The Chosen Ones...
The Concretes - Chosen One (Single)
I Love Swedish Pop!
I missed The Concretes the first time around in 2004, but after hearing the Chosen One single, I'm going to run- not walk to my nearest friendly neighborhood record store and pick up their self-titled debut album!
The Concretes are a sacchariney sweet pop group in the tradition of Camera Obscura... you know: girl vocal, jangly guitars, hummable melodies... in other words: perfect!
The title track's hooky chorus instantly reminded me of a folkier version of New Order's Run! I dare you not to be won over and dancing around your room by song's end when the breakdown builds back into the chorus!
Track two :Reverberation is delicate in a Billy Bragg sort of way, with Victoria Bergsman's fragile vocal accompanied by guitar. Hauntingly Lovely.
And the final song Postpone It is a sixties inspired piece sounding like later Red Sleeping Beauty covering a Waitresses song!
You can find them on Myspace too!
I don't know what it is with these Swedes... maybe there is something in the water, but they just keep churning out great band after great band.
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And let's not forget they brought us Pippi Longstocking as well.
Viva Sweden!
I Love Swedish Pop!
I missed The Concretes the first time around in 2004, but after hearing the Chosen One single, I'm going to run- not walk to my nearest friendly neighborhood record store and pick up their self-titled debut album!
The Concretes are a sacchariney sweet pop group in the tradition of Camera Obscura... you know: girl vocal, jangly guitars, hummable melodies... in other words: perfect!
The title track's hooky chorus instantly reminded me of a folkier version of New Order's Run! I dare you not to be won over and dancing around your room by song's end when the breakdown builds back into the chorus!
Track two :Reverberation is delicate in a Billy Bragg sort of way, with Victoria Bergsman's fragile vocal accompanied by guitar. Hauntingly Lovely.
And the final song Postpone It is a sixties inspired piece sounding like later Red Sleeping Beauty covering a Waitresses song!
You can find them on Myspace too!
I don't know what it is with these Swedes... maybe there is something in the water, but they just keep churning out great band after great band.
>And let's not forget they brought us Pippi Longstocking as well.
Viva Sweden!
posted by Michael Charming at 10:41 AM
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