Tarred and Feathered (EP)

Tarred and Feathered
EP by
Released2 July 2010
Recorded22-26 March 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 a vinyl-only EP by Swedish band the Hives, released in 2010 on the No Fun AB label. Recorded live-to-tape, 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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Civilization's Dying" (Zero Boys cover)Paul Mahern, Terry Howe2:01
2."Early Morning Wake Up Call" (Flash and the Pan cover)Harry Vanda, George Young4:03
3."Nasty Secretary" (Joy Ryder and Avis Davis cover)Denise Whelan2:04
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.