The Kings of Convenience are coming...

...to Umeå, that is. Erlend and Eirik are not making any forays into Stockholm this time, but I'll keep my fingers crossed. If they do come here during the spring, I will have to use my charms on Tord and see if I can convince him to see them with me.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the Kings of Convenience, they are a fantastic Norwegian duo whose music I fell for around two years ago. The first song I ever heard by them was "I'd Rather Dance with You". I was in Vienna at the time, celebrating my birthday and enjoying a change of scenery. I liked the song so much, I went out and bought their "Riot on an Empty Street" CD. Fantastic album! Loved it so much, I bought "Quiet Is the New Loud".

Whenever I start a new writing project, I make a playlist of music to listen to as I write. Songs by the Kings of Convenience have figured prominently in the last two playlists I've stored on my iPod.

Well, I will keep my fingers crossed and hope they come to Stockholm soon. If they don't, well hey, maybe I should just go to Umeå? Nah, who am I kidding? I'm a wee bit too lazy to go to Umeå just for a concert. And yet--just a few days ago, I was considering going all the way to Copenhagen to see Neil Young until I found out that only tickets available cost 350 Euros. I like Neil Young but not that much. Hell, I don't like any band enough to pay that much for a concert.

So as I write this I am listening to my iPod and flipping between Word and Blogger. I am trying to write a new scene for my latest project and listening to Robyn sing "Bum Like You". Maybe I'll skip forward to the next Kings of Convenience song in the playlist... I think the next song on the playlist is something by the Police... yup, "Can't Stand Losing You" but I am not in the mood for it. KoC's "I'd Rather Dance With You" is calling me...

Right, time to get back to work on my novel...