Declaration of Dependence

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Declaration of Dependence
KoC Declaration of Dependence.jpg
Studio album by
Kings of Convenience
Released20 October 2009
RecordedFebruary 2007 – June 2009[1]
Genre
Length45:15
LabelVirgin, EMI
ProducerDavide Bertolini
Robert Jønnum
Kings of Convenience
Kings of Convenience chronology
Riot on an Empty Street
(2004) 		Declaration of Dependence
(2009) 		Peace or Love
(2021)

Declaration of Dependence is the third album from Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience, their first album in five years.[2] It was released on 5 October 2009. "Mrs Cold" and "Boat Behind" have been released as radio singles in some countries.

The album was pre-released on 21 September for Spotify premium subscribers. It was released in selected countries (such as Poland) on 28 September 2009.[3]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[5]
BBC Music(positive)[6]
The Boston Globe(positive)[7]
Pitchfork.com7.9/10[8]
Drowned In Sound6/10[9]

Declaration of Dependence received mostly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[10]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye.

No.TitleLength
1."24-25"3:38
2."Mrs. Cold"3:06
3."Me in You"3:09
4."Boat Behind"3:41
5."Rule My World"3:32
6."My Ship Isn't Pretty"3:47
7."Renegade"4:16
8."Power of Not Knowing"2:23
9."Peacetime Resistance"2:54
10."Freedom and Its Owner"3:23
11."Riot on an Empty Street"4:07
12."Second to Numb"3:37
13."Scars on Land"3:42
Total length:45:15

Personnel[]

Kings of Convenience
  • Erlend Øye – lead (2), co-lead (1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12) and backing (3, 6, 9, 10, 13) vocals, steel (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13) and nylon (2, 8, 12) string guitar
  • Eirik Glambek Bøe – lead (3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13), co-lead (1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12) and backing (2) vocals, nylon (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13) and steel (2, 8, 12) string guitar, piano (3)
Additional personnel
  • Davide Bertolini – upright bass (2, 4, 6, 9)
  • Tobias Hett – viola (2, 4, 9)

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[11] Gold 25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Kings of Convenience – Declaration Of Dependence". Paris DJs. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Pitchfork: New Release: Kings of Convenience: Declaration of Dependence". Pitchfork.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Declaration of Dependence – Kings of Convenience za 53,99 zł" (in Polish). empik.com. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/declaration-of-dependence/kings-of-convenience
  5. ^ Sendra, Tim (20 October 2009). "AllMusic review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  6. ^ "BBC Music review". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  7. ^ "The Boston Globe review". Boston.com. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork.com. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  9. ^ Ashurst, Hari (22 October 2009). "Drowned In Sound review". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Declaration of Dependence – Kings of Convenience". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Italian album certifications – Kings of convenience – Declaration of dependence" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Declaration of dependence" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
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