The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
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THE HIVES – THe hives forever forever the hives – album review
After a thirteen year gap with no new albums from The Hives, we are now graced with two in three years! Yes, following the success of ‘The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons’ the Swedes are back with new offering, ‘The Hives Forever Forever The Hives’!
Capitalising on a career renaissance which was greatly assisted by a guest slot with Arctic Monkeys, it seems that once the band have reminded live music fans why they are one of the best live bands around, they now want to remind us what they can do in the studio.
As touched on, their 2023 return record was fantastically received by all and helped to ignite their current renewed momentum. This new seventh album then has quite a lot to live up to and starts well with ‘Enough Is Enough’ and ‘Hooray Hooray Hooray’ delivering some classic Hives energy.
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At just thirty-three minutes long and with all of the tracks being equally succinct, the band know what they do best and manage to once again capture that methodical yet passionate live zest on record. Each track feels like a boxer taking another jab and toying with their opponent.
The band are equal parts majestic and rambunctious on this latest celebration of their crazed genius. To return to the boxing analogy though you can figure that what is missing here is a knockout blow in terms of a true standout moment or track.
Despite that this is still a significant points victory for a group of prizefighters still out there doing what they do best for the love of it. Anytime we can get new music, more shows or any opportunity to enjoy the brilliance of The Hives should be heralded as a good day. So stick this album on and have a blast!
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