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Tick Tick Boom

The Hives, Indie by Design, Mainstream by Detonation
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The Hives, Indie by Design, Mainstream by Detonation

Paige Raineby Paige Raine

Some songs are indie because nobody heard them.Some songs are mainstream because everyone did. And then there are songs like “Tick Tick Boom” by The Hives — indie by origin, punk by attitude, and mainstream by sheer force of impact. Released in 2007 as the opening salvo of The Black…

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