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Article: CD of the week: The Hives

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July 23, 2004
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Music: THE HIVES: TYRANNOSAURUS HIVES ****

POLYDOR GBP 13.99

IT TAKES a not-so-quiet confidence to introduce yourself with an album called Your New Favourite Band. In 2001, Swedish garage rock quintet The Hives issued it like an order, and the rock world sensibly submitted to these sonic gangsters.

In the right hands, self-belief is a magnet. Those pristine uniform outfits - starched black shirts, white ties or cravats, even spats on the sleeve of this new CD - advertise that The Hives mean business. Their names - Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, Nicholaus Arson, Dr Matt Destruction, Vigilante Carlstroem and (a personal favourite because it's so simplistic) Chris Dangerous - underline this with ...

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