| Riot on an Empty Street | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 June 2004 | |||
| Recorded | September 2003–March 2004 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 44:26 | |||
| Label | Astralwerks | |||
| Producer | Kings of Convenience Davide Bertolini | |||
| Kings of Convenience chronology | ||||
| ||||
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 #2 in Norway, #3 in Italy (staying in the chart for a year) and #49 in the UK.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| The Independent | [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| NME | 6/10 [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone |  [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
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". [1]
All tracks are written by Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Homesick" | 3:13 | |
| 2. | "Misread" | 3:08 | |
| 3. | "Cayman Islands" | 3:02 | |
| 4. | "Stay Out of Trouble" | 5:04 | |
| 5. | "Know-How" | 3:58 | |
| 6. | "Sorry or Please" | 3:47 | |
| 7. | "Love Is No Big Truth" | 3:48 | |
| 8. | "I'd Rather Dance with You" | 3:29 | |
| 9. | "Live Long" |
| 2:57 |
| 10. | "Surprise Ice" | 4:23 | |
| 11. | "Gold in the Air of Summer" | 3:33 | |
| 12. | "The Build-Up" |
| 4:05 |
| Total length: | 44:26 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Weight Of My Words" (Four Tet Remix) | 4:58 |
| 14. | "The Girl From Back Then" (Riton's Uber Jazz Mix) | 3:06 |
| 15. | "Winning A Battle, Losing A War" (Andy Votel Mix) | 4:24 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI) [13] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States | — | 78,000 [14] |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe | — | 400,000 [15] |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Kings of Convenience is an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway, consisting of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe.
Erlend Otre Øye is a Norwegian composer, musician, producer, singer and songwriter from Bergen, best known for being one half of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience, along with Eirik Glambek Bøe. Among other musical projects he is front-man for the band The Whitest Boy Alive, and has contributed to tracks by electronic music artists such as Dntel and Norwegian duo Röyksopp. He is also the co-founder of the independent label Bubbles Records. Since 2012 he has lived in Sicily and played extensively with trio La Comitiva.
Eirik Glambek Bøe is a Norwegian musician, writer and vocalist, best known for being part of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience together with Erlend Øye. He has a degree in psychology from the University of Bergen. Although his native language is Norwegian, many of his writings are in English.
Free Me is the second studio album by English singer Emma Bunton, released on 9 February 2004 by 19 Recordings. The album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and spawned three top-10 singles: "Free Me", "Maybe" and "I'll Be There". With this album, Bunton became the only former Spice Girl to have sold more copies of her second album than her first.
Best of The Doobies is the first greatest hits album by the Doobie Brothers. The album has material from Toulouse Street through Takin' It to the Streets, and is also a diamond record. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records on October 29, 1976, and has been re-released numerous times.
Quiet Is the New Loud is the debut album by Norwegian indie pop duo Kings of Convenience, released on 29 January 2001 by Astralwerks.
"Remind Me" is the fourth single by Norwegian duo Röyksopp. The single version of "Remind Me" is a remix by English duo Someone Else, and is substantially different from the album version. The vocals on the song are provided by Kings of Convenience singer Erlend Øye.
As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook, Volume II is Rod Stewart's second album of pop standards, and his 21st album overall. It was released on 14 October 2003 by J Records.
Restored is the fourth studio album by American contemporary Christian musician Jeremy Camp. It was released on November 16, 2004, by BEC Recordings.
The Whitest Boy Alive is a German-Norwegian musical group based in Berlin. It was originally active from 2003 to 2014; after a five-year hiatus, the group reformed in 2019. The band is composed of singer and guitarist Erlend Øye of Kings of Convenience, bassist Marcin Öz, drummer Sebastian Maschat, and Daniel Nentwig on Rhodes piano and Crumar.
Rush Street is the third studio album by singer and songwriter Richard Marx. Released in late 1991, it sold over two million copies in the United States alone. It was Richard's third consecutive multi-million seller in the U. S.
Skog was a rock band from Bergen which formed in the early 1990s and folded at the end of the same decade. The group consisted of Anders Waage Nilsen, Øystein Gjærder Bruvik, Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye. The latter two later found success as the duo Kings of Convenience. The band released in 1996 the EP Tom Tids Tale, which consisted of four songs, plus a cover song of Joy Division's The Eternal on a compilation. In 2006, Anders Waage Nilsen, Øystein Gjærder Bruvik and Eirik Glambek Bøe got back together to form the band Kommode.
Martina is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in September 2003 by RCA Nashville. It was a number one on the country album charts and number seven on the US album charts. The album produced four singles on the country charts: "This One's for the Girls" at #3, "In My Daughter's Eyes" at #4, "How Far" at #12 and "God's Will" at #16. "This One's for the Girls", which featured backing vocals from Faith Hill, Carolyn Dawn Johnson and McBride's two daughters, was also McBride's first and only Number One hit on the Adult Contemporary charts. The album was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The Reminder is the third studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Feist. It was released on April 23, 2007 in countries outside of North America, and May 1, 2007 in the United States and Canada.
Sensuous is the fifth studio album by Japanese musician Cornelius. It was released on October 25, 2006, by Warner Music Japan. In the United States, the album was released on August 24, 2007, by Everloving Records. Sensuous peaked at number eight on the Oricon Albums Chart.
Declaration of Dependence is the third album from Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience, their first album in five years. It was released on 5 October 2009. "Mrs Cold" and "Boat Behind" have been released as radio singles in some countries.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1975 in Norwegian music.
Wide Open is the tenth studio album by American musician Michael McDonald, released on September 15, 2017 by Chonin Records and BMG. Shannon Forrest and McDonald produced the album. Wide Open is McDonald's first album of original material in 16 years since In the Spirit: A Christmas Album (2001).
Quarantine at El Ganzo is a joint solo album by European musicians Sebastian Maschat and Erlend Øye, both members of the German-Norwegian dance-rock band The Whitest Boy Alive. It was recorded spontaneously during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Hotel El Ganzo in Mexico, after a planned recording session for new The Whitest Boy Alive material had to be abandoned due to the pandemic. It was released digitally on 31 July 2020 on Bubbles Records, the indie label set up by Erlend Øye and Marcin Öz in 2006.
Peace or Love is the fourth studio album by Norwegian indie folk-pop duo Kings of Convenience. Released on 18 June 2021, it is their first album in 12 years. It features two song collaborations with Canadian musician Feist. It was preceded by two singles: "Rocky Trail" and "Fever".
Amid the album's fuzzy, halo'd mood, doe-eyed songs pop out like sweetbreads.
