The Hives are back with their seventh record. That’s not a lot for a band that’s been around since the beginning of the internet, but quality control is paramount with this outfit. Recorded with jackhammer intensity with a little help from ex-Beastie Boy Mike D and handsome scoundrel Josh Homme, The Hives Forever Forever The Hives is vibrant, loud and sure to destroy dance floors worldwide.
For the pundits among us who might complain that all the songs sound the same, this one’s got surprising dips into everything from surf-punk to blissed-out reggae. Just kidding. They do all sound the same. Thank Christ. The Hives remain rooted in the Scandinavian action-rock/ garage-punk wave of the late 90s, when boy bands and nu metal ruled the airwaves and arenas.
