The band is:
Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson, Martin Hansson, Ulrik Karlsson, Lisa Milberg, Per Nystrom, Daniel Varjo, Ludvig Rylander

In the summer of 1995 Victoria Bergsman, Lisa Milberg, Maria Eriksson came together to form The Concretes through a love of pop music from every era and urban architecture (hence the name). After making a glorious racket for a few years, they were joined by Martin Hansson, Daniel Varjo, Ulrik Karlsson, Per Nystrom and Ludvig Rylander to become The Concretes we know today. (more Honoury Concretes appear from time to time in the studio and onstage)... The Licking Fingers label is set-up by the band to release a series of EPs (a US collection of them, Boyoubetterunow, was released but is no longer available)...

The Concretes first album proper was recorded in 2003 in a wood cabin in the countryside with Swedish producer/musician Jari Haapalainen. After a frantic label scramble, the band signed to EMI Records and toured the world...

2005 was mainly a quiet year, although a few Concretes related spottings have been made first up, Layourbattleaxedown, an American-only compilation of B sides and studio outtakes was released in the Summer; their cover of The Rolling Stones Miss You was picked up by UK DJ Erol Alkan for his Bugged Out! Mix album; Lisa & Maria promoted their own club night in Stockholm called Ooh La La and Victoria starred in a video for the New Order classic Temptation (as seen on the recent DVD release, Item). All the while though, the band were busy writing and recording new album In Colour in Stockholm and Omaha with Nebraskan producer Mike Mogis (Conor Obersts longtime co-conspirator and live musical director and producer for Bright Eyes and Rilo Kiley)... 2006: The Concretes are now now officially on manoeuvres...