Declaration Of Dependence
- Kings Of Convenience
- Band Name: Kings Of Convenience
- Record Label: Virgin
- Release Date: Oct 20, 2009
- Summary: The third album for the Norwegian rock duo is its first since 2004's "Riot On An Empty Street."
- Record Label: Virgin
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 9 out of 18
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Mixed: 9 out of 18
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Negative: 0 out of 18
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82It's just a series of strangely gorgeous, breezy tunes from two awkward Norwegians who continue to remind us that love can be confusing, joy dark and pain very beautiful. [Fall 2009, p.98]
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Percussion is nowhere to be found on the group's latest release, Declaration of Dependence, and the pair's Simon & Garfunkel-esque harmonies are less dynamic than they once were. But there are still plenty of bright spots.
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The album serves as a classic case of frontloading and one gets a sense that the first six songs would have made a better standalone EP, buying the band yet more time to craft something a little more interesting.
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