29 August 2025
Swedish punk wisecrackers THE HIVES dropped their 7th full-length,
titled The Hives Forever, Forever The Hives today.
Kerrang says: “The Hives are like an endless circle of rock’n’roll celebration.
As with all their albums, this one dresses repeated formulas in different clothes,
cool clothes obviously, but doing enough to keep excitement levels high.
The Hives have been around a quarter of a century. So while they’re nobody’s
new favourite band now, good luck in finding an old one that’s this much fun.”
TUTV: Another Hives record, another Hives by numbers one. It will not change
my opinion on these reckless Swedish veteran punks. An exhilarative live band
(saw them several times), but a middle-of-the-road one on record, repeating
themselves over and over again. Fortunately, they have chief-comedian Pelle
to distract the fans. Without him, no fun whatsoever.
Mind you, I can compile a greatest hits album with about 15 superior tunes,
but out of 7 LPs that’s not enough for my liking. As usual, their singles are the
best tracks (except ‘Legalize Living’), and were and will be on my headphones
for a while. The Hives sometimes, sometimes The Hives.
Singles: Enough Is Enough / Paint A Picture / The Hives Forever, Forever The Hives
– ENOUGH IS ENOUGH –
– PAINT A PICTURE –
– THE HIVES FOREVER, FOREVER THE HIVES –
ALBUM