The Concretes

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The Concretes
The Concretes playing at Ugglan, 22 December 2006.
Background information
Origin	Sweden
Genre(s)	Indie pop
Years active	1995 – present
Label(s)	Licking Fingers Astralwerks
Associated acts	Taken By Trees Peter Bjorn and John
Website	Official website
Members
Maria Eriksson Martin Hansson Ulrik Karlsson Lisa Milberg Dante Kinnunen Per Nyström Ludvig Rylander Daniel Värjö
Former members
Victoria Bergsman

The Concretes are a popular Swedish indie pop band, currently composed of seven members. Much of their music focuses on simple melodies embellished with heavy orchestration.

1 History
2 Group members
3 Selected discography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The Concretes began with Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson, and Lisa Milberg. Since their formation in 1995, they have gradually acquired new members, growing into an eight piece band. They also have a number of "Honorary Concretes" who play on their records.

One of their songs from their debut album The Concretes, "Say Something New", has been featured on a number of television advertisements in the United States for Target. "You Can't Hurry Love", also from their debut album, has been heavily used in major motion pictures and other films. Their second album, In Colour, was released in 2006. It was followed shortly after by the departure of lead singer Victoria Bergsman, who has since moved on to her solo project, Taken By Trees.^[1] Lisa Milberg now provides lead vocals for the band, both on stage and on the band's third album Hey Trouble, released early 2007.

In 2007, The Concretes recorded a cover version of Take That's "Back for Good" for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album Guilt by Association, released September 2007.

Maria Eriksson is also half of the band Heikki, with guitarist Jari Haapalainen. They released their self-titled debut, a mini-CD, in Scandinavia in 2002. The follow-up, Heikki 2, appeared in 2004.