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Quiet is the New Loud
Studio album by Kings of Convenience
Released	29 January 2001
Genre	Indie pop
Length	44:59
Label	Astralwerks
Producer	Kings of Convenience, Ken Nelson
Kings of Convenience chronology
Quiet is the New Loud (2001) Versus (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

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Boston Phoenix
The Guardian
NME	8/10
Pitchfork	5.2/10
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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". 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."

Track listing

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

Personnel

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

References

1. ^ "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.

• Kings of Convenience albums
• 2001 debut albums
• Albums produced by Ken Nelson (British record producer)
• Astralwerks albums