OK that’s probably the worst pun that I can think of however after watching Portishead and Elbow in the same week at the Brixton Academy I think I need some light hearted nonsense!
The last time I saw The Hives was at the Reading Festival in 2004 although they are pretty good in a festival environment their unique bonkers style works perfectly in a more intimate environment. The Hives are one of those interesting bands who despite having never been regarded as cool still have the ability to sell out tours and CD’s by the truckload. Their new album “The White and Black album” was produced by Neptunes and N*E*R*D front-man Pharrell Williams this is their 5th album in 10 years and despite being a departure from previous albums is still as immediate as their 2004 release “Tyrannosaurus Hives”.
OK it’s not as cutting edge as some of the new acts out there (Blood Red Shoes, MGMT, Foals) however it’s a perfect holiday, gym cd and I don’t mean this in a critical way.
Written by John Rahim
April 19th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
You not mean it in a critical way? Their latest album is probably the most intresting CD from last year.
I think you need to give the CD another try..
April 19th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
OK Fair point I will dig it out and give it another try. To be honest after seeing them live they kind of make sense again.