Hailing from the tiny town of Fagersta, Sweden, The Hives were the court jesters of the early-'00s retro-rock renaissance, decked out in black-and-white attire. Initial signatures like “Hate to Say I Told You” and “Main Offender” present a blinding contrast between the band's Nuggets-schooled primitivism and lead howler Pelle Almqvist's outsized showbiz swagger. But their irreverent spirit has led them far beyond the garage: On 2004's “Walk Idiot Walk”, they stomp all over a mechanistic bass groove like an android AC/DC; “Go Right Ahead” is '70s glam slathered in '10s pop gloss.