L.A. Divine

L.A. Divine is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Cold War Kids.

[1] The album name, a lyric from a song that did not make the record, reflects the recent rise of interest in Los Angeles "as a place where culture, restaurants and things are happening".

AllMusic's Heather Phares found the album as a whole "a little less consistent than Hold My Home," with its needless interludes and the band's overwhelming intensity but gave praise for recapturing that record's "solidly anthemic sound" while adding a bit of pop music to it that's "reminiscent of Fun," concluding that: "Nevertheless, L.A. Divine shows that Cold War Kids continue to expand their range – and if they're becoming more accessible with each album, it's on their own terms.

"[5] Paste writer Scott Heisel found the album "frustrating in its monotonous insistence on making everything sound the same, simultaneously trying to land every single song on SiriusXM's Alt Nation channel but not focusing enough on developing the personality of any one track.

"[7] Grant Rindner of DIY commented on the band's attempt to duplicate the sound they had with "First" saying "there's logic to what's going on here but it still feels unnatural."