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UncutJun 17, 2021Peace Or Love is their most cohesive album yet. While it’s not a world away from their previous work, the mood is noticeably more stripped-down and melancholic. ... Kings Of Convenience seem to have discovered the purest essence of the music they create. [Aug 2021, p.26]
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Jun 18, 2021No alarms, no surprises (unless you count a few surprising moves into bossa nova), but it does make for a lovely listen.
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Jun 18, 2021Bøe and Øye’s paired, timbrally similar voices remain a key part of the charm.
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Jun 17, 2021While Kings of Convenience don't cover fresh territory with Peace or Love, they do what they do as impeccably as ever here and offer a handful changeups and hummable tunes along the way. It should serve as a welcome return for any established fans.
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Jun 18, 2021Kings of Convenience do a good job of augmenting their sound just enough to keep things interesting.
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Jun 18, 2021Though eschewing the (mild, but still present) domestic theatrics of their earlier works for more wizened fare may have muted their immediate impact, their knack for immersive melodies and grooves keep things compelling.
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Jun 17, 2021Informed by years of experience, growth, and collaboration, Kings of Convenience extend a comforting hand through the warm calm of their music.
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Jun 17, 2021The follow-up to 2009’s Declaration of Dependence, makes languid, pleasant pop seem deceptively effortless; the album is so smooth that its seams are barely visible. The record’s 11 tracks are a Quaalude dream, a set of gossamer songs so refined that they take on sedative properties.
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MojoJun 23, 2021Peace Or Love is sophisticated without being easy, a quiet storm all of its own. [Aug 2021, p.86]
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Jun 17, 2021Peace or Love, their first album in 12 years, is perfectly pleasant and familiar, the tracks tracing the well-trodden vicissitudes of love in tones so subdued that they’d seem hushed even when played at maximum volume.
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Oct 21, 2021
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Jul 9, 2021This is exactly what we all need right now!!! They certainly don't reinvent themselves, but the feeling they provide is more than welcome!
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Jun 30, 2021