The kings of bittersweet folk pop, the Norwegian Kings of Convenience, are coming to Šiška. On their first visit to our Katedrala Hall, they’ll present material from their fourth album, the first in a dozen years, as well as older classics whose harmonies shaped the indie scene at the beginning of the millennium.
Given the twelve-year hiatus between their third and fourth albums, one could quite understandably conclude that something insanely dramatic had happened. Maybe a heavy quarrel between long-time friends, a tragic accident or an incompatible creative divergence. But the Kings of Convenience have never paid too much heed to the demands and expectations of the music industry. Already when they moved away from classic rock sounds more than 20 years ago and inadvertently pioneered a new wave of intimate acoustic music, it was clear that they know exactly what they’re doing – and doing exactly what they know. With a wry sense of humour and compelling emotional sincerity, they quickly justified their moniker and became a staple of the indie scene at the turn of the millennium.
As the world kept on turning and millions of streams began to pile up with the advent of digital platforms like Spotify, Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye patiently honed their fourth album between concerts and side projects, looking for that elusive recording moment when a new song seems both inspired and rehearsed. Last year’s Peace or Love proves that they succeeded and that the effort definitely paid off. The songs, formed around the pair’s minimalist core of two vocals and two acoustic guitars, are the testament of two long-time friends who explore the latest period of their lives together, discovering new ways to capture that elusive magic they became known for. We’ll discover it for ourselves in Šiška in September.
Tickets on sale online and at Eventim outlets.
Organisation: Kino Šiška.
