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Album · Source UK · released 2001.01.29

Quiet Is the New Loud

Kings of Convenience

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

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Tracklist

  1. 01Winning a Battle, Losing the WarSGR
  2. 02Toxic GirlSGR
  3. 03Singing Softly to MeSGR
  4. 04I Don't Know What I Can Save You FromSGR
  5. 05FailureSGR
  6. 06The Weight of My WordsSGR
  7. 07The Girl From Back ThenSGR
  8. 08Leaning Against the WallSGR
  9. 09Little KidsSGR
  10. 10Summer on the WesthillSGR
  11. 11The PassengerSGR
  12. 12Parallel LinesSGR

12 tracks, 45 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 2026.11.05 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

The desk’s take

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What the press said

  • 11.05Kings of Convenience :: Quiet Is the New LoudAquarium Drunkard ↗

    The muted hues, the subdued texture of the light, the encroaching dusk. There’s a sort of unspoken beautiful melancholy to autumn that has nothing to do with gloom or sadness.

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Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from our headlines on 2026.11.05