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Saturday, 2 February 2019

HOT WATER MUSIC

"finding the rhythms"
Year: 1997
Label: No Idea
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 12
Time: 35 min.

Genre: rock
Style: Emo Punk

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"forever and counting"
Year: 1998
Label: No Idea
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 10
Time: 36 min.

Genre: rock
Style: Emo Punk

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"no division"
Year: 1999
Year: No idea
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 11
Time: 32 min.

Genre: rock
Style: Emo Punk

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"a flight and a crash"
Year: 2001
Label: Epitaph
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 14
Time: 36 min.

Genre: rock
Style: Emo Punk

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"caution"
Year: 2002
Label: Epitaph
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 12
Time: 35 min.

Genre: rock
Style: Emo Punk

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"the new what next"
Year: 2004
Label: Epitaph
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 12
Time: 34 min.

Genre: rock
Style: Emo Punk

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"exister"
Year: 2012
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 13
Time: 35 min.

Genre: rock
Style: Emo Punk

Hot Water Music is a Gainesville, Florida punk outfit known for Chuck Ragan and Chris Wollard's raspy vocals, as well as their searing Jawbreaker guitars on earlier albums. The act first formed in 1993, and their first record, Finding the Rhythms, was released on "No Idea Records" and "Toy Box Records". Many fans commonly refer to Hot Water Music as the abbreviation, HWM. The name Hot Water Music comes from a Charles Bukowski book. HWM recorded an album with their good friends and mentors Leatherface for the first volume of the BYO split series. They also recorded with Alkaline Trio for a split LP on Jade Tree shortly thereafter. In 2001, Hot Water Music signed with Epitaph Records and released the record A Flight and A Crash, and went on to release two more records with Epitaph, Caution and The New What Next. In addition to their full length albums and the two aforementioned split releases, Hot Water Music have also released 5 other EPs and split albums: Push for Coin (1995 - demo tape), Eating the Filler (1995- Toybox Records), Hot Water Music vs. Discount (New American Dreams) and Colors, Words, and Dreams (2002 - split with The Casket Lottery, Second Nature Recordings). In 2005 the band took a hiatus as vocalist Chuck Ragan wanted to spend more time with his family. Soon after, the rest of the band formed The Draft, and released their debut record, In A Million Pieces, September 12, 2006 on Epitaph Records, along with various 7" vinyl records on No Idea. Ragan has opted for a solo-acoustic act with No Idea records, releasing a monthly vinyl to prelude a full studio album, as well as two live discs. As for Hot Water Music, No Idea is getting ready to release a b-sides disc later this year. Members of Hot Water Music have been in various side projects, including Crows, Rumbleseat and Blacktop Cadence. On October 22, 2007, music website Punknews.org reported that a reunion of the band is currently in the works.