Riot on an Empty Street

Kings of Convenience

2004 · Source UK · 0724357188425

Grieghallen Studio

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About the record

Riot on an Empty Street is the second album from Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience. It features two song collaborations with Canadian musician Feist. It peaked at number 2 in Norway, number 3 in Italy (staying in the chart for a year) and number 49 in the UK Albums Chart. Critical reception Riot on an Empty Street received largely 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 71, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Tracklist

1Homesick3:13

2Misread3:08

3Cayman Islands3:03

4Stay Out of Trouble5:04

5Know-How3:58

6Sorry or Please3:47

7Love Is No Big Truth3:48

8I'd Rather Dance With You3:29

9Live Long2:58

10Surprise Ice4:23

11Gold in the Air of Summer3:34

12The Build-Up4:06

Personnel

Eirik Glambek Bøe

banjo, bass guitar, classical guitar, drums (drum set), guitar, lead vocals, other instruments, other vocals, percussion, piano, vocal

Erlend Øye

banjo, bass guitar, drum machine, drums (drum set), electric guitar, guitar, lead vocals, other vocals, piano, steel-string acoustic guitar, trumpet

Feist

guest

Gary Peterson

trumpet

John‐Arild Suther

trombone

Peter Kates

additional

Petter Alexander Olsen

creative direction

Siri Annapurna Hilmen

cello, instrument arranger

Tobias Hett

viola

Production

Davide Bertolini

bass, double bass, mix, producer, recording

Kings of Convenience

producer

Yngve Sætre

recording

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