When their debut album Quiet Is The New Loud was released in 2001, little did anyone know that these two Norwegian balladeers, armed only with soft voices and acoustic guitars, would become critical darlings (and find their music used in a national TV campaign for AT&T). Since then, Kings Of Convenience have cemented their place in alternative music circles everywhere, with a best-selling album and a subsequent remix package called "Versus." (Band member Erlend Oye recently took this dance side-step    [ read more ]

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Recently signed by Source (home of Air and Phoenix), this new album follows their debut on Kindecore. Produced by Ken Nelson (COLDPLAY, BADLY DRAWN BOY), "Quiet is the New Loud" is a stylistic manifesto that places their Simon & Garfunkel thing at the forefront of the "new acoustic movement" along with Badly Drawn Boy and Belle & Sebastian.

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Declaration of Dependence is a wonderful record for a lot of reasons. For one, Eirik Boe is equally comfortable talking about the record's "serious ideas" and laughing about its "hi-brow Bossa Nova" moments, while his partner Erlend Oye is clearly thrilled by making "the most rhythmical pop record ever that features no percussion or drums." A captivating listen from start to finish, Declaration of Dependence is the Norwegian duo's most mature record yet, a summer breeze of a record tinged with   [ read more ]

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It is quite rare for a remix album to better the source material. Versus by Kings of Convenience is one of those select few. Their album Quiet Is the New Loud is a very pleasant disc, but the songs all begin to sound the same halfway through. That's not a problem here, as the various remixers take varying approaches to the Kings' hushed and nocturnal sound. They also keep enough of the band's essence so it sounds like a real record by Kings of Convenience and not some cobbled-together mess. (   [ read more ]

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