Quiet Is the New Loud

Quiet is the New Loud
Studio album by
Kings of Convenience
Released29 January 2001
Genre
Length44:59
LabelAstralwerks
ProducerKings of Convenience, Ken Nelson
Kings of Convenience chronology
Quiet is the New Loud
(2001) 		Versus
(2001)
Singles from Quiet Is the New Loud
  1. "Winning a Battle, Losing the War"
    Released: 12 February 2001
  2. "Toxic Girl"
    Released: 9 April 2001
  3. "Failure"
    Released: 2 July 2001

Quiet Is the New Loud is the debut album by Norwegian indie pop duo Kings of Convenience, released on 29 January 2001 by Astralwerks.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Boston Phoenix[3]
The Guardian[4]
NME8/10[5]
Pitchfork5.2/10[6]
Q[7]

Quiet Is the New Loud 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 71, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[1] Caroline Hennessy of RTÉ was quoted saying that "If quiet is indeed the new loud then Eirik and Erlend are on to a sure winner. A bittersweet pop album to wrap yourself up in when the world feels like a scary place."[8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Winning a Battle, Losing the War" 3:54
2."Toxic Girl" 3:09
3."Singing Softly to Me" 3:09
4."I Don't Know What I Can Save You From" 4:37
5."Failure" 3:33
6."The Weight of My Words" 4:07
7."The Girl from Back Then" 2:29
8."Leaning Against the Wall" 3:18
9."Little Kids" 3:46
10."Summer on the Westhill" 4:33
11."The Passenger" 3:13
12."Parallel Lines"
  • Bøe
  • Øye
  • Daisy Simons
5:11
Total length:44:59
UK 2-CD Version Bonus Tracks (SOURCD019)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Manhattan Skyline" (A-ha cover)
4:17
2."Envoy" 3:10
Total length:7:27
Japan Edition Bonus Tracks (VJCP-68325)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Once Around the Block" (Badly Drawn Boy cover)Badly Drawn Boy2:23
8."Manhattan Skyline" (A-ha cover)
4:17
Total length:51:45

Personnel

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Kings of Convenience
  • Erlend Øye – steel string acoustic and electric guitars, harmony (all but 5) and lead (5) vocals, piano, drums, percussion, string arrangements
  • Eirik Glambek Bøe – nylon string acoustic and electric guitars, lead (all but 5) and harmony (5) vocals, piano, drums, string arrangements
Additional personnel
  • Ian Bracken – cello (4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Matt McGeever – cello (1)
  • Ben Dumville – trumpet (3)
  • Tarjei Strøm – drum fills (5)

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[9] Gold 25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 60,000*
Summaries
Worldwide — 200,000[11]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Reviews for Quiet Is the New Loud by Kings of Convenience". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ DiGravina, Tim. "Quiet Is the New Loud – Kings of Convenience". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ Wood, Mikael (29 March – 4 April 2001). "Kings of Convenience: Quiet Is the New Loud (Source UK/Astralwerks)". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. ^ Aizlewood, John (26 January 2001). "Kings of Convenience: Quiet Is the New Loud (Source)". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ Gardner, Noel (27 January 2001). "Kings Of Convenience : Quiet Is The New Loud". NME. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ^ Juzwiak, Richard M. (6 March 2001). "Kings of Convenience: Quiet Is the New Loud". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Kings of Convenience: Quiet Is the New Loud". Q (174): 107. March 2001.
  8. ^ Caroline Hennessy (15 February 2001). "Kings of Convenience - Quiet is the New Loud". RTÉ. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  9. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – Kings of Convenience – Quiet Is the New Loud". British Phonographic Industry.
  11. ^ Woloszyn, Paul (3 August 2005). "Interview: Kings Of Convenience". MusicOMH. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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