The Hives

When the garage rock revival hit big in the U.S. in 2001 with the Strokes, White Stripes, et al., it came as a surprise to many fans that a number of Swedish bands had been doing it longer and arguably better. Of these, the hyperactive Hives broke the biggest in the States. Complete with band uniforms and a singer named Howlin' Pelle Almquist, they trotted out a frenetic, '60s-influenced sound full of cutting riffs and stabbing rhythms, perfectly in tune with the retro times. To paraphrase Howlin' Pelle, the Hives were indeed your new favorite band.

• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• Citizen Bird
• Division Of Laura Lee
• Ikara Colt
• Sahara Hotnights
• The Flaming Sideburns
• The Forty Fives
• The Hellacopters
• The Mooney Suzuki
• The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
• The Strokes
• The Vines
• The Von Bondies
• The White Stripes
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs

• ? & The Mysterians
• Count Five
• Electric Prunes
• MC5
• New York Dolls
• The Animals
• The Kinks
• The Ramones
• The Rolling Stones
• The Seeds (Rock)
• The Sex Pistols
• The Standells
• Iggy & The Stooges
• The Who
• Them (60's)

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