Riot on an Empty Street

by Kings of Convenience

Riot on an Empty Street cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 July 2004
  • Label: Source, Virgin
  • Country: Norway
  • Length: 44:27
  • Community rating: 4.02/5 from 12 ratings

Artists on this release: Feist

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Norwegian duo perfects their 'quiet is the new loud' ethos on 'Riot on an Empty Street'. Blending gentle acoustic guitars with bossa nova-inflected rhythms and soft vocal harmonies, the album is a masterclass in understated indie pop. It features notable contributions from Canadian artist Feist.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, melodic, duet, breezy, intricate, harmonies, male-vocals, gentle

Tracklist

  1. Homesick (03:13)
  2. Misread (03:08)
  3. Cayman Islands (03:02)
  4. Stay Out Of Trouble (05:04)
  5. Know How (03:58)
  6. Sorry Or Please (03:47)
  7. Love Is No Big Truth (03:48)
  8. I'd Rather Dance With You (03:29)
  9. Live Long (02:57)
  10. Surprise Ice (04:23)
  11. Gold In The Air Of Summer (03:33)
  12. The Build Up (04:05)

Credits

  • Jo Hillier - a&r
  • Kings Of Convenience - artwork, producer, written-by, performer
  • Planet Earth - artwork
  • Davide Bertolini - engineer, co-producer, recorded by, mixed by
  • Guy Davie - mastered by
  • Paulo Sutch - photography by
  • 脴ystein Fyxe - photography by
  • Feist - written-by, performer

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