Biography (Kings of Convenience)

Kings of Convenience are a music duo formed in Bergen, Norway, playing a style that features acoustic instrumental playing and their two voices. The band consists of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe. They met as children at a geography competition. They are known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricately subtle guitar melodies.

After first earning notice thanks to a series of acclaimed European festival appearances during the summer of 1999, the twosome signed to American label Kindercore to issue their lovely eponymous debut the following spring. Quiet Is the New Loud was issued in early 2001 on Astralwerks. The album used many of the same tracks from the Kindercore release but re-ordered them and replaced a few with newer songs. The remix album Versus followed later in the year and featured remixes by artists as diverse as Ladytron, avid...

Album Records (Kings of Convenience)

I'd Rather Dance With You Misread Homesick Boat Behind 24-25 Me In You Rule My World Love Is No Big Truth Mrs. Cold My Ship Isn't Pretty Renegade Cayman Islands Stay Out of Trouble Power Of Not Knowing Peacetime Resistance Sorry or Please Live Long Riot On An Empty Street Toxic Girl Gold in the Air of Summer

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