LP – Black Vinyl Repress housed in a Gatefold Sleeve. Quiet Is the New Loud is the debut album by Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience. Originally released January 29, 2001. The album features the singles Winning a Battle, Losing the War and Toxic Girl. Emerging in 2001 on a small wave of hype touting Norway as a new musical hotbed, Quiet is the New Loud was startling in its earnestness, even to ears that had been softened by the likes of Belle and Sebastian. Where that Scottish band tempers its twee-ness with clever, winking wordplay, Erlend Oye and Eirik Glambek Boe are more akin to a latter-day Simon and Garfunkel or a couple of Nick Drakes who are lucky to have found each other. Disarmingly sensitive, poetic tracks such as Parallel Lines (Whats the immaterial substance that envelops two/That one perceives as hunger and the other as food) are sung by the duo in honeyed harmonies with a pleasantly laid-back delivery. Oye and Boe eschew drums on all but two tracks (upbeat highlights Toxic Girl and Failure), simply using layered guitars and the occasional string, piano, or trumpet flourish to accent the hushed power of their songs. The overall effect is one of bedroom introspection, well suited to their nostalgic, inward-looking lyrics. The album is certified Silver in the UK and Gold in their native Norway. Tracklist: Side A1. Winning A Battle, Losing The War2. Toxic Girl3. Singing Softly To Me4. I Dont Know What I Can Save You From5. Failure6. The Weight Of My Words Side B1. The Girl From Back Then2. Leaning Against The Wall3. Little Kids4. Summer On The West Hill5. The Passenger