Declaration of Dependence
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| Studio album by Kings of Convenience | ||||
| Released | October 20, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | February 2007-June 2009[1] | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, indie folk | |||
| Length | 45:15 | |||
| Label | Virgin, EMI | |||
| Producer | Davide Bertolini Robert Jønnum Kings of Convenience |
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Declaration of Dependence is the third album from Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience, their first album in five years.[2] It was released on October 5, 2009. "Mrs Cold" and "Boat Behind" have been released as radio singles in some countries.
The album was pre-released on September 21 for Spotify premium subscribers. It was released in selected countries (such as Poland) on September 28, 2009.[3]
The album reached Gold status in Italy.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 65/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [5] |
| BBC Music | (positive)[6] |
| The Boston Globe | (positive)[7] |
| Pitchfork.com | (7.9/10)[8] |
| Drowned In Sound | (6/10)[9] |
Declaration of Dependence received mostly 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 65, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[10]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "24-25" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Mrs. Cold" | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Me in You" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Boat Behind" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Rule My World" | 3:32 |
| 6. | "My Ship Isn't Pretty" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Renegade" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Power of Not Knowing" | 2:23 |
| 9. | "Peacetime Resistance" | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Freedom and Its Owner" | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Riot on an Empty Street" | 4:07 |
| 12. | "Second to Numb" | 3:37 |
| 13. | "Scars on Land" | 3:42 |
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Total length:
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45:15 | |
Personnel
- Kings of Convenience
- Erlend Øye - Lead (2), co-lead (1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12) and backing (3, 6, 9, 10, 13) vocals, steel (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13) and nylon (2, 8, 12) string guitar
- Eirik Glambek Bøe - Lead (3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13), co-lead (1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12) and backing (2) vocals, nylon (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13) and steel (2, 8, 12) string guitar, piano (3)
- Additional personnel
- Davide Bertolini - Upright bass (2, 4, 6, 9)
- Tobias Hett - Viola (2, 4, 9)
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