Kings of Convenience’s new album initiates the advance of cool fall days where one will begin to sit and watch the leaves turn. If you have not yet heard Bergen, Norway’s Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe you will soon be whisked away on a peaceful journey. This album serves to remind us that to Sweden’s north lies yet another chilled out yet oft-neglected locale.
This year marks a prolific one for Erlend Øye in that his other band The Whitest Boy Alive released one of early 2009’s catchiest albums named “Rules.” This album provided groovy hooks and a nice electrified but organic quality, which I envision launched Norway into spring fever.
Enter the fall, and with it cooler weather, apple picking drives with your significant other, and memories of warmer days. I envision that in Norway people frequently yearn for warmer days, and Declaration of Dependence certainly brings warmth to the table.
For the longtime fan, this album definitely quenches a 5 year thirst, and pulls the group back from obscurity’s grip. The sound of the group is left intact, and with little influence from other projects. Kings of Convenience provides us with a rhythmic, acoustic, smooth album for fall, which is just what our world needs in these hectic times. Check out one of my favorites, “Mrs. Cold,” and pick up your copy of Declaration of Dependence when it hits stores on October 20.
