KINGS OF CONVENIENCE'' Release New Album 'Peace or Love'

KINGS OF CONVENIENCE RELEASE LONG AWAITED 4TH STUDIO ALBUM PEACE OR LOVE ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR NEW SINGLE “CATHOLIC COUNTRY” FEATURING FEIST  LISTEN HERE

Last week, Kings of Convenience released their first album in 12 years, Peace Or Love on IMPERIAL Records. The album release is accompanied by the band’s latest single, “Catholic Country” which features vocals from Canadian singer/songwriter, and friend of the band, Feist. A sunlit love song, co-composed with British folk group The Staves, “Catholic Country” finds the band exploring the tension that comes with love and distance. “Feist was coming to Europe in the summer of 2019 and motivated us to get some recordings done at Erlends house in Sicily” explains Erlend. “We worked on many songs there, some of which will see the light of day in the future, but Catholic Country was already the ripest of fruit. It only needed picking.”

"Where on early records they were documenting small dramas inherent to youthful social scenes...their current perspective is wiser and more empathetic." - Wall Street Journal  "The record’s 11 tracks are a Quaalude dream, a set of gossamer songs so refined that they take on sedative properties." - Pitchfork  “The duo is forever unhurried, using the past five years to perfect every vocal harmony, string flourish and acoustic guitar melody that we’re lucky enough to finally hear today.” Paste  “Kings of Convenience have never sounded off-the-cuff and the pristine nature of their music suits this attention to detail. They are like a Wes Anderson film, even the untucked shirt on an extra is considered down to the last stitch and left perfectly rumpled.”  Brooklyn Vegan, album of the week “beautifully crafted songs” Forbes "(it) picks up right where they left off, with deftly picked and intricately layered acoustic guitars and a pastoral lilt." Stereogum on “Rocky Trail” "Eirik Glambeck BoE and Erlend Oye intertwine their gentle vocals and guitars in classic Kings of Convenience fashion on “Rocky Trail,” with keening violin adding a bitter ache to the mix." Paste "'Rocky Trail' (is) breezy, detailed, and beautifully intimate — the type of single where acoustic guitars blossom into stunning floral bouquets alongside delicate vocal harmonies." Consequence  "A listen to ‘Rocky Trail’ ...is almost like stepping into a portal to another, rose-tinted world. It’s guitar-driven mood music and escapism of the best kind, and we didn’t know we needed it." Guitar World "wonderful, the kind of light, effervescent song -- full of violin, vibraphone on Eirik and Erlend's harmonies -- that Kings of Convenience make sound effortless."   Brooklyn Vegan on “Rocky Trail” "Informed by years of experience, growth, and collaboration, Kings of Convenience extend a comforting hand through the warm calm of their music." - Slant  "(a) delightful song." MXDWN "they’re still using incredible acoustic guitar play to mold these wonderful melodies, then intertwining their voices majestically." Austin Town Hall on “Rocky Trail” Peace or Love is the sound of two old friends exploring the latest phase of their lives together and finding new ways to capture that elusive magic. recorded across five years in five different cities, the album sounds as fresh as spring: 11 songs about life and love with the alluring beauty, purity and emotional clarity that you would expect from Kings of Convenience. Eirik Glambeck Boe and Erlend Oye met at school in Bergen, Norway and first performed together in the rock band Skog before breaking off and forming a duo in 1999. The pair established themselves as inadvertent trailblazers of a new wave of intimate, acoustic music. They’ve released 3 critically acclaimed albums, toured all around the world and cultivated a dedicated fanbase. The band have shows at London's Royal Festival Hall on September 26, 2021 (afternoon matinee and an evening show.)

Peace or Love Tracklist 1. Rumours 02. Rocky Trail 03. Comb My Hair 04. Angel 05. Love Is A Lonely Thing 06. Fever 07. Killers 08. Ask for Help 09. Catholic Country 10. Song About It 11. Washing Machine

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