The Concretes–On Colour (EMI)

POP/ROCK CD, The Concretes, On Colour

What began as a three-member all-girl band (yay, chant it with me: “all girl band, all girl band”) with Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson and Lisa Milberg, grew to an eight-member band, no longer an all-girl band…*sigh*. Oh well, what you get is a Swedish band (no, not like ABBA or Ace of Base) delivering harmonies from the ’60s, with a little bit of the Monkees, Mamas & The Papas and The Free Design…and then sometimes, it’s as simple and musical as Sheryl Crow or Joni Mitchell. —CQ