- Kings Of Convenience【 70 songs in total 】
- Kings of Convenience is an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway. Consisting of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, the musical group is known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricate and subtle guitar melodies. Øye and Bøe both compose and sing the songs.
Øye and Bøe were both born in 1975 (Øye on November 21 and Bøe on October 25) and have known each other since they met in the same class at school. Their first musical collaboration was a comedic rap about a teacher. At sixteen, they played together in the band Skog ('forest') with two other friends, releasing one EP, Tom Tids Tale, before breaking up and later forming the Kings duo.
The duo was signed to the American label Kindercore after appearing in European festivals during the summer of 1999. After a spell living in London in 2001, they released their debut album Quiet Is the New Loud. The album was produced by Coldplay producer Ken Nelson. The album was very successful and even lent its name to a small movement of musicians in the pop underground (including acoustic contemporaries such as Turin Brakes) which took Elliott Smith, Belle & Sebastian and Simon & Garfunkel as their inspiration and focused on more subtle melodies and messages.
Versus, an album of remixes of tracks from Quiet Is the New Loud, came out shortly after. After this breakthrough year, not much was heard from the band. Øye spent the next few years living in Berlin and doing solo material, releasing music under the DJ Kicks series as well as a solo album titled Unrest. He also had a side project named The Whitest Boy Alive.
It was not until 2004 that the Kings' follow-up Riot on an Empty Street was released. The video made for 'I'd Rather Dance With You,' the second single from the album, topped MTV's European list as the best music video of 2004. The album also featured contributions by Feist.
In January 2008 the band played concerts in the Northern Norwegian cities of Tromsø, Svolvær and Bodø, and Swedish city Umeå along with a concert in August in Stockholm. The band then toured North America, Latin America and Europe, including stops in Boston, New York, Toronto, Detroit; Latin American stops in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Brazil and Chile, where they performed in Santiago with local musician Javiera Mena, who later opened for them in Spain and Portugal. European stops include Italy, Switzerland and Spain. On some of their American tour stops they appeared with the band Franklin for Short who joined them on stage for a few rousing numbers.
Their third album, called Declaration of Dependence, was released on October 20, 2009.
In June 2012, the band performed at the Primavera Sound festivals in both Barcelona and Porto.
In July 2016, the band announced they had enough raw material for a fourth album which they will begin recording in the fall.
In 2017, Eirik released an album entitled 'Analog Dance Music' with his new band Kommode.
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24-25 (Live Acoustic Session)
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24-25
2009-10
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An English House
Boe Erik, Oye Erland
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4
Boat Behind (Live Acoustic Session)
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5
Boat Behind
2009-10
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6
Brave New World
Boe Erik, Oye Erland
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7
Cayman Island
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Cayman Islands
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenience
2004
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9
Days I Had With You
Boe Erik, Oye Erland
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10
English House
Boe Erik, Oye Erland
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11
Envoy
Boe Erik, Oye Erland
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12
Failure (Radio Edit)
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13
Failure
Erlend Oye
Erlend Oye
2001-02
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14
Free Fallin' (Live)
Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty
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15
Free Fallin'
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16
Freedom & Its Owner
Eirik Glambek Boe, Erlend Otre Oeye
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17
Freedom And Its Owner
2009-10
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18
Gold For The Price Of Silver
2001
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19
Gold In The Air Of Summer
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenicece
2004
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20
Homesick
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenience
2004
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21
I Dont Know What I Can Save You From (Royskopp remix)
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22
I Dont Know What I Can Save You From
2001-02
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23
I'd Rather Dance With You (Orion's Belte Mix)
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24
I'd Rather Dance With You (Radio Mix)
Eirik Glambek Boe, Erlend Otre Oeye
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25
I'd Rather Dance With You (The After Dark Parliamix)
Eirik Glambek Boe, Erlend Otre Oeye
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26
I'd Rather Dance With You
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenicece
2004
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27
Into The Ring Of Fire
Boe Erik, Oye Erland
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28
Know How
Erik Boe, Leslie Feist, Erlend Otre Oeye
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29
Know-How (feat. Feist)
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30
Know-How (radio mix)
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31
Know-How*
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenicece
2004
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32
Leaning Against The Wall (Evil Tordivel Upbeat Remake)
Eirik Glambek Boee, Erlend Otre Oeye
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33
Leaning Against The Wall
2001-02
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34
Little Kids (Ladytron remix)
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35
Little Kids
2001-02
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36
Live Long
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenicece
2004
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37
Love Is No Big Truth (Live Acoustic Session)
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38
Love Is No Big Truth
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenicece
2004
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39
Manhattan Skyline
Mags Waaktaar, Pal Waaktaar
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40
Me In You
2009-10
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41
Misread (Acoustic Session)
Erik Boe, Erland Oye
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42
Misread
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenience
2004
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43
Mrs Cold
2009-10
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44
My Ship Isn't Pretty
2009-10
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45
Parallel Lines
Eirik Glambek Boee, Erlend Otre Oeye
2001-02
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46
Parr-Ã-Pluie
Boe Erik, Oye Erland
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47
Peacetime Resistance
2009-10
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48
Power Of Not Knowing
2009-10
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49
Renegade
2009-10
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50
Riot On An Empty Street
2009-10
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51
Rule My World
2009-10
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52
Scars On Land
2009-10
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53
Second To Numb
2009-10
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54
Singing Softly To Me
2001-02
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55
Sorry Or Please
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenicece
2004
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56
Stay Out Of Trouble
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenicece
2004
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57
Summer On The Westhill
2001-02
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58
Suprise Ice
Eirik Glambek Boe, Erlend Otre Oeye
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59
Surprise Ice
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenicece
2004
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60
The Build-Up
The Kings Of Convenience
The Kings Of Convenicece
2004
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61
The Eternal
Ian Kevin Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Paul Davi Morris, Bernard Sumner
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62
The Girl From Back Then
2001-02
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63
The Passenger
2001-02
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64
The Weight Of My Words
2001-02
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65
Toxic Girl
2001-02
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66
Until You Understand
Boe Erik, Oye Erland
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67
Weight of My Words
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68
Winning A Battle Losing The War
2001-02
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69
Winning a Battle, Losing the War (Live Acoustic Session)
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70
'Winning A Battle, Losing The War'
Eirik Glambek Boee, Erlend Otre Oeye