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.
Moonpies for Misfits
Hot Water Music Lyrics
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The lyrics to Hot Water Music's song Moonpies for Misfits tell the story of two friends who have been in each other's lives for over a decade. The opening line, "We're still alive he said we met 11 years before or more," sets the tone for the song, celebrating the fact that despite all the reckless behavior they engaged in during their early years, they are still alive and standing strong. The singer remembers how the friend taught him his first bar chord on the guitar and how they used to "tear it up reckless." They were misfits with no cares, doing whatever they wanted without thinking of the consequences.
However, as time passed, the reckless behavior took a toll on them both, leaving them scarred and changed. The lyric "but then again we were invincible then we're still here just not like then without a care full of hate when we smashed for laughs" refers to their mindset during those early years, feeling invincible, without a care in the world, and fueled by hate. They would do things just to prove a point, like quitting school and getting tattoos, and they would look down on working-class men, seeing them as fools. Despite their destructive ways, they thought they were indestructible and that nothing could stop them.
But as time passed, they hit rock bottom, crashing and burning in spectacular fashion. It seemed like the last sight of them would be the last sign of them. However, they thought wrong. The two friends are face-to-face again, standing strong, but with a purpose this time. They stand for good, having learned from their mistakes and recognizing the value of their friendship and their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
We're still alive he said we met 11 years before or more
The singer and a friend have known each other for more than 11 years and are still alive
and I remember way back when he taught me my first bar chord
The friend had taught the singer his first bar chord a long time ago
we used to tear it up reckless moonpies for misfits with no cares
They used to live recklessly, like misfits without any worries
you got that right I said we're still here scarred but here
The artist confirms they're still here, even though they're scarred
but then again we were invincible then we're still here just not like then
In the past, they felt invincible but now they realize they're not but still alive
without a care full of hate when we smashed for laughs
Before, they didn't care about others and laughed while causing destruction
and to prove to all fuckers we would quit school stuck ink and called the working man and the men who worked fools
They defied the norm of going to school and labeled those who worked, including themselves, as fools
to hit bottom and to crash
They wanted to reach the bottom and crash in life
we though the last sight of us was the last sign of us
They believed that their past behavior would lead to their downfall
we thought wrong because face to face here we stand strong
Contrary to their belief, they are still standing strong today
but this time we stand for good
Now, they stand for a positive cause
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matthew
We're still alive
He said we met 11 years before or more
And i remember way back
When he taught me my first bar chord
We used to tear it up reckless
Moonpies for misfits with no cares
You got that right
I said we're still here scarred but here
But then again we were invincible
Then we're still here just not like then without a care
Full of hate when we smashed for laughs
And to prove to all fuckers we would quit school
Stuck ink and called the working man
And the men who worked fools to hit bottom and to crash
We thought the last sight of us was the last sign of us
We thought the last sight of us was the last sign of us
We thought wrong because face to face here we stand strong
But this time we stand for good
Justin Mondschein
this song is so real, the story chuck tells is so relatable to myself and most of my friends...growing up in the pre-internet days; where you spent afternoons and evenings after school breaking things, skateboarding, and causing ruckus around the neighborhood. quitting college early, playing in bands and playing out, joining the working force and realizing you and your friends made it through growing up with all these experiences that other's might not have had.
thank you HWM.
Antti Pasti
❤
Stinky Britches
Justin Mondschein I hear ya man
Reid Ellis
Hot water music and Leatherface was one of the best shows I have ever seen. I bought this record while I was still trying to digest the radness of the show. Cheers.
Chris Armstrong
I loved this song when I was young playing paintball watching PUSH
Dwight Schrute
DOO DOO BROWN!!!
John Wick
DOO DOO BROWN DUDE! SHE DOES PLEASE THE MASTER!
A G
I still have a copy of Push (VHS) on my bookshelf. RIP NPPL
Hunter Stewart
I grew up with PUSH
Hunter Stewart
@Ghost Cat"shh don't get that on tape cause women might think I'm Chauvinist or something"