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With the Concretes always finding new ways to explore and expand their irresistible pop, In Colour finds the Swedish collective making another sonic jump, just as they did between their first album and their early EPs. Granted, this album isn't nearly as big a step forward as The Concretes was from the Boy, You Better Run Now era; actually, with its simpler production and unhurried songs, it could be seen as a step to the side for a bit of fresh air. The mix of chugging guitars and brass on "Fiction" and "Chosen One" is the closest In Colour comes to the Velvet Undergound/Motown mash-up of The Concretes, but the rest of the album finds a happy medium between the lushness of the first album and the sweet sketches of the band's earlier work, and throws in touches of folk, country, and pop of all kinds for good measure. "On the Radio" is more Petula Clark than Diana Ross, while "Sunbeams" boasts coyly charming lyrics like "I didn't know you were you." Meanwhile, the beautiful harmonies, mandolins, and strings on "Change in the Weather" and "Grey Days" sound like the influence of the Concretes' equally charming side project, Heikki, has been filtered back into the main band's music. And, though In Colour is overall a less showy collection of songs than the debut album was, "Song for the Song"'s quicksilver changes and the spacy nighttime ballad "Tomorrow" show that the Concretes haven't lost their sense of mischief or flair for the theatrical. Though there are a few draggy songs on the album and "Your Call," a ballad with the Magic Numbers' Romeo Stodart, doesn't go much of anywhere, In Colour is still full of quietly vibrant moments.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Guy Davie, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, Recording, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - John Eriksson, Percussion, Marimba - Daniel Varjo, Guitar - Victoria Bergsman, Composer, Vocals - Nathaniel Walcott, Arranger - Jens Lekman, Vocals - Pontus Ohlsson, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Guy Davies, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Martin Hansson, Bass - Ludvig Rylander, Clarinet, Vocals, Synthesizer - Ulrik Karlsson, Piano - The Concretes, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Composer, Drums - Per Nystrom, Glockenspiel, Organ
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Guy Davie, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recorder, Recording, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Michele Stodart, Vocals - Romeo Stodart, Vocals - Daniel Varjo, Guitar - Victoria Bergsman, Composer - Pontus Ohlsson, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Guy Davies, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Maria Eriksson, Composer, Vocals - Ludvig Rylander, Clarinet, Flute - Ulrik Karlsson, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - The Concretes, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Composer, Drums, Percussion - Per Nystrom, Glockenspiel, Organ
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Guy Davie, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, Recording, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - John Eriksson, Percussion - Daniel Varjo, Mandolin - Victoria Bergsman, Composer, Vocals - Pontus Ohlsson, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Guy Davies, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Maria Eriksson, Guitar, Vocals - Martin Hansson, Guitar, Vocals, Bass - Ludvig Rylander, Clarinet, Flute, Vocals - Ulrik Karlsson, Piano - The Concretes, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Drums, Vocals - Per Nystrom, Organ - Anna Havnesköld, Violin
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Guy Davie, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, Recording, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - John Eriksson, Percussion - Daniel Varjo, Guitar - Victoria Bergsman, Composer, Vocals, Hand Clap - Pontus Ohlsson, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Guy Davies, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Maria Eriksson, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Hand Clap - Martin Hansson, Vocals, Bass - Ludvig Rylander, Flute, Percussion, Piano, Hand Clap - Ulrik Karlsson, Trumpet - The Concretes, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Drums, Vocals, Hand Clap - Per Nystrom, Organ
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Guy Davie, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, Recording, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Romeo Stodart, Vocals - Daniel Varjo, Guitar - Pontus Ohlsson, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Guy Davies, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Martin Hansson, Bass - Ludvig Rylander, Wurlitzer - Ulrik Karlsson, Flugelhorn - The Concretes, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Composer, Drums, Vocals - Per Nystrom, Organ, Vibraphone - Tomas Hallonsten, Accordion
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Guy Davie, Masterer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, Recording, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Daniel Varjo, Guitar - Victoria Bergsman, Composer, Vocals - Pontus Ohlsson, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Guy Davies, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Maria Eriksson, Guitar, Vocals - Martin Hansson, Bass - Ludvig Rylander, Flute, Saxophone - Ulrik Karlsson, Euphonium, Trumpet - The Concretes, Composer, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Composer, Drums, Vocals - Per Nystrom, Organ
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Guy Davie, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recorder, Recording, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - John Eriksson, Vibraphone - Daniel Varjo, Guitar - Victoria Bergsman, Composer, Vocals - Pontus Ohlsson, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Guy Davies, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Maria Eriksson, Guitar - Martin Hansson, Bass - Ludvig Rylander, Clarinet, Piano - Ulrik Karlsson, Euphonium, Trumpet - The Concretes, Vocals, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Drums - Per Nystrom, Glockenspiel, Organ, Percussion
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Guy Davie, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Recorder, Recording, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - John Eriksson, Percussion, Vibraphone - Victoria Bergsman, Composer, Vocals - Frida Hyvönen, Vocals - Pontus Ohlsson, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Guy Davies, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Ludvig Rylander, Piano - The Concretes, Vocals, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Drums - Sofia Boukdir, Vocals
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Guy Davie, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, Recording, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Daniel Varjo, Guitar - Victoria Bergsman, Vocals - Frida Hyvönen, Vocals, Backing Vocals - Pontus Ohlsson, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Guy Davies, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Maria Eriksson, Guitar, Vocals - Martin Hansson, Bass - Ludvig Rylander, Guitar, Rhodes Piano - The Concretes, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Composer, Drums, Vocals - Per Nystrom, Organ - Anna Havnesköld, Violin - Tomas Hallonsten, Accordion
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Mogis, Producer - John Eriksson, Percussion - Daniel Varjo, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Victoria Bergsman, Composer, Vocals - Maria Eriksson, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Martin Hansson, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ulrik Karlsson, Flugelhorn - The Concretes, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Drums - Per Nystrom, Organ, Percussion
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Guy Davie, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, Recording, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - John Eriksson, Bells, Bells Percussion - Daniel Varjo, Guitar, Mandolin - Victoria Bergsman, Composer, Vocals, Synthesizer - Pontus Ohlsson, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Guy Davies, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Maria Eriksson, Guitar, Vocals - Martin Hansson, Vocals, Bass - Ludvig Rylander, Clarinet, Flute - Ulrik Karlsson, Euphonium, Trumpet - The Concretes, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Composer, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Per Nystrom, Organ, Vocals - Anna Havnesköld, Violin
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Leo Svensson, Cello - Guy Davie, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Percussion, Recorder, Recording, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Daniel Varjo, Guitar, Vocals - Victoria Bergsman, Percussion, Vocals - Pontus Ohlsson, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Guy Davies, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Maria Eriksson, Vocals - Ludvig Rylander, Guitar, Piano, Vocals - Ulrik Karlsson, Trumpet - The Concretes, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Lisa Milberg, Composer, Drums, Vocals - Per Nystrom, Organ, Vocals - Elin Rubinstein, Violin - Daniel K Johansson, Trombone - Thomas Dawidowski, Tuba - Lisa Rydberg, Violin - Goran Frost, Viola - Johan Ahlin, French Horn
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
With the Concretes always finding new ways to explore and expand their irresistible pop, In Colour finds the Swedish collective making another sonic jump, just as they did between their first album and their early EPs. Granted, this album isn't nearly as big a step forward as The Concretes was from the Boy, You Better Run Now era; actually, with its simpler production and unhurried songs, it could be seen as a step to the side for a bit of fresh air. The mix of chugging guitars and brass on "Fiction" and "Chosen One" is the closest In Colour comes to the Velvet Undergound/Motown mash-up of The Concretes, but the rest of the album finds a happy medium between the lushness of the first album and the sweet sketches of the band's earlier work, and throws in touches of folk, country, and pop of all kinds for good measure. "On the Radio" is more Petula Clark than Diana Ross, while "Sunbeams" boasts coyly charming lyrics like "I didn't know you were you." Meanwhile, the beautiful harmonies, mandolins, and strings on "Change in the Weather" and "Grey Days" sound like the influence of the Concretes' equally charming side project, Heikki, has been filtered back into the main band's music. And, though In Colour is overall a less showy collection of songs than the debut album was, "Song for the Song"'s quicksilver changes and the spacy nighttime ballad "Tomorrow" show that the Concretes haven't lost their sense of mischief or flair for the theatrical. Though there are a few draggy songs on the album and "Your Call," a ballad with the Magic Numbers' Romeo Stodart, doesn't go much of anywhere, In Colour is still full of quietly vibrant moments.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:05
- Main artists: The Concretes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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