If you’ve ever spent any amount of time with me, you’ve probably encountered me listening to Pandora, singing too loudly with headphones on, or jamming out driving down the road. I constantly have music on. Unfortunately, for the longest time, I couldn’t find music to listen to while studying. I would just end of listening to the lyrics and singing along. So I began listening to instrumentals. Thankfully, my friend introduced me to this week’s band, the Kings of Convenience.
Kings of Convenience is an indie folk pop duo from Norway. Members Erlend Øye and Eirik Glanbek Bøe were childhood friends whose music career began by making a comedic rap about a teacher. KOC is known for its “delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricate and subtle guitar melodies. Both Øye and Bøe write and provide vocals for their songs. KOC was first signed in 1999 and has debuted its first album in 2001. “Quiet is the New Loud” was produced by Coldplay and was inspired by Simon & Garfunkel, Elliot Smith, and Belle & Sebastian. KOC has released two other albums, “Riot on an Empty Street” in 2004 and “Declaration of Dependence” in 2009. Due to the large period of inactivity, there was speculation that the duo had split up. However, between March of 2007 and January of 2008, they played a few concerts, putting an end to the rumors.
Despite being a lesser-known group, KOC has had some big success. The duo toured quite extensively in 2008, including stops in Boston, New York, Toronto, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. Off the album ROAES, “I’d Rather Dance With You” was MTV’s Best European Music Video in 2004.
My favorite thing about KOC is how simple, mellow and ear pleasing the music is. Whether I am driving, walking across campus, sitting in my dorm, studying or working out, KOC instantly makes me happy. I feel that a big problem with “chill” music is that a lot of the time it is slow because it’s sad. With KOC, the majority of their songs are uplifting in a soothing way.
In my opinion, the best tracks are “Homesick,” “Misread,” “Cayman Islands,” (all from ROAES) “Boat Behind,” and “Mrs. Cold,” (both from DOD). Each offer different rhythms, feelings and techniques.
My criticism of KOC would be lyrically, they are not always as fluid and meaningful as I would like. Often, lyrics have an unbalanced feeling to them, seeming to throw off the flow of the instruments. Frequently though, I get so caught up in the overall sound of the song, I don’t even listen to the lyrics as words, but as sounds.
So why should you look up this band? You can listen to it anytime. It is mellow and excellent for drowning out the world. The sound is new, refreshing and a nice change up pace from today’s music. Kings of Convenience is an extremely talented and unique group I am so fortunate to have found.
“Boats Behind”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4Qs9Ch0uo&feature=related
“Cayman Islands”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-ppARtcQfo
“Homesick”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oll6UfK6iUg&feature=related
“Misread”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOxE7IRizjI&feature=relmfu
“Mrs. Cold”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBtjik6uYrY
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