Swedish band The Hives are recording the follow-up to 2004's 'Tyrannosaurus Hives' with Modest Mouse producer Dennis Herring - it is tentatively titled 'The Black And White Album'.
The sartorially aware band have been busy of late, also working with Pharrell William and Jacknife Lee on the record, something that lead singer Howlin' Pelle Almvquist claims has been time consuming: "At times it has felt like we are prisoners to our own creativity and that it is taking a long time. At this time we have a lot of songs. In the past we only had what was on each album. We ask you to bear with us as we take the time to wrestle this onto the album".
The band are currently touring with US soft-rockers Maroon 5 and have not, as yet, set a release date for the new long player.