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New 2010 studio album ... their first in 3 years! Organic disco-pop 'n' flighty orchestrations from the Stockholm stayers.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I find it incredibly rare for a band to be so consistent in its output. I have all the Concretes' albums (except Boy You Better Run Now which is difficult to obtain) and there is not one single song that I do not like. I am not musically trained and therefore my comments are from those of a lay man who simply enjoys music that is good on the ear. The music of the Concretes is, I think it is fair to say, very "poppy" and melodic but can also be very sultry at the same time. Up until the In Colour album, the band benefited from the Nico-esque voice of Victoria Bergsman (now Taken by Trees and guest on 2007's Young Folks). In her absence, Lisa Millberg is now the lead and in my opinion, whilst the quality of the songwriting remains as strong as ever, Lisa's voice is not quite as compelling as Victoria's (hence the 4 stars instead of 5). Do not be put off by this. Despite being a Swedish band, all their songs are in English and Lisa's Swedish accent is still very seductive to listen to.
WYWH (Wish You Were Here) is only a 10-track album of relatively short songs (except Good Evening) which after 3 years of quiet, I selfishly would have preferred more. However, the quid pro quo is the quality, because for me there is not a weak track on the album. The sound is also notably different, especially on "My Ways" and "Crack in the Paint", which offer something different to other Concretes' songs - almost an 80's feel (a bit like Aha's 2009 Foot of the Mountain album).
It has been 3 years since their last album and I hope to God it is not another 3 until their next!!
The Concretes are doing a limited tour to England in December. Catch them if you can.
WYWH (Wish You Were Here) is only a 10-track album of relatively short songs (except Good Evening) which after 3 years of quiet, I selfishly would have preferred more. However, the quid pro quo is the quality, because for me there is not a weak track on the album. The sound is also notably different, especially on "My Ways" and "Crack in the Paint", which offer something different to other Concretes' songs - almost an 80's feel (a bit like Aha's 2009 Foot of the Mountain album).
It has been 3 years since their last album and I hope to God it is not another 3 until their next!!
The Concretes are doing a limited tour to England in December. Catch them if you can.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Enchanting....
7 Jan 2011
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Lisa Milberg now seems perfectly comfortable in her role as frontwoman for this long-running Swedish band, laying to rest any questions about the viability of The Concretes remaining relevance. It's been a long time since 'Hey Trouble' (isn't 3 years still considered to be a long time between albums?), and 'WYWH' (aside: why in the world is Amazon following iTunes' horrifying example of not understanding how to properly capitalize album and song titles on MP3s???) is well worth the wait. If you've ever thought, "You know what would sound amazing? An eclectic mash-up of Mazzy Star and Boards Of Canada. But Swedish.", you've found your new favorite album. Gorgeous, engaging, and thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish, 'WYWH' is one of the true stand-out releases in 2010's heavily saturated indie-pop pool.
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