Which is of course, wonderful. On a song as sparse as the hair on a baby’s bottom, the gently clipped guitars and sprinkles of piano contrive to paint a perfect, hypnotic sound on which Erland Oye lays his well-worn words of love and un-understanding of the female world. Then, among the gentle Robert Kirby-esque strings, comes the words “How come no one told me / all throughout history / the loneliest people / were the ones who spoke the truth?”, and we all collapse in a heap of gentle yearning for the two smartest boys this side of Belle and Sebastian. Lovely.
Kings of Convenience - Misread
Kings of Convenience - Misread
Kings of Convenience - Misread
Kings of Convenience - Misread
Actually, the whole album is mesmerizing! If you are in need of some really wonderful, touching songs .. very slow, but absorbing.. then, get "Riot On An Empty Street" :)
Kings of Convenience - Misread
Kings of Convenience - Misread
but agreed that it's a great song. X
Kings of Convenience
Actually listening to the 'Quiet is the New Loud' album at the moment, Singing Softly to me and The Weight of My Words are fantastic, but 'Riot on an Empty Street' has to be the best, really beautiful songs on that one- Homesick, Cayman Islands and Misread being just a few.