Eirik Glambek Bøe (born 25 October 1975) is a Norwegian musician, writer and vocalist, best known for being part of the indie folk duo
Kings of Convenience with
Erlend Øye
Erlend Otre Øye (born 21 November 1975) is a Norwegian composer, musician, producer, singer and songwriter from Bergen, best known for being one half of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience, along with Eirik Glambek Bøe. Among other music ...
. He has a degree in
psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...
from the
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen () is a public university, public research university in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university had over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 consolidating several sci ...
. Although his native language is
Norwegian, many of his writings are in English.
He formed the band
Skog together with Øye in the 1990s. They formed
Kings of Convenience in 1998 and released their first album
Quiet Is The New Loud in 2001 (the same year Øye featured in
Röyksopp
Röyksopp () a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø formed in 1998. The duo consists of childhood friends Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland who formed Röyksopp during the Bergen Wave. After experimenting with different Electronic Mu ...
's critically acclaimed debut album
Melody A.M.). The duo then went on to release the single
Toxic Girl followed by their second album
Riot on an Empty Street
''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 #2 in Norway, #3 in Italy (staying in the chart for a year) and #49 in the UK ...
in 2004.
In 2006 he featured in Øye's band
The Whitest Boy Alive
The Whitest Boy Alive is a German-Norwegian musical group based in Berlin. It was originally active from 2003 to 2014; after a five-year hiatus, the group reformed in 2019. The band is composed of singer and guitarist Erlend Øye of Kings of Co ...
, and at a lesser degree
Kommode, largely made up of the members of Skog.
In a rare guest appearance on
NPR
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, Bøe sings on the track "How My Heart Behaves" on
Feist's 2007 ''
The Reminder
''The Reminder'' is the third studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Feist. It was released on April 23, 2007 in countries outside of North America, and May 1, 2007 in the United States and Canada.
Following its release, it debuted on ...
''.
In October 2009 Kings of Convenience released their third studio album ''
Declaration of Dependence'' on
Astralwerks
Astralwerks (or Astralwerks Records) is an American record label primarily focused on electronic music that is now owned by Universal Music Group. Its material is distributed via Capitol Music Group in the United States. The label was founded in ...
.
In 2017, Bøe led
Kommode alongside Øystein Gjærder Bruvik and released ''Analog Dance Music'', an album that "lets the band play on if the groove is good and the harmonies are intriguing"
rather than adhering to any standard song length.
Kings of Convenience released their fourth album, ''
Peace or Love
''Peace or Love'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian indie folk-pop duo Kings of Convenience. Released on 18 June 2021, it is their first album in 12 years. It features two song collaborations with Canadian musician Feist. It was precede ...
'', in 2021.
References
External links
Kings of Convenience official website
1975 births
Living people
21st-century Norwegian male musicians
21st-century Norwegian singers
21st-century Norwegian guitarists
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