''Cold House'' is the fifth studio album by English

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band

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. It was released on

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on 12 November 2001. Three tracks feature vocal contributions from

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and Why?, two-thirds of the hip hop group

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. "You Show No Emotion at All" was released as a single from the album.

Critical reception

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, 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". Bradley Torreano of

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described the album as "the next step toward the icy-cold future of

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that ''

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'' forecasted".

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of ''

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'' 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

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". Nathan Rooney of ''

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'' commented that "with ''Cold House'', Hood seem to have finally stumbled into a sound all their own". In 2016, '' Fact'' ranked ''Cold House'' at number 14 on its list of the best

albums of all time, while ''

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'' ranked it as the 44th best post-rock album.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– music, post production, recording, mixing *

– 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 *

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– acoustic guitar, recording * Choque Hosein – post production, mixing * C. Adams – photography * S. Royle – photography * M. Cooper – sleeve design

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2001 albums Hood (band) albums Domino Recording Company albums