Quiet Is the New Loud

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studio album
First released:
Jan 29 2001

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Quiet Is the New Loud is the debut album from Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience.

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Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
29072
Release dates:
  • Mar 6 2001

Genres

Acoustic, Emo, Folk, Folk-Rock, Indie. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Beautiful melodies, beautiful lyrics
This album is one the best albums I own, (second only to Boy With the Arab Strap by Belle and Sebastian), and I think more people need to hear it. The music is reminiscent of late '60s, early '70s bands like Simon and Garfunkel, Nick Drake and Love. Their lyrics range from the simplistic, (The Girl From Back Then), to the metaphorical, (Parallel Lines).

The singing is soft and intimate and the guitar work is precise, meticulous and always excellent. If you listen carefully to some of the songs, …
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3 stars nobody likes the bad reviews
When I first heard this record, I thought "yeah, I can dig this" (I do not really talk like this). Then I got sort of bored. I think maybe it's because quiet really IS the new loud--there are more and more bands that just sound the same as Belle and Sebastian, or (in the States) Elliott Smith. To be honest, KC don't really add much to the sound that Nick Drake mastered with Pink Moon, 25 years ago--and Nick Drake did it better than they do.

With that said, this record has grown on me. While the …
Written by Robert Cantoni

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Quiet Is the New Loud 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Astralwerks
catalog number: SOURCD019
release dates: Jan 29 2001 in United Kingdom
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Quiet Is the New Loud 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Toshiba-EMI
catalog number: VJCP68325
release dates: Jul 11 2001 in Japan
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Quiet Is the New Loud 2 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Astralwerks
catalog number: 29072
release dates: Mar 6 2001
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Quiet Is the New Loud 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Astralwerks
catalog number: 29072
release dates: Mar 6 2001
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