History
Since their formation in 1995, The Concretes has grown into an eight-piece band. Original members of this band include: Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson, and Lisa Milberg. Band membership has expanded and they now have a number of "Honorary Concretes" who play on their records.
The song "You Can't Hurry Love," from their debut album, The Concretes , "Say Something New," has been featured on a number of television advertisements in the United States for Target and has been 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. [2] 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. Heikki released it's self-titled debut, a mini-CD, in Scandinavia in 2002. The follow-up, Heikki 2, appeared in 2004. Lisa Milberg, another original member of The Concretes also makes music under the name Milberg. Her first solo album was released in 2009.
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