Tarred and Feathered
EP by
The Hives
Released2 July 2010
RecordedMarch 2010
StudioStudio Gröndahl, Stockholm
GenreGarage rock
Length8:08
LabelNo Fun AB
The Hives chronology
The Black and White Album
(2007)		 Tarred and Feathered
(2010)		 Lex Hives
(2012)

Tarred and Feathered is an EP by Swedish band The Hives, released in 2010 on the No Fun AB label. It consists of three cover songs from bands that have influenced the Hives.

As a gag for the EP, the band members were covered in some unidentified gooey substance (as actual liquid tar is scalding hot) and feathers. The album cover was done in a style of a newspaper with the headline "Tarred and Feathered! Cheating with other people's songs!"

Critical reception

Alex Young of Consequence wrote that it is "a ballsy thing to make a covers EP, especially when the source material is so obscure", but that with the first two songs, "The Hives' sound never becomes apparent. They're quick, by the books, note-for-note, and less interesting versions of the originals with better production quality". Young found that the cover of "Early Morning Wake Up Call" "offers total redemption – they take a dated New Wave tune and really crank the fuzz", concluding that overall it is "a fine, if forgettable, set of rock songs".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Civilization's Dying" (Zero Boys cover)2:01
2."Nasty Secretary" (Joy Ryder and Avis Davis cover)2:04
3."Early Morning Wake Up Call" (Flash and the Pan cover)4:03
Total length:8:08

Personnel

The Hives

Additional personnel

  • Johan Gustavsson – engineer
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt – mixer
  • Christofer Stannow – mastering
  • Frank Kirschner – Lacquer cutting
  • Walse Custom Design – artwork
  • Kenneth Sundh – photography

References

  1. ↑ Young, Alex (12 July 2010). "Album Review: The Hives – Tarred and Feathered EP". Consequence. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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