Hold My Home is a more pure and more bombastic album than anything they have ever made, utilizing their environment, experience, energy and cohesion while still driving home the familiar Cold War Kids sound that has been honed and perfected over this past decade.
The one-two elevated punch that launches Hold My Home is undoubtedly the band's strongest leadoff since Robbers & Cowards. 'All This Could Be Yours,' the first single, packs influences from Patti Smith and Them with its chugging piano chords and sing-along refrain, while the second song, 'First,' is perhaps their biggest sound yet.