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8.0
20202
8.0 |
Q
The songs almost all bite and snap. Print edition only
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8.0
20968
8.0 |
Clash
Mission epically accomplished
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8.0
21810
8.0 |
FasterLouder
As far as indie rock bands go, Cold War Kids are one of the best around at the moment and Mine Is Yours means that so far they are three for three excellent records
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7.0
21320
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
These four (older) kids are still all right
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7.0
20836
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A record which is a lot easier going on the ears than previous excursions
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6.0
20181
6.0 |
Mojo
Neatly positioning them as the soulful answer to Kings Of Leon. Print edition only
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6.0
20299
6.0 |
Uncut
The sound of a band itching to make their breakthrough. Print edition only
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6.0
20602
6.0 |
BBC
An unremarkable middle ground somewhere between their bluesy, abrasive tendencies and the kind of staidly proficient indie-rock that surely wasn’t part of the plan to begin with
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6.0
21035
6.0 |
Blurt
A fair release that deserves several listens
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6.0
21089
6.0 |
AU Review
The songwriting is still of the expected standard but with the strengths of their erstwhile forceful front-man not utilised, the record fails to make an impression for prolonged periods
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5.0
20934
5.0 |
Rolling Stone
It's as if CWK, once a sharp band with retro leanings, have been gorging on Springsteen and Kings of Leon
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5.0
20609
5.0 |
BBC
Occupies an unremarkable middle ground somewhere between their bluesy, abrasive tendencies and the kind of staidly proficient indie-rock that surely wasn’t part of the plan to begin with
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5.0
20157
5.0 |
Spin
A couple of songs succeed on their own terms, like "Finally Begin" -- destined for a rom-com trailer -- but most float unmemorably down the highway of not-quite-modern rock
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4.0
20768
4.0 |
Slant Magazine
Decidedly blander and much less visceral than previous efforts, the album is another step in the band's inexplicable march toward playing it straight and safe
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4.0
20806
4.0 |
The Fly
The majority of this record just sounds like a slightly rockier version of The Script
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4.0
20984
4.0 |
State
Falls short of its epic ambitions
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4.0
21039
4.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
If success is defined as trading originality for accessibility, Mine is Yours is a great success
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4.0
21723
4.0 |
Under The Radar
These particular clothes don’t suit Cold War Kids as well as their scruffier past
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4.0
21297
4.0 |
PopMatters
Finds the band scrubbing away all traces of idiosyncrasy
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3.9
20974
3.9 |
Pitchfork
Ultimately exhausts itself trying to convince you it's not as empty as it actually is
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3.3
21288
3.3 |
A.V. Club
The bland sound of a band trading identity for ambition
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3.0
20901
3.0 |
NME
You can keep it
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