One of Swedens most respected indie-pop groups has lost one of its key members Victoria Bergsman who has decided to split from the band to pursue her own solo career. The founding member has not been playing with the band recently, not even at the Spanish Summercase Festival, and will not be playing during any of the bands upcoming shows.
While the band has expressed its disappointment, they have no intention of ditching the Concretes and are currently working on new songs.
The official statement:
"Hey cats!
These are bitter times indeed. We do not really know how to tell you, perhaps the terse text of our press release says it best:
The Concretes have announced that lead singer Victoria Bergsman is departing the band to pursue a solo career. The band will continue playing together and are currently drafting songs for a new album. They performed without Bergsman at the Summercase Festival in Spain. They apologize to fans who were hoping to see them perform together.
Victoria Bergsman was an original member of the Concretes, forming the band with Lisa Milberg (drums / vocals) and Maria Eriksson (guitar / vocals) in Stockholm in 1995. Since that time the band have released two albums, the eponymous debut from 2004 featuring the singles "You Can't Hurry Love", "Say Something New" and "Warm Night"; and this year's In Colour. The Concretes' performance of recent single "On The Radio" on the last series of the Jonathan Ross TV Show is the last time the band will have played together prior to Bergsman's departure.
Anyway... Life goes on. We are working on new stuff and so is Victoria. We wish her the best of luck.
/The Concretes xxx"
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