# Declaration of Dependence

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***Declaration of Dependence*** is the third album from [Norwegian](/source/Norway) duo [Kings of Convenience](/source/Kings_of_Convenience), their first album in five years.[2] It was released on 5 October 2009. "Mrs Cold" and "Boat Behind" have been released as radio singles in some countries.

The album was pre-released on 21 September for [Spotify](/source/Spotify) premium subscribers. It was released in selected countries (such as Poland) on 28 September 2009.[3]

## Critical reception

*Declaration of Dependence* received mostly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a [normalized](/source/Standard_score) rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [average](/source/Weighted_mean) score of 65, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[4]

## Personnel

**Kings of Convenience**

- [Erlend Øye](/source/Erlend_%C3%98ye) – lead (2), co-lead (1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12) and backing (3, 6, 9, 10, 13) vocals, steel (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13) and nylon (2, 8, 12) string guitar
- [Eirik Glambek Bøe](/source/Eirik_Glambek_B%C3%B8e) – lead (3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13), co-lead (1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12) and backing (2) vocals, nylon (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13) and steel (2, 8, 12) string guitar, piano (3)

**Additional personnel**

- Davide Bertolini – upright bass; co-writing (2, 4, 6, 9)
- Tobias Hett – viola; co-writing (2, 4, 9)

## References

1. ["Kings of Convenience – Declaration Of Dependence"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120212061851/http://www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Kings-of-Convenience-Declaration-Of-Dependence). Paris DJs. Archived from [the original](http://www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Kings-of-Convenience-Declaration-Of-Dependence) on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

1. ["Pitchfork: New Release: Kings of Convenience: Declaration of Dependence"](http://pitchfork.com/news/36032-new-release-kings-of-convenience-ideclaration-of-dependencei/). Pitchfork.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100420103108/http://pitchfork.com/news/36032-new-release-kings-of-convenience-ideclaration-of-dependencei/) 20 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

1. ["Declaration of Dependence – Kings of Convenience za 53,99 zł"](https://archive.today/20110807103017/http://www.empik.com/declaration-of-dependence-muzyka,prod22410024,p) (in Polish). empik.com. 28 September 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.empik.com/declaration-of-dependence-muzyka,prod22410024,p) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

1. ["Declaration of Dependence – Kings of Convenience"](http://www.metacritic.com/music/declaration-of-dependence/kings-of-convenience). [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic). [CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive). Retrieved 11 November 2015.

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