- folk rock, rock, electronic
- 45 min
- 12 tracks
- Source UK
Riot on an Empty Street is the second album from Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience. It features two song collaborations with Canadian musician Feist. It peaked at number 2 in Norway, number 3 in Italy and number 49 in the UK Albums Chart.
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Character
Grave, character-led, spare and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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Metacritic 71/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent5/5 ★
- Mojo3/5 ★
- NME6/10
- Pitchfork7.3/10
- Q3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Uncut3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Homesick3:13
- 2Misread3:08
- 3Cayman Islands3:03
- 4Stay Out of Trouble5:04
- 5Know‐How3:58
- 6Sorry or Please3:47
- 7Love Is No Big Truth3:48
- 8I’d Rather Dance With You3:29
- 9Live Long2:58
- 10Surprise Ice4:23
- 11Gold in the Air of Summer3:34
- 12The Build‐Up4:06
12 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Kings of Convenience
- Label
- Source UK
- Released
- 2004
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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