Results tagged “thehives”

The Hives formed in Sweden the early '90s and toured America later in the decade but their real breakthrough Stateside came in 2000 with Veni Vidi Vicious and the ubiquitous single “Hate To Say I Told You So.” Tyrannosaurus Hives arrived in 2004, complete with stellar singles (“Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones” and “Walk Idiot Walk”) and plenty of underrated material (“Antidote” and “Love In Plaster”).

The Electric Soft Parade No Need To Be Downhearted Like an indie pop amnesiac, we find The Electric Soft Parade wandering somewhere in the woods on No Need To Be Downhearted. The group is unable to choose between three possible identities; one of Smiths-inspired Brit pop, another caught in experimental, lo-fi doldrums and a third all about the dance-able angular guitars that made so many fall in love with the first Bloc Party record. However,...

The annual Shortlist Music Prize was envisioned by creators Greg Spotts and Tom Sarig to "create opportunities for left-of-center culture to cross over to the mainstream." And to accomplish this, they enlisted a slew of "respected members of the creative community" to serve as arbiters of indie taste. Pitchfork announced today that this year's Shortlist awards have been cancelled, owing to infighting between Spotts and Sarig: Speaking about the duo's rift to AP, Spotts...