Declaration of Dependence
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 album was pre-released on 21 September for Spotify premium subscribers. It was released in selected countries on 28 September 2009.
Critical reception
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".Track listing
Personnel
;Kings of Convenience- Erlend Øye – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, steel and nylon string guitar
- Eirik Glambek Bøe – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, nylon and steel string guitar, piano
- Davide Bertolini – upright bass
- Tobias Hett – viola
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