- Matthew Robson – additional drums (6)
- Sarah McWatt – flute
- Andrew Staveley – trumpet
- Richard Formby – acoustic guitar, recording
- Choque Hosein – post production, mixing
- C. Adams – photography
- S. Royle – photography
- M. Cooper – sleeve design
References edit
- ^ a b Bowe, Miles; Horner, Al; Lobenfeld, Claire; Ravens, Chal; Twells, John; Welsh, April Clare; Wilson, Scott (20 April 2016). "The 30 best post-rock albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b Ham, Robert (19 December 2016). "The 50 Best Post-Rock Albums". Paste. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Torreano, Bradley. "Cold House – Hood". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ Nelson, Adam. "Hood Recollected". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Cold House by Hood". United Kingdom: iTunes Store. 12 November 2001. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Meyer, Bill (4 April 2002). "Hood". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ Tarry, Lucy (24 April 2002). "Hood – You Show No Emotion At All". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Cold House by Hood". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Hood: Cold House". Alternative Press. No. 161. December 2001. p. 84.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (14 December 2001). "Hood: Cold House (Domino)". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Bell, Duncan (December 2001). "cLOUDDEAD: Peel Sessions (Big Dada) / Plan 9: Meat Your Hypnotis (Mush) / Hood: Cold House (Domino)". Muzik. No. 79. p. 97.
- ^ Gardner, Noel (17 November 2001). "Hood : Cold House". NME. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ a b Rooney, Nathan (9 January 2002). "Hood: Cold House". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Hood: Cold House". Q. No. 185. December 2001. p. 137.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (December 2001). "Hood: Cold House". Spin. Vol. 17, no. 12. p. 163. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Burns, Todd (1 September 2003). "Hood – Cold House – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Hood: Cold House". Uncut. No. 55. December 2001. p. 106.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (10 January 2002). "Hood – Cold House (Aesthetics)". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
External links edit
- Cold House at Discogs (list of releases)
- Cold House at MusicBrainz (list of releases)