The Hives have hinted to NME that their new album may be out around February. They apparently played two new songs (???) during this past weekend's V Festival in the UK which NME describes as "sounding exactly the same" as the old stuff, which they note, is not necessarily a bad thing. UPDATE: I'm seeing reports from elsewhere saying there was one new song and it's called "State Control". More details if I can confirm them.