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It's Bolzai. I'm Jesse Thorne. My next guests, The Hives, are a garage rock band from Sweden.

They have a few defining characteristics. They all have fun stage names. My guests are Howlin

Pelle Almkvist and his brother, Nicholas Arson.

Their songs don't have bridges, because when's the last time you dance to a bridge?

They wear black and white, wherever they go, including to this interview.

And also, they feel pretty strongly that the best band in the world is The Hives. And who am I to argue? They're great musicians,

they're killer songwriters, they know how to have a good time. They've been making music for over 30

years now. They have hit songs like Tick-Tick Boom, Come On, and their breakthrough, hate to say I

I told you so.

Do I want to want, because I get it if I don't, because I want to breakthrough, hate to say I told you so. Their dream, because I give and receive, because I want to

Their latest Their latest album is The Hives Forever, Forever the Hives.

On the cover, they're all wearing fancy crowns and robes.

As I said, they are confident.

Here's one of the highlights of the new record.

Paint a picture.

Music Nick and Pelley, I took a pill, Dal it's so great to have you here on the show.

Thank you very much.

Great to be here.

I read somewhere that one of you guys said that the goal of the hives is to create the biggest sound possible

while remaining raw.

What does it mean to be as huge as possible while remaining raw?

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