Kings of Convenience
Kings of Convenience are a music duo formed in Bergen, Norway, playing a st… Read Full Bio ↴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 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.
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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Kings of Convenience Lyrics
- Passenger I didn't know you were there until you said "hello."…
02 The Weight Of My Words There are very many things I would like to say to…
03 The Girl From Back Then And I sat down and said "I don't want to…
04. Kings of Convenience If it takes control of your body and soul Embrace it If…
12- I'd rather dance with you I'd rather dance with you than talk with you So why…
12. The Build Up The build-up Lasted for days Lasted for weeks Lasted too lo…
24-25 She'll be gone soon You can have me for yourself She'll be…
5. Know How Riding on this know-how Never been here before Peculiarly en…
An English House Ja, det gikk bra An English House Could never be warm When a…
Angel Evidence, item number one Was the quietude she didn't choose…
Boat Behind So we meet again after several years several years of separa…
Brave New World Out in the dark (walking in the rain) On a lonely…
Catholic Country It's one o'clock in the morning And we're in an apartment In…
Cayman Island Through the alleyways To cool off in the shadows Then into t…
Comb My Hair I've got nothing to say to you I've got to look…
Days I Had Standing on the top of a mountain Staring at the blue…
Deilig Er Jorden Deilig er jorden Prektig er Guds himmel Skjønn er sjelenes…
Envoy If it comes back to me, I'll let you know or…
Failure Using the Guardian as a shield, To cover my thighs…
Failure. Using the Guardian as a shield, To cover my thighs…
Fever Fever, you got fever 'Cause you had too much fun With someon…
Free Fallin' She's a good girl, loves her mama Loves Jesus and America…
Freedom and Its Owner The beauty memories of all the places Of all the places We'v…
Girl From Back Then And I sat down and said "I don't want to…
Gold for the Price of Silver If it takes control of your body and soul Embrace it If…
Gold For The Price Of Silver.. If it takes control of your body and soul Embrace it If…
Gold in the Air of Summer Without giving anything away I can say it's by the sea It's…
Homesick I'll lose some sales and my boss won't be happy But…
I Standing on the top of a mountain Staring at the blue…
I Don You called me after midnight, It must have been three years…
I Don't Know What I Can Save You called me after midnight Must have been three years sinc…
I Don't Know What I Can Save You You called me after midnight, It must have been three years…
I Don't Know What I Can Save You From You called me after midnight Must have been three years sinc…
I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (Röyksopp remix) You called me after midnight, must have been three years sin…
I Don't Know What I Can Say You called me after midnight Must have been three years sinc…
I Dont Know What I Can Save Yo You called me after midnight, Must have been three years sin…
i dont know what i can save you from You called me after midnight, It must have been three years…
I'd Rather Dance With You I'd rather dance with you than talk with you So why…
Into the Ring of Fire I will go Into the ring of fire I will go Into the…
I\'d Rather Dance With You I'd rather dance with you than talk with you So why…
Killers Killers, won't you come here and kill some time? I've been…
King Of Convenience If it takes control of your body and soul Embrace it If…
Know How Riding on this know-how Never been here before Peculiarly en…
Leaning Your eyes are cold, I know you'll tell me all.…
Leaning Against the Wall Your eyes are cold, I know you'll tell me all.…
Leaning Against The Wall (Ev.. Your eyes are cold, I know you'll tell me all.…
Little Kids Little kids playing in the park downtown. Someone's dad is…
Little Kids (Ladytron Fruits of the Forest mix) Little kids playing in the park downtown Someone's dad is wa…
Live Long Summer child that sits by the water Weaving sunlight threads…
Love Is a Lonely Thing If you want someone to enter in your life Show a…
Love Is No Big Truth All I do is sleep all day and think of…
Manhattan Skyline We sit and watch umbrellas fly I'm trying to keep my…
Me in You Crossroads and given the option To pass and look back at…
Misread If you want to be my friend You want us to…
Mrs Cold Hey baby, Miss Cold Acting so tough Didn't know you had it…
My Ship Isn The telegraph gave us hope Before was the silence and the…
Once Around the Block You quiver like a candle on fire, I'm putting you out, May…
Parallel What's the immaterial substance That envelopes two, That o…
Parr-A-Pluie Je te tiens, Chaudement dans mes bras. Écoute la pluie qui f…
Passenger I didn't know you were there Until you said "hello" You had…
Peacetime Resistance Feeling the comfort of eyes is your sole intention We all…
Power of Not Knowing I see you changing girl From Day to Day Impressed by and…
Renegade I'm letting go To see if you'll hold on to me I'm…
Riot on an Empty Street "Why, why so quiet? Oh my, mysterious country singer?" she a…
Rocky Trail One more time Let's say you give me one more time One…
Rule My World You set yourself above Better off forgiving god You claim th…
Rumours I heard them whisper and say Bad things about you, accusatio…
Scars on Land We take what's dead And breathe life in And move like knives…
Second to Numb He won't touch you anymore Staying at his side Half indiffer…
Singing Things seem so much better when They're not part of…
Song About It Talk about it, dream about it Joke about it, worry about…
Sorry or Please Five weeks in a prison I made no friends There's…
Stay Of Of Trouble 1-2 1-2 I walked around for hours Two ten-pence pieces in…
Stay Out of Trouble 1-2 1-2 I walked around for hours Two ten-pence pieces in…
Summer On The West Hill From my seat I see the fields move by, Coulours…
Summer on the Westhill From my seat I see the fields move by, Coulours…
Suprise When past sometimes takes you with soft hands Forcelessly p…
Surprise Ice When past sometimes takes you with soft hands Forcelessly pu…
The Build Up The build-up Lasted for days Lasted for weeks Lasted too lo…
The Eternal Procession moves on, the shouting is over Praise to the glo…
The Girl From Back Then And I sat down and said "I don't want to…
The Girl From Back Then (Remix) And I sat down and said "I don't want to suffer" But…
The Girl From the Back And I sat down and said "I don't want to…
The Passenger I didn't know you were there Until you said "hello" You had…
the weight There are very many things I would like to say to…
Toxic Girl In the sky the birds are pulling rain, In your…
Toxic Girl (David Whitaker S.. In the sky the birds are pulling rain In your life…
Until You Understand It's hard to stay, it's hard to look into your…
Washing Machine (Can't go there) I lost count how many times I've tumbled…
Weight of My Words There are very many things I would like to say to…
weight of my words (four tet i There are very many things I would like to say to…
Winning A Battle Even though I'll never need her, Even though she's only…
Winning a Battle Losing the War Even though I'll never need her, Even though she's only…
Winning a Battle, Losing the War Even though I'll never need her Even though she's only givin…