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Hot Water Music's 10th on their 30th

Posted by Loren on February 16, 2024

Hot Water Music's 10th on their 30th
photo by Jesse Korman

Hot Water Music already announced plans for a big 30th anniversary tour this summer. Now the band has more big news, a new album.

The band will release Vows on May 10 via Equal Vision Records, which also released Feel The Void (2022).

The new record features guest appearances from Daniel Fang and Brendan Yates (Turnstile), Thrice, Dallas Green (City and Colour/Alexisonfire), The Interrupters, and Popeye Vogelsang (Calling Hours/Farside) all complimenting the core lineup of Chuck Ragan (vocals/guitar), Chris Wollard (vocals/guitar), Chris Cresswell (vocals/guitar), Jason Black (bass) and George Rebelo (drums).

The band also shares two new singles:

Hot Water Music will be making the following appearances on its 30th anniversary North American tour. Dates below. 

MAY
03 — Cincinnati, OH — Bogart’s *
04 — Columbus, OH — Newport Music Hall *
05 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrews Hall *
07 — Toronto, ON — Danforth Music Hall *
08 — Buffalo, NY — Town Ballroom *
09 — Philadelphia, PA — Underground Arts *
10 — Boston, MA — Royale *
11 — Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount #
12 — Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s Brewing Co. *
13 — Washington, DC — The Howard *
14 — Richmond, VA — The National *
15 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade (Heaven) *
17 — Dallas, TX — South Side Music Hall *
18 — San Antonio, TX — Paper Tiger *
19 – Austin, TX – Mohawk *

JUNE
13 — Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom ^
14 — Cleveland, OH — House of Blues ^
15 — Chicago, IL — Concord Music Hall ^
16 — St. Louis, MO — Delmar Hall ^
17 — Lawrence, KS — Liberty Hall ^
18 — Denver, CO — Ogden Theatre ^
20 — Mesa, AZ — Nile Theater ^
21 — San Diego, CA — House of Blues ^
22 — Santa Ana, CA — Observatory ^
23 — Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco ^
24 — San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall ^
25 — Sacramento, CA — Ace of Spades ^
27 — Portland, OR — Revolution Hall ^
28 — Seattle, WA — The Showbox ^
29 — Vancouver, BC — Commodore Ballroom ^

* — with Quicksand, Off With Their Heads
# — with Quicksand, Modern Life Is War, The Ergs
^ — with Quicksand, Tim Barry

Vows track listing:

  1. Menace
  2. Searching For Light
  3. Burn Forever
  4. After The Impossible (feat. Dallas Green)
  5. Remnants (feat. Daniel Fang and Brendan Yates)
  6. Chewing On Broken Glass
  7. Fences (feat. Thrice)
  8. Side Of The Road
  9. Wildfire (feat. Popeye Vogelsang)
  10. Bury Us All
  11. Touch The Sun
  12. Much Love (feat. The Interrupters)
Hot Water Music's 10th on their 30th
photo by Jesse Korman

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