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Kings of Convenience

Eirik Glambek B酶e of Norwegian indie-folk duo Kings Of Convenience chats to Mark and Stuart about their first new music in a decade

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast

Today they are joined by Eirik Glambek B酶e of Norwegian indie-folk duo Kings Of Convenience. The critically acclaimed band are back with their first new music in a decade. Their new album 鈥楶eace or Love,鈥 due out later this month, was recorded over five years in five different cities. The pair met at school in Bergen, Norway and performed together in rock band Skog before forming Kings Of Convenience as a duo in 1999. With singles including 鈥楾oxic Girl鈥 and 鈥榃inning a Battle, Losing the War' and three albums released between 1999 and 2009, their acoustic sound and songwriting gained them a loyal cult following. Eirik chats to Mark and Stuart about their eagerly-awaited fourth album.

Also on the show鈥 catch up on the best music and entertainment stories of the past week in 鈥楾his Week In Music鈥.

Plus鈥 regular features 'The Chain' - our world-famous list of over 8000 interconnected songs - and 'Sampled Underfoot' which explores the samples used in some of our favourite tracks.

With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 12 Jun 2021 07:00

Music Played

  • Inspiral Carpets

    Move

    • MUTE - DUNG 8.
  • Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen

    Like I Used To

    • Jagjaguwar.
  • Moonchild Sanelly

    Thunda Thighs

    • Transgressive Records.
  • Zoon van snooK

    Teotihuacan

    • 厂别路辫补路谤补路肠颈贸苍.
    • Lo Recordings.
  • BC Camplight

    I'm Alright In The World

  • Lionel Richie

    All Night Long (All Night)

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Leftfield

    Original

    • Hard Hands.
  • Porij

    Nobody Scared

    • Oat Gang Records.
  • James Brown

    The Boss

    • Polydor.
  • Nas

    Get Down

    • God's Son.
    • Columbia.
  • Mauv & Pixx

    Change Will Come Anyway

    • all my thoughts.
  • The Jam

    In The City

  • Joe Goddard

    Home (feat. Daniel Wilson)

    • Electric Lines.
    • Greco-Roman/ Domino.
  • Flying Lotus

    Black Gold (feat. Thundercat)

    • Yasuke.
    • Warp Records.
  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

    The Morning Of Our Lives

    • Essential.
  • Louisa 鈥淢arkswoman鈥 Mark

    Keep It Like It Is

    • Single.
  • Du Blonde

    All The Way (feat. Andy Bell)

    • Daemon T.V.
  • Josienne Clarke

    Sit Out

    • A Small Unknowable Thing.
  • Pete Heller

    Big Love

    • Essential Recordings.
  • Black Country, New Road

    Opus

    • Ninja Tune.
  • Manic Street Preachers

    Orwellian

    • The Ultra Vivid Lament.
    • Columbia.
  • Maribou State

    Nervous Tics (6 Music Session, 12 Sep 2018) (feat. Holly Walker)

  • Pixies

    Caribou

    • 4 A.D..
  • X鈥怰ay Spex

    Identity

    • Germfree Adolescents.
    • Virgin.
    • 004.
  • She Drew the Gun

    Cut Me Down

    • Submarine Cat.
  • Mantronix

    King Of The Beats

    • Virgin.
  • The Kinks

    Animal Farm

  • Jane Weaver

    Solarised

    • Fire Records.
  • Stelvio Cipriani

    Mary's Theme

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    If You Want Me To Stay

  • Kings of Convenience

    Rocky Trail

    • EMI Records.
  • Kings of Convenience

    Fever

    • Peace or Love.
  • Marcos Valle

    Terra de Ninguem

  • 厂濒别补迟别谤鈥怟颈苍苍别测

    Worry With You

    • MOM + POP MUSIC.

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Jun 2021 07:00