Because I think everybody has a place somewhere in their week for these cats. The music is exceedingly simple: just two dudes with acoustic guitars. Two suuuper mellow Norwegians that sound lovely together and probably share a love for Nick Drake, parks, and monogamy. One album cover has them sitting on a carpet floor, politely playing chess. Kinda silly, but sometimes, that's what the doctor ordered, right?

Their new album, Declaration of Dependence (remember that monogamy joke?), is more of the consistent same. Pretty little acoustic ditties embellished only by the occasional string instrument and the sound of their own finger work.

On a side note, DB and I saw them a few years back at Spaceland, an intimate venue in Silver Lake known for its tastemaker prowess. And they had this crowd absolutely mesmerized, silenced. You could hear an ironic messenger bag pin drop. Very impressive.