Kings of Convenience

Kings of Convenience

Group from Norway

Genres: folk pop, indie folk, indie pop, folk music, acoustic, indie, norwegian, Mellow

Kings of Convenience

About Kings of Convenience

Kings of Convenience is 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 Whitaker and Four Tet. After a three year layoff during which Øye recorded a solo album, 2003's Unrest, and gained some reknown as an electronica DJ while Bøe worked on finishing up his psychology degree, the pair teamed up again for the recording and release of 2004's Riot on an Empty Street. After a 5 year layoff, the band released Declaration Of Dependence on October 20, 2009 on Astralwerks in the US and Virgin Records in the UK. Erlend Øye has released some solo material and is also a member of The Whitest Boy Alive. Eirik Glambek Bøe is also a member of a second band, Kommode. The Whitest Boy Alive and Kommode toured together this year for a short period.

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On RadioStar

62
stations playing
14
countries
42
tracks tracked
most active station (Portugal)

Radio Stations sorted by tracks on rotation

RFM Lounge
3 tracks on rotation
MP3 : 128
150 Likes

ahoy
2 tracks on rotation
MP3 : 128
31 Likes

Radio Russo
1 track on rotation
MP3 : 96
13 Likes

HRT HR 2
1 track on rotation
MP3 : 64
6 Likes

Kings of Convenience — Top 30 songs of 42

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE Mrs. Cold
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE MISREAD (2004)
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE MISREAD
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE Misread
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE Freedom And Its Owner
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE BOAT BEHIND
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN SAVE YOU FROM
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE LOVE IS NO BIG TRUTH
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE ROCKY TRAIL
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE I'D RATHER DANCE WITH YOU
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE FEVER
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE MRS COLD
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE MRS. COLD
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE Sorry Or Please
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE MISREAD
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE I Don'T Know What I Can Save You From
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE CAYMAN ISLANDS
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE HOMESICK
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE MANHATTAN SKYLINE
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE RENEGADE
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE WINNING A BATTLE,LOSING THE WAR
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE Comb My Hair
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE GOLD FOR THE PRICE OF SILVER (EROT REMIX)
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN SAVE FROM YOU (Röyksopp Remix)
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE Freedom And Its Owner (2009)
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE Rule My World (2009)
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE Toxic Girl
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE I'D RATHER DANCE WHIT YOU
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE MRS. COLD (2009)
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE GOLD FOR THE PRICE OF SILVER
MISREAD (2004)
Freedom And Its Owner
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN SAVE YOU FROM
LOVE IS NO BIG TRUTH
I'D RATHER DANCE WITH YOU
Sorry Or Please
I Don'T Know What I Can Save You From
CAYMAN ISLANDS
MANHATTAN SKYLINE
WINNING A BATTLE,LOSING THE WAR
GOLD FOR THE PRICE OF SILVER (EROT REMIX)
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN SAVE FROM YOU (Röyksopp Remix)
Freedom And Its Owner (2009)
Rule My World (2009)
I'D RATHER DANCE WHIT YOU
MRS. COLD (2009)
GOLD FOR THE PRICE OF SILVER