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KINGS OF CONVENIENCE

"You would be right to start thinking along Simon & Garfunkel lines" wrote The Guardian in high praise indeed.

Hailing from the city of Bergen, Norway; this understated duo is able to weave unbelievable songs from relative simple means. Essentially only two guitars, two vocals and the occasional drum loop are the only tools they use to create some of the most beautiful pop music created in recent history.
Their thought provoking songs came to the fore by way of their mini-album called "Live In A Room", a five track acoustic record released by Source during October 2000.
They were soon compared to Coldplay, Badly Drawn Boy and Belle & Sebastian and picked up acclaim from Mark & Lard and Teenage Fanclub.
They confess their influences as being Suzanne Vega, Tracy Chapman, Red House Painters, The Cure and Pink Floyd.
Their new album "Quiet Is The New Loud" is produced by Ken Nelson (Coldplay, Badly Drawn Boy) and has string arrangements by David Whittaker (Air, Serge Gainsbourg and early R.Stones).
"in the same enclosure as post-modern balladeers Kathryn Williams and Badly Drawn Boy" Q magazine


 



LINK:
KoC at Kindercore Records USA
Appeared January 2001