Hot Water Music is a Gainesville, Florida punk outfit known for Chuck Ragan… Read Full Bio ↴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-esque guitars on earlier albums. The act first formed in 1993, and their first record, Finding the Rhythms, was released on No Idea 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/artist], Rumbleseat and Blacktop Cadence

On October 22, 2007, music website Punknews.org reported that a reunion of the band is currently in the works.

The band kicked off their reunion tour with a "secret show" at Common Grounds in their hometown of Gainesville, Florida on January 18, 2008 to be followed by shows in Orlando, Florida, Sayerville, New Jersey and two sold out shows in Chicago, Illinois.
After that, they played at the Groezrock festival in Meerhout, Belgium in May 2008.

During 2009 Hot Water Music played a bunch of concerts in the U.S. plus a short German tour in November.

Since 2010, the band has continued to tour, write and record new music including 2012's album Exister and 2017's Light It Up. In November 2017 Chris Wollard announced that he was taking a break from the band to focus on his health. The band continued to play previously booked shows with The Flatliners' Chris Cresswell and Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake filling in for Wollard at several dates.

As of their 2019 25th anniversary tour, Cresswell was still filling in for Wollard on guitar and vocals. Cresswell also played guitar and backing vocals on their 2019 Shake Up The Shadows EP.

Instrumental
Hot Water Music Lyrics

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Cut into the gut of distorted rotten lies you find.
Pull them inside out drowning them with haste in mind.

Arm yourself with retrospect and cut into the face through its deceiving eyes.
Dissect and pull it out for the spotlight to advertise another glance of another war.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Instrumental" by Hot Water Music delve into the theme of deceit and distorted truths that are prevalent in today's society. The first two lines refer to cutting out the lies that have been plaguing us and drowning them with haste. This can be seen as a call to action for people to recognize the lies and take action against them, rather than letting them fester and continue to cause harm.

The next two lines talk about arming oneself with retrospect, or the ability to look back and analyze past events. By cutting into the face, or the front that people put up, and dissecting it to reveal the truth, we can bring it to the spotlight and advertise it for all to see. This is suggested as a way to prevent future wars or conflicts that may arise from lies and deceit.

Overall, the lyrics suggest that we need to be vigilant in recognizing the deceitful tactics that are often used in society and take action to uncover the truth.

Line by Line Meaning

Cut into the gut of distorted rotten lies you find.
Take a knife and dig deep into the twisted misconceptions you encounter, revealing the ugly truth hidden beneath.

Pull them inside out drowning them with haste in mind.
Rip those false ideas out and obliterate them swiftly, before they have a chance to cause further harm.

Arm yourself with retrospect and cut into the face through its deceiving eyes.
Use the power of hindsight to unveil the lies and attack them straight on, through the eyes that obscured your view in the first place.

Dissect and pull it out for the spotlight to advertise another glance of another war.
Break down those deceitful notions piece by piece, and show them to the world as an example of the ongoing battles we face every day.

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