The Concretes

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The Concretes
The Concretes playing at Ugglan, 22 December 2006
Background information
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Indie pop
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Licking Fingers Astralwerks, Something In Construction
Members	Maria Eriksson Martin Hansson Ulrik Karlsson Lisa Milberg Dante Kinnunen Per Nyström Ludvig Rylander Daniel Värjö
Past members	Victoria Bergsman
Website	Official website

The Concretes are a Swedish indie pop band from Stockholm, composed of eight members.^[1]

History

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

One of their songs from their debut album

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. Lisa Milberg also makes music on her own, under the name Milberg. Her first solo album was released in 2009.

Group members

Current members:

• Maria Eriksson – guitar, lead and backup vocals
• Martin Hansson – bass, backup vocals
• Ulrik Janusson – horns, piano, backup vocals
• Lisa Milberg – drums, lead and backup vocals
• Dante Kinnunen - drums
• Per Nyström – organ, backup vocals
• Ludvig Rylander – horns, piano and backing vocals
• Daniel Värjö – guitar, mandolin, backup vocals

Former members:

• Victoria Bergsman – lead vocals

Discography

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Studio albums

• The Concretes, released 2003 in Sweden; 2004 internationally.
• In Colour, released 13 March 2006 in the UK; 4 April 2006 in the US.
• Hey Trouble, released 2007.
• WYWH, released 2010.

Compilations

• Boyoubetterunow, released 2000; comprising their first two EPs.
• b-sides
  /rarities compilation.