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"We're so glad we were able to see Boston in the summer time". Kings of Convenience, making good on a rescheduled February date, played to a sold out Paradise Rock Club Wednesday Night. And the heaviness, the warmth of the summer time air suited them, particularly the tunes on the duo's latest 2009's "Declaration of Dependence". KOC was met with a venue that was equal parts quiet (the bar, at the band's request had been closed for the performance) and murmurous (the capacity audience hummed with anticipation for the show's start). With a few thin guitar strums the [...]

My love of Kings of Convenience goes back to the beginning of the college, just a couple months after the release of their second album, Riot on an Empty Street . As many of you can understand, freshman year is a very tumultuous period of time, and I spent most of my first NYC winter wallowing in self-pity. Accompanying me in these sessions was Kings of Convenience, soothing me with their minimalist acoustic instruments and making me feel even lonelier with their lyrics. Yes, I was one of those E-word kids. [...]

• Kings Of Convenience - Know How
• Kings of Convenience - Mrs. Cold

Confieso abiertamente que Kings of Convenience es mi banda favorita de todos los tiempos, por lo que dar este tipo de noticias realmente me alegra el día. A la par de proyectos alternos con otras bandas como Kommode o Whitest Boy Alive , el grupo ha seguido trabajando en su muy esperada tercera producción, la cual, de acuerdo a un reporte de Stereogum, podría estar lista el próximo año. El dúo actualmente se encuentra grabando el disco entre su natal Bergen y los estudios Esagono en Reggio, [...]