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Legendary independent New York-based rock label Equal Vision Records and celebrated punk veterans Hot Water Music are pleased to present the music video for “Much Love,” the final track featured on the band’s acclaimed new album, Vows. Featuring guest vocals from Aimee Interrupter and Kevin Bivona of The Interrupters, “Much Love” is a love letter to the community that has allowed Hot Water Music to thrive for the past three decades. A tribute to the people who have equally sacrificed time, money and energy because they believed in the band, the touching video that pulls together documentary-style clips from over the years illustrates the type of passion and love felt within this family. 

“‘Much Love’ is a salute to the Hot Water Music family worldwide, and a simple expression of gratitude for all the years of support from people willing to meet us halfway for the long haul,” frontman Chuck Ragan said. “We were honored to have the incredible talents of Aimee and Kevin of the Interrupters join us on this track.” Check out the music video for “Much Love” HERE. 

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Additionally, Hot Water Music recently released its four-song split EP with Quicksand on Equal Vision Records. Featuring classics covered by each band from Quickand’s Slip and Hot Water Music’s No Division, the new EP also features the unreleased tracks “Supercollider,” Quicksand’s first new song since 2021’s Distant Populations, and “Undertow,” a new Hot Water Music song lifted from its Brian McTernan-produced Vows sessions. Stream the Hot Water Music / Quicksand Split EP on YouTube HERE and on all platforms HERE. 

Sacrifice. Loyalty. Camaraderie. These aren’t just words, they are the qualities that have defined Hot Water Music’s songs, lyrics and ideology for the past three decades. However, instead of celebrating 30 years of existence with a nostalgia lap or formulaic album, the band decided to mark this milestone with their most ambitious collection of songs to date. Correspondingly, Vows sees the band taking their pioneering punk sound to bold new heights via inventive arrangements, pop-friendly sensibilities and a new generation of musical guests that include Brendan Yates and Daniel Fang of Turnstile, Thrice, Dallas Green of City and Colour and Alexisonfire, The Interrupters, and Popeye Vogelsang of Calling Hours and melodic hardcore greats Farside. “The theme that kept coming up while working on this record was growth — how writing a song, recording an album, or being in a band is like planting a seed and helping it grow,” the band said. “We think a lot of that had to do with looking back and realizing that over 30 years, we’ve managed to make something special that we all really love.”

Hot Water Music will be making the following appearances next month in Australia and New Zealand. Dates below. 

FEBRUARY
11 — Wellington, NZ — Valhalla
12 — Auckland, NZ — Double Whammy
14 — Newcastle, AUS — King Street Hotel *
15 — Sydney, AUS — Crowbar *
16 — Sydney, AUS — Crowbar *
18 — Canberra, AUS — The Baso *
19 — Brisbane, AUS — The Triffid *
20 — Hindmarsh, AUS — The Gov *
21 — Melbourne, AUS — 170 Russell *
22 — Torquay, AUS — Torquay Hotel *

* — w/ The Flatliners