╔═════════════════════════════[UTP.PRESENTS]══════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ Hot_Water_Music-Shake_Up_The_Shadows-EP-WEB-2019-UTP ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════[RELEASE.iNFO]══════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ ARTiST......: Hot Water Music ║ ║ ALBUM.......: Shake Up The Shadows ║ ║ TYPE........: Extended Play ║ ║ LABEL.......: Epitaph ║ ║ GENRE.......: Punk Rock ║ ║ ║ ║ COUNTRY.....: United States SOURCE.....: WEB ║ ║ RiP.DATE....: 05-23-2019 ENCODER....: LAME3.99 ║ ║ RETAiL.DATE.: 05-24-2019 QUALiTY....: 320kbps/44.1kHz ║ ║ CATALOG.....: n/a MODE.......: Full Stereo ║ ║ ║ ║ http://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bdcavjbf47afmsjoevcnydk2tiu ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════[RELEASE.NOTES]═════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ Hot Water Music. Those three words describe more than just a band at ║ ║ this point, they describe a way of life. Since forming in Florida in ║ ║ 1994, the act have constantly reinvented themselves by combining ║ ║ elements of punk rock and post-hardcore over the course of eight ║ ║ full-lengths, countless vinyl releases and energetic live shows. ║ ║ However instead of taking a victory lap in celebration of their ║ ║ current 25th anniversary tour - which sees them playing their ║ ║ celebrated 1999 fan-favorite No Division and 2002 commercial ║ ║ breakthrough Caution in their entirety - the group marked the ║ ║ occasion by recording five new songs for the Shake Up The Shadows ║ ║ EP, which sees the band - guitarist/vocalists Chuck Ragan and Chris ║ ║ Wollard, bassist Jason Black and drummer George Rebelo - crafting ║ ║ some of the most impassioned music of their career. ║ ║ ║ ║ Recorded at Black Bear Studios in Gainesville, with the band's live ║ ║ sound person Ryan Williams (who also produced their 2017 full-length ║ ║ Light It Up), Shake Up The Shadows is a truly collaborative effort ║ ║ despite the fact that Ragan is currently based in California where ║ ║ he owns a fly fishing operation. 'George and I would write a lot of ║ ║ music and then we would send it to everyone and see what would stick ║ ║ as far as what they wanted to sing on', Black says of the ║ ║ songwriting process. 'Chuck and Chris would also send us their song ║ ║ ideas and we basically just combined all of our contributions into ║ ║ what's on the EP'. From the inspirational opener 'By Any Means' to ║ ║ the more self-reflective, Wollard-fronted 'Denatured' and closing ║ ║ call-to-arms 'Afar And Away', these songs show the band continuing ║ ║ to break new sonic ground. Bringing this full circle is the fact ║ ║ that they also feature backing vocals from the band's touring ║ ║ guitarist/vocalist Chris Cresswell of The Flatliners. ║ ║ ║ ║ The influence of the members' other musical projects, including ║ ║ Rebelo's gig as the drummer for The Bouncing Souls and Ragan's more ║ ║ folk-oriented solo career, are also present on Shake Up The Shadows ║ ║ and this fact is most evident when it comes to Ragan's vocals. 'I've ║ ║ never stopped singing or performing and along with that comes ║ ║ learning just how far I can push things', he explains. 'When I'm ║ ║ recording these days I'm really trying to tap into how I'd want to ║ ║ sing it live because I need momentum in order to capture that ║ ║ energy.' Ragan credits Williams with helping to bring that emotion ║ ║ out of him on this EP, explaining that the band were careful not to ║ ║ overthink their approach in the studio. 'Chuck's voice really ║ ║ impresses me with these songs, which isn't easy after playing ║ ║ together for so long,' Black admits. ║ ║ ║ ║ While Hot Water Music have never been an outwardly political band, ║ ║ lyrically Shake Up The Shadows sees them expanding on the themes of ║ ║ unity and togetherness that lie at the core of albums like No ║ ║ Division. 'When we were listening back to the No Division songs for ║ ║ this anniversary tour, we were kind of surprised that we all ║ ║ instantly felt connected to them and they felt a lot more relevant ║ ║ to us now than they have in a long time,' Ragan explains. 'I think ║ ║ we're living in a really volatile and terrifying time where people ║ ║ are turning a blind eye to the hatred that's happening in this world ║ ║ and thinking of themselves rather than the big picture. I think that ║ ║ sentiment is present in these new songs the way it has always kind ║ ║ of been there in our music. If anything we've always felt like we're ║ ║ either the underdog of we are rooting for the underdog.' ║ ║ ║ ║ In that spirit, the melodic 'Rebellion Story' reinforces the ║ ║ importance of community and rallies against the toxic mentality of ║ ║ entitlement and privilege that some people feel when it comes to ║ ║ where they're from or the color of their skin. Alternately on a more ║ ║ personal note, the anthemic 'By Any Means' was inspired by watching ║ ║ the resolute recovery of one of Ragan's clients who was battling ║ ║ cancer. 'Being around someone and watching the way they were ║ ║ fighting back against this disease really made me realize that the ║ ║ human spirit is just incredible; coupled with a support group, it's ║ ║ amazing what you can get through,' Ragan explains. 'That song is ║ ║ simply about setting your goals and working toward them by keeping ║ ║ your chin up no matter what is trying to kill you.' ║ ║ ║ ║ After grinding it out on the road for over two decades, Hot Water ║ ║ Music have finally reached a place where they are comfortable with ║ ║ who they are and the fact that they can operate the band on their ║ ║ own timeline without worrying about album cycles or endless tour ║ ║ schedules. 'It's kind of cool to be still learning more about the ║ ║ band after twenty five years and the dynamic between the four of us ║ ║ is really fun and mellow in the sense that things aren't so hard ║ ║ anymore,' Black explains. 'This milestone is really important to us ║ ║ because we never had any idea that the decisions we were making when ║ ║ we were younger would dictate the rest of our lives,' adds Ragan. ║ ║ 'The thought of putting some songs together turned into a career and ║ ║ later that turned into a community - and we didn't do it alone, ║ ║ we've had all these other people supporting us along the way. ║ ║ ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════[TRACK.LiST]══════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ 01 By Any Means 2:20 ║ ║ 02 Shake Up The Shadows 2:45 ║ ║ 03 Denatured 3:03 ║ ║ 04 Rebellion Story 3:16 ║ ║ 05 Afar And Away 3:26 ║ ║ ║ ║ TOTAL SiZE.: 5 Files/36.93MB/14:50 min ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════[⌐2019]═════════════════════════════════╝