“First of all, thanks for your patience. It’s like waiting for the resurrection of Jesus at this point,” declares Pelle Almqvist, frontman of The Hives. Well then, where did this lot come from after the lengthy delay?
When we call, they’re just about to go into soundcheck at the Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol and I can’t help but ask them what on earth they’ve been doing during their 11-year hiatus. “Not enough, not enough. It’s been really boring being in a great band who doesn’t release music. Like a prequel or prison movie. The Hives’ Shawshank Redemption.”
