The enormous line outside the Municipal Theatre of Valparaiso said it out loud: Erlend Øye primermundista may be very red hair, but plays at home in Chile. In its previous submissions, provided the board returned, the Norwegian had forged a close relationship with our country, fueled by a bond of mutual admiration with Javiera Mena. As with the visit of 2009 at the Teatro Normandie, the soloist opened fire on the third coming of the European the first with The Whitest Boy Alive. With a repertoire based primarily on "Mena", their second album, the pop princess Creole encouraged for about half an hour of the evening, through a simple show-despite its flaws, revealed the progress of the singer and teacher ceremonies.
After a brief intermission, the Norwegian-German quartet went quietly to the podium and began the ritual. Some relajadísimos Marcin Öz on bass, Sebastian Maschat on drums and Daniel Nentwig on the keys were received warmly, but the presence of Erlend Øye "undisputed star of the night, captured the applause and love of audience that filled the theater.
Less neurotic than usual, with respect to camera flashes and smoke from cigarettes, also part of Kings of Convenience was awkward as usual, but also more lively when in company of a band. The image of the front hydrating frontman bass player with a towel that he had his own sweat mixed with water, was as endearing as the plot of complicity between the musicians. We were really confident.
The Whitest Boy Alive wisely took advantage of his repertoire, to be distributed in a balanced and engaging in entertaining an audience that was in the pocket of the quartet from the dressing room. The songs on the discs and Dreams Rules were performed with the diligence of one who knows that all is well calculated, but that at no time took his candor to the environment, and even gave rise to cover a segment of 'Wicked Game' Chris Isaak and singing in English.
When the cards were already drawn, Erlend Øye called the ball, immediately welcomed by all present. For the latest songs, which included the hit chanted 'Burning' and a playful cover of 'Show Me Love' by Robin S., was not anyone sitting at the Teatro Municipal de Valparaiso (See video). Again, the Norwegian left Chile with his head held high, leaving many with the same question: What Kings of Convenience, when? That's all we should our favorite bunting.
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