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Jun 6, 2012Let it be said that Lex Hives is amazing.
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Jun 5, 2012Thanks to a few fresh stitches, Lex Hives proves that The Hives still know how to make it work.
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Jun 5, 2012Much like the band's catalog, this record apes everyone from AC/DC to The Stooges with exuberant aplomb.
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Jun 1, 2012If there was ever a worry of the Hives maturing- or simply becoming less like the Hives - there isn't anymore.
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Jun 6, 2012A fist-pumping, hip-swerving rock record that roars with energy and makes for a most exuberant return to form.
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Jun 5, 2012Howlin' Pelle and co... have returned with the pomp, charisma and contagious sense of fun they're known for, with a surprising variety added in to the mix.
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Jun 4, 2012All the Hives really need is energy and good songs, and they have enough of both on Lex Hives to bring smiles to their fans' faces.
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Jun 6, 2012Lex Hives won't start a revolution, but it's enough to keep the ghost of CBGB mighty happy in her grave.
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Jun 5, 2012You know exactly what to expect: high-energy, hugely entertaining garage rock. And, with the odd exception, that's what they deliver.
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Jun 4, 2012With Lex Hives they not only add further credence to their reputation, they also spit in the respective faces of their many lesser contemporaries.
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Q MagazineOct 12, 2012Lex Hives fizzes with the energy of a debut album, the quintet emphatically back to doing what they do best. [Jul 2012, p.103]
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Jun 14, 2012Lex Hives, their fifth album in 15 years, has the guys armored up to continue the good guitar fight.
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MagnetJun 13, 2012Sure, anyone who has ever listened to 14 minutes of classic-rock radio has heard a good chunk of this ... but the energy remains undeniable and infectious. [No.88 p.56]
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Jun 13, 2012As a whole, Lex Hives serves the same purpose as just about every Hives album thus far: dance, let yourself go, and have a good time.
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Alternative PressJun 1, 2012Lex Hives redeems them for their previous missteps and their truancy. No skits, no instrumental in-jokes: just rock. [Jul 2012, p.90]
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