The Hives – review

Borderline, LondonRidiculous black-and-white outfits? Of course. Frantic bursts of garage-punk noise that travel from nought to 90 in a millisecond and keep on accelerating? Absolutely. Preposterous self-aggrandisement from frontman Howlin' Pelle Almqvist? You betcha. It's nearly five years since the Hives last released an album, but the Swedish outfit have hardly changed at all. Only the poignant recession of bassist Dr Matt Destruction's hairline marks the passing of time.On paper, there is no...

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