Riot on an Empty Street

Riot on an Empty Street
Studio album by Kings of Convenience
Released June 21, 2004
Recorded Sept. 2003-Mar 2004
Genre
Length 44:26
Label Astralwerks
Producer Kings of Convenience
Davide Bertolini
Kings of Convenience chronology
Versus
(2001)
Riot on an Empty Street
(2004)
Declaration of Dependence
(2009)

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Guardian Unlimited[3]
Pitchfork7.3/10[4]
Stylus MagazineB+[5]

Riot on an Empty Street received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Track listing

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

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Homesick"    3:13
2. "Misread"    3:08
3. "Cayman Islands"    3:02
4. "Stay Out of Trouble"    5:04
5. "Know How"   3:58
6. "Sorry or Please"    3:47
7. "Love Is No Big Truth"    3:48
8. "I'd Rather Dance With You"    3:29
9. "Live Long"  
  • Are Glambek Bøe
2:57
10. "Surprise Ice"    4:23
11. "Gold In the Air of Summer"    3:33
12. "The Build-Up"  
  • Eirik Glambek Bøe
  • Erlend Øye
  • Feist
4:05
Total length:
44:26

Personnel

Kings of Convenience
Additional personnel

References

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