Ok so thanks to the genius that is Pandora, I have discovered the Kings of Convenience. Really dig these guys. Norwegian band with a smooth sound that is just all around chill. Reminds me of listening to Simon and Garfunkel records with my parents when I was a kid. Stranger still they both kinda look like them...
The real question is which one is the Art of the group?
In any case, I've picked up their '04 release Riot on an Empty Street and their '09 album Declaration of Dependance.
If I were to buy one album it would be Riot on an Empty Street. Its got a pretty nice flow for the first 2/3's of the album (before petering out) and a bunch of tracks that are going to immediately get stuck in your head. I hate to admit it I even totally dig their poppy departure "I'd Rather Dance With You" who's video screams Napolean Dynamite rippoff... Although... Not sure which came first, as they were released around the same time.
Declaration is pretty good too and I really like "Boat Behind." The song reminds me heavily of Badly Drawn Boy's "Once around the Block" both sonically and in the style of video. The problem with this album is it mellows out too much after the fifth track and just never seems to recover.
Really these guys just need to work on how to sequence an album better, because the individual tracks are golden. The good news is you can always burn your own mix!
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