Declaration of Dependence

Declaration of Dependence
Studio album by Kings of Convenience
Released	20 October 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
Kings of Convenience chronology
Riot on an Empty Street (2004) Declaration of Dependence (2009) Peace or Love (2021)

Declaration of Dependence is the third album from Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience, their first album in five years.[2] 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 (such as Poland) on 28 September 2009.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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 tracks are written by Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		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)

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[11]	Gold	10,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)[12]	Gold	25,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Kings of Convenience – Declaration Of Dependence". Paris DJs. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
2. "Pitchfork: New Release: Kings of Convenience: Declaration of Dependence". Pitchfork.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
3. "Declaration of Dependence – Kings of Convenience za 53,99 zł" (in Polish). empik.com. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
4. "Declaration of Dependence by Kings of Convenience". Metacritic.
5. Sendra, Tim (20 October 2009). "AllMusic review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
6. "BBC Music review". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
7. "The Boston Globe review". Boston.com. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
8. "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork.com. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
9. Ashurst, Hari (22 October 2009). "Drowned In Sound review". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
10. "Declaration of Dependence – Kings of Convenience". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
11. "Danish album certifications – Kings of convenience – Declaration of dependence". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
12. "Italian album certifications – Kings of convenience – Declaration of dependence" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Declaration of dependence" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".