Lex Hives

2012, Jun 4

Apple Spotify Garage Rock Revival 91 Disque Hives Pitchfork 4.8/10 A.V. Club B NME 4/5 The Line of Best Fit 7/10 Paste 6.9/10 Rolling Stone 3/5 DIY 4/5 The Independent 4/5 All Music 3.5/5 Under The Radar 7.0/10 Pop Matters 5/10 Spectrum Culture 70% music OMH 4/5 Beats Per Minute 80% Sputnikmusic 2.5/5 The Arts Desk 4/5 Uncut 6/10

Pitchfork 4.8/10 On the Swedish garage rock group's fifth album, their proper followup to 2007's The Black and White Album, it sounds like they're still figuring things out.

A.V. Club B Like the black-and-white suits they’re so fond of, The Hives’ sharp, stylized garage rock has always made the most of a narrow palette. Widening that palette didn’t pay off so well on 2007’s misleadingly labeled The Black And White Album. Bearing flashes of electro and a Tom Waits-ish waltz, Black And White is The…

The Line of Best Fit 7/10 A continuation of the Swedes' disposal of the garage punk limitations they set themselves when they first started out, and a reminder that their word is still law.

Rolling Stone 3/5 Check out our album review of Artist's Lex Hives on Rolling Stone.com.

DIY 4/5 UK-based music magazine bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more

Under The Radar 7.0/10 Where the Ramones' punk mission and pop love provided a reliable end result, The Hives' output is driven by their unswerving affinity for garage rock.