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.

No End Left in Sight
Hot Water Music Lyrics

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There's no end left in sight.
Wipe the dirt from your eyes.
Set your feet in the mud.
Yesterday come undone
In the gathering flood.
So much work to be done.
In the lingering light
From somewhere else.

There's no end left in sight.
Won't be sleeping tonight.
Don't get carried away,
Everyone makes mistakes
In the gathering flood.
So much work to be done

In the lingering light
From somewhere else.

Overall Meaning

Hot Water Music's song, "No End Left in Sight," appears to be a commentary on the overwhelming nature of life's problems through the metaphor of a flood. The lyrics seem to suggest that the singer feels like they are caught in the midst of chaos, struggling to keep their head above water. The lines "There's no end left in sight" and "So much work to be done" reflect a feeling of being overwhelmed by the enormity of the task at hand. It can be argued that the song is a call to action, inspiring listeners to face their problems head-on and keep moving forward despite the odds.

Line by Line Meaning

There's no end left in sight.
The singer feels like there's no conclusion in sight for a current situation.

Wipe the dirt from your eyes.
The singer is encouraging someone to clear their vision and see things clearly.

Set your feet in the mud.
The singer is urging someone to fully commit to a difficult task or situation.

Yesterday come undone in the gathering flood.
Past events and mistakes are being washed away and forgotten as a new challenge arises.

So much work to be done.
There is a lot of work that needs to be accomplished in order to overcome the current situation.

In the lingering light from somewhere else.
There is a sense of hope or inspiration coming from an external source, possibly someone who has overcome a similar challenge.

Won't be sleeping tonight.
The singer is determined and driven to work hard and not waste a moment.

Don't get carried away, everyone makes mistakes.
The artist is warning against getting too caught up in the moment and forgetting that mistakes are a natural part of the process.

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: CHARLES ALLEN RAGAN, CHRISTOPHER JAMES WOLLARD, GEORGE REBELLO, JASON WILLIAM BLACK

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