Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	55/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Clash	7/10
Consequence of Sound	D+
Drowned in Sound	7/10
Exclaim!	8/10
Paste	7.9/10
PopMatters
Under the Radar

Hold My Home is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Cold War Kids. It was released on October 21, 2014 under Downtown Records.

Following the mild reception of their fourth album Dear Miss Lonelyhearts and the departure of original drummer Matt Aveiro, the band enlisted former Modest Mouse percussionist Joe Plummer and started work on their next project. Hold My Home has spawned two singles: "All This Could Be Yours" and "First". The album was released to mixed reviews from music critics who argued over its production and songwriting. To promote the record, the band toured across North America.

After finishing their tour for their fourth album Dear Miss Lonelyhearts and digital-only EP Tuxedos, the band announced that a fifth record was in the works. On November 10, 2013, the Orange County Register reported that drummer Matt Aveiro had left the band, and that Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer would be holding his place indefinitely. It is unclear whether or not Aveiro's leave is permanent or temporary.

On October 21, the band announced a tour to support the project, beginning with Denver's Ogden Theatre on January 21st, 2015 and finishing at Portland's Crystal Ballroom on October 15, 2016. On November 20, they performed "All This Could Be Yours" on the talk show Conan.

Hold My Home received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who argued over its production and songwriting. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 55, based on 7 reviews.

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