On March, 6, 2001, “Astralwerks” label released “Quiet Is the New Loud”, the debut Kings of Convenience album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Ken Nelson, Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe.

Personnel:

• Erlend Øye– lead and harmony vocals, steel string acoustic and electric guitars, piano, drums, percussion, string arrangements
• Eirik Glambek Bøe– lead and harmony vocals, nylon string acoustic and electric guitars, piano, drums, string arrangements
• Ian Bracken – cello
• Matt McGeever – cello
• Ben Dumville – trumpet
• Tarjei Strøm – drum fills

Track listing:

All tracks by Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye, except where noted.

1. Winning a Battle, Losing the War
2. Toxic Girl
3. Singing Softly to Me
4. I Don’t Know What I Can Save You From
5. Failure
6. The Weight of My Words
7. The Girl from Back Then
8. Leaning Against the Wall
9. Little Kids
10. Summer on the Westhill
11. The Passenger
12. Parallel Lines – Eirik Glambek Bøe, Erlend Øye, Daisy Simons