Kings of Convenience - Quiet Is the New Loud
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Artist: Kings of ConvenienceEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2001-03-06
Music Label: Astralwerks
Soundtracks:
- Winning A Battle, Losing The War
- Toxic Girl
- Singing Softly To Me
- I Don't Know What I Can Save You From
- Failure
- The Weight Of My Words
- The Girl From Back Then
- Leaning Against The Wall
- Little Kids
- Summer On The Westhill
- The Passenger
- Parallel Lines
Free Music Notes for Quiet Is the New Loud
Free Music Review: A favorite...
Hit: 5 Stars
"Quiet is the New Loud" was my first exposure to the Kings of Convenience. A few summers ago I was subletting a room in Iowa City, and found the disc carelessly left out and exposed on top of the stereo. As a music director in college I am familiar with various record labels and the general quality of music they tend to release. So it's no surprise that I immediately noticed the Astralwerks logo on the bare CD. For those of you unfamiliar with the label, they've published the music of great bands such as: Phoenix, Sondre Lerche, Air, and many others. I was later excited to learn that somehow I had overlooked the fact that Erlend Øye-- front man for Kings of Convenience-- was also the mastermind behind the DJ Kicks album and his solo dance-tronica debut "Unrest", which was host to some great guest collaborations including Prefuse 73.
Naturally I was curious and so I popped the CD in, expecting to hear some kind of electronica or IDM. This was during the day and I was trying to get myself motivated to be productive. I must say I was disappointed upon first listen. Here was these two Norwegian guys, singing soft melodies about the future, experiences, people, etc, and I couldn't wrap my head around it, and it certainly wasn't getting me up moving around. I decided to give it a second listen later that evening while relaxing with a book.
And then I fell in love.
This is a beautifully complex album. By the second listen, I was hooked. Each time I hear it, I pick up new subtleties, and the album itself is produced in such a way that the tracks really transition seamlessly into one experience. The songs can stand alone, but the album is really best enjoyed in one listen.
This album is especially refreshing amidst today's pop music, chock full of fashion-whoring, emo kids, pop-punkers who've lost touch with their roots (The Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols), boy bands... and all of the other over-produced garbage that floods our senses out there. To find something so simple that it can be enjoyed effortlessly, but still so intricate that it's good through and through and time after time is exceptional. It's a rare album these days that you will find yourself wanting to play straight through from first track to last. I can only think of a few that come to mind ("OK Computer" being one of them).
This is a thinker's album. Great for Sunday mornings in bed, relaxing with books or crossword puzzles, or just general lazing around. Whenever I play this album for a friend, it's an immediate hit.
Recommended if you like: Simon and Garfunkel, Phoenix, Nick Drake, Belle and Sebastian, Yo La Tengo, L'Altra, the One AM Radio, Ben & Jason, the American Analog Set.
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