Declaration of Dependence explained

Declaration of Dependence
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kings of Convenience
Cover:	KoC Declaration of Dependence.jpg
Released:	20 October 2009
Recorded:	February 2007 – June 2009^[1]
Length:	45:15
Label:	Virgin, EMI
Producer:	Davide Bertolini Robert Jønnum Kings of Convenience
Prev Title:	Riot on an Empty Street
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Peace or Love
Next Year:	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

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".^[4]

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kings of Convenience – Declaration Of Dependence . Paris DJs . 13 February 2012 . 12 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212061851/http://www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Kings-of-Convenience-Declaration-Of-Dependence . dead .
2. Web site: Pitchfork: New Release: Kings of Convenience: Declaration of Dependence . https://web.archive.org/web/20100420103108/http://pitchfork.com/news/36032-new-release-kings-of-convenience-ideclaration-of-dependencei/ . 20 April 2010 . Pitchfork.com . 23 June 2012.
3. Web site: Declaration of Dependence – Kings of Convenience za 53,99 zł . https://archive.today/20110807103017/http://www.empik.com/declaration-of-dependence-muzyka,prod22410024,p . dead . 7 August 2011 . pl . empik.com . 28 September 2009 . 23 June 2012 .
4. Web site: Declaration of Dependence – Kings of Convenience . . 11 November 2015.