Kings Of Convenience

Years active: 1999 - today
Foundation: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Members: Eirik Glambek Bøe (Voice-Guitar), Erlend Øye (Voice-Guitar)
Genre: Indie , Acoustic

Øye and Bøe were both born in 1975 (Øye on November 21 and Bøe on October 25) and have known each other since they met while participating in a geography contest at the age of 10. At sixteen, they played together in the band Skog ("forest") with two other friends, releasing one EP Tom Tids Tale, before breaking up and later forming the Kings duo.

The twosome were signed to the American...  [read more]