The Concretes (album)

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.

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]

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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