Vote: is this new band similar to The Hives? (the German press thinks so)

I hope this is not considered spamming. It is not my intend. If yes I sincerely apologize.
Since I assume we have some fans of The Hives in this group I wondered if you can settle a discussion between me and some mates.
The german magazine prinz.de wrote about my friends' band The Fallen Empires that they are probably liked by fans of The Hives.
Now we cannot agree on whether this is true or not.

Can you help us?

Just write if you like The Fallen Empires or not so we count the votes. If you have suggestions for bands that are more similar to them you can maybe write that as well.

You can listen to the band at their website www.thefallenempires.com or here
Numb
A Song For The People
Kabul
Stony Road

Thanks!