The
Hives'
anticipated new album Lex Hives is out tomorrow June 5th! In
celebration, the band is taking over VICE's music channel
Noisey.com. Every day this week, Noisey will post
exclusive video footage from The Hives' performance at Webster Hall
Studio on April 26 in NYC. The buzzed-about "secret show" at the tiny
venue was widely acclaimed, with MTV praising their "superhuman capacity
for consistent excellency," and SPIN anointing Howlin' Pelle
Almqvist as "one of the greatest front-men in rock."
Lex Hives is receiving worldwide praise,
with NME declaring "let it be said that Lex Hives is
amazing," and Q Magazine's 4-star review asserting "Lex
Hives fizzes with the energy of a debut album, the quintet emphatically back
to what they do best." Likewise, The Independent states,
"like the Ramones or
Motörhead, the Hives are commendably unchanging. You know exactly what to
expect: high-energy, hugely entertaining garage rock. If Lex Hives has
one fault, it's that it makes you want to switch it off, go straight out and see
the Hives live," and The Toronto
Sun praises
"a mighty half-hour of slashing guitars, crashing drums - and plenty of
neo-Jagger swagger from Howlin' Pelle. Lex is more." The Hives recently returned
to Later...with Jools Holland where they performed their hit single "Go Right Ahead."
The band is gearing up for a North
American tour that kicks off June 19 in Washington, D.C. A more extensive U.S.
headlining tour is in the works for this Fall and includes a stop in Denver on
September 16 for a KTCL radio show at Red Rocks alongside Silversun Pickups.
Further details to come.
The
Hives are Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, Nicholaus Arson, Chris Dangerous, Dr.
Matt Destruction, and Vigilante Carlstroem.
THE
HIVES - JUNE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:
June
19 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
June 20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
June 22 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
June 23 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
June 25 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
June 26 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
June 27 - Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
June 29 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
June 30 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
June 20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
June 22 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
June 23 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
June 25 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
June 26 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
June 27 - Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
June 29 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
June 30 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
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