What a pity. THE HIVES have with their new output "Lex Hives", unfortunately, can not build on the two good predecessor boards. For arbitrary and interchangeable, the total 12 pieces are the "believe it or not, only 31:05 minutes" on, are distributed. That is already at the limit of impudence, I think. Better it would have been there, the 5 good pieces "1000 Answers", "Wait A Minute", "Take Back The Toys," "If I Had A Cent" and "Midnight Shifter", as 5-track EP bring out because the remaining pieces are boring and just emotionless. No, with "Lex Hives", the Swedish band, unlike on "The Black and White Album" and the equally good "Tyrannosaurus Hives", made a step backwards. Too bad, after 5 years, I thought that the new album is a blast (2010 appeared another EP "Tarred and Feathered"), but one can be fooled. Because of their 5 pieces there of me 3 stars, more is definitely not it.