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Article: Hives revive garage rock
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- New Straits Times
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- August 15, 2004
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New Straits Times
08-15-2004
Hives revive garage rock
Edition: 2*
ANYONE WHO HASN'T heard of the Hives isn't likely to associate the band with popular acts like the Strokes and the White Stripes. And for a good reason. It took the Swedish band eight years to move from garage rock stalwarts to one of the trendiest bands of the early 2000s.
Unlike disposable furniture from Ikea - not so cheap, and, ultimately awful - the Hives have demonstrated that their craft has staying power. It must be something in the water, not wood, that has helped Swiss pop music - think yodelling, which goes beyond Abba and Roxette - cross international boundaries.
Mixing arty contrivances such as a strict ...