The Concretes (album)

The Concretes
Studio album by
The Concretes
Released2 May 2003 (2003-05-02)
GenreIndie pop
Length42:37
LabelLicking Fingers
ProducerJari Haapalainen
The Concretes chronology
Nationalgeographic
(2001) 		The Concretes
(2003) 		Layourbattleaxedown
(2005)
Alternative covers
Original Scandinavian release
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press5/5[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME9/10[6]
Pitchfork8.1/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Uncut[9]

The Concretes is the debut studio album by Swedish indie pop band The Concretes. It was first released in Sweden on 2 May 2003 by Licking Fingers, and was released internationally in 2004.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Victoria Bergsman; all music is composed by The Concretes

No.TitleLength
1."Say Something New"3:48
2."You Can't Hurry Love"2:02
3."Chico"5:07
4."New Friend"4:11
5."Diana Ross"3:42
6."Warm Night"3:37
7."Foreign Country"1:45
8."Seems Fine"2:12
9."Lovin Kind"5:35
10."Lonely As Can Be"3:32
11."This One's for You"7:06

Personnel

The Concretes
  • Victoria Bergsman
  • Maria Eriksson
  • Martin Hansson
  • Ulrik Karlsson
  • Lisa Milsberg
  • Per Nyström
  • Ludvig Rylander
  • Daniel Värjö
Additional personnel
  • Erik Bünger – backing vocals
  • Nicolai Dunger – backing vocals
  • Jari Haapalainen – percussion, mandolin
  • Tomas Hallonsten – piano
  • Malte Homberg – backing vocals
  • Christian Hörgren – cello and string arrangements
  • Irene Kastner – harp
  • Peter Nyhlin – backing vocals
  • Anne Pajunen – viola
  • Thomas Ringquist – viola
  • Anna Rodell – violin
  • Jonna Sandell – violin

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 89

Release history

Region Date Label Catalog no.
Sweden 2 May 2003 (2003-05-02) Licking Fingers
  • LFCD012 (CD)
  • LFLP012 (LP)
United Kingdom 21 June 2004 (2004-06-21)
United States 29 June 2004 (2004-06-29) Astralwerks ASW 71126
France 4 October 2004 (2004-10-04) Licking Fingers
  • LFCD012 (CD)
  • LFLP012 (LP)
Japan 16 February 2005 (2005-02-16) Toshiba-EMI TOCP 66362

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for The Concretes by The Concretes". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Concretes – The Concretes". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  3. ^ "The Concretes: The Concretes". Alternative Press (193): 106. August 2004.
  4. ^ Weingarten, Marc (23 July 2004). "The Concretes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (18 June 2004). "The Concretes, The Concretes". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  6. ^ Jonze, Tim (19 June 2004). "The Concretes: The Concretes". NME. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  7. ^ Tangari, Joe (18 July 2004). "The Concretes: The Concretes". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  8. ^ Eliscu, Jenny (19 August 2004). "The Concretes: The Concretes". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  9. ^ "The Concretes: The Concretes". Uncut (86): 95. July 2004.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2018.


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