Spin (p.113) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Guitars and drums charge out of the speakers like robot buffalo stampeding off a cliff, then change shape every few bars, bouncing back and forth and left and right like an ear-shredding action movie."
Entertainment Weekly (p.78) - "[S]onically they've tweaked their punk-pop vibe, even employing the hip-hop-flavored Pharrell Williams for one cut." -- Grade: A-
Alternative Press (p.127) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "BLACK AND WHITE features some future Hives classics-in-waiting. 'Hey Little World' is an urgent rocker that will elicit cries of 'more cowbell' when played at the right volume."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.47) - "[T]he finest moments here are of the old hip-shaking rock 'n' roll variety..."