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║ ARTiST......: Hot Water Music ║
║ ALBUM.......: Shake Up The Shadows ║
║ TYPE........: Extended Play ║
║ LABEL.......: Epitaph ║
║ GENRE.......: Punk Rock ║
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║ 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 ║
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║ http://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bdcavjbf47afmsjoevcnydk2tiu ║
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║ 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.' ║
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║ 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. ║
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║ 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 ║
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║ TOTAL SiZE.: 5 Files/36.93MB/14:50 min ║
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