HOT MILK Share "Insubordinate Ingerland" Off of Album "Corporation P.O.P" Out June 27

HOT MILK have released the rampant "Insubordinate Ingerland," a quintessentially tongue-in-cheek take on the band's home turf, their own accidental football anthem. It might be dressed up as an open-top bus parade, but the song's sarcastic undertone encapsulates the album in a nutshell.

"A necessary excursion that was born quickly and forcibly. We had no choice in this song coming out of us, probably the quickest song we ever wrote lyrically. In modern-day England, it is difficult to know where we stand in a wishy washy world of identity politics. Who are we? Who are they telling us we are? What do we stand for? Why is the poverty gap widening? Why are old people freezing? Why is the NHS in disarray? Is our culture just the pub? But I love the pub? Is that bad? Am I just on the bevs to forget the bollocks outside? I’m so confused. This song is just that, a confused, hyperbolic look and an aggravated poke at ourselves. I'm England til I die… because I have no choice and this place might be the death of me yet," says Han Mee.
 
Jim Shaw continues, "The fun thing about 'Insubordinate Ingerland' is that Han has had that tattooed on her terribly for a number of years as a sort of reflection as to the crumbling state of a nation that tends to do what it wants. For better or for worse. She thought, 'Fuck it, let's turn my stupid stick 'n' poke into a song' and here we are. What's extra fun about this song is that we roped in so many mates to make it… the gang vocals were recorded by Jim in his front room in Salford with all our mates after tea one night. The video was shot in Bolton with our mates as extras and our long-term collaborator and friend Kennedy as director. It looks a lot more expensive than it was…Good lad, Kennedy."

Hot Milk's sophomore album, Corporation P.O.P is set for release on June 27 via Music For Nations.

Pre-order the album here.

If Hot Milk's 2023 debut album A CALL TO THE VOID was the band's high-octane mission statement, the world isn’t ready to meet its fierce, rough-and-ready older sibling. Roaring into their next era, Hot Milk now proudly present Corporation P.O.P. — an extravagant, uncompromising assessment of the perilous world around us, examined through a sharp British lens that is both witty and universal.
 
Corporation P.O.P, produced by Jim Shaw, Zach Jones, and KJ Strock, offers the band at their heaviest with their raw, unapologetic lyrics which brim with unfiltered emotion. The record serves as part social commentary, showing the darker side to the world which they found themselves surrounded by when writing the record, all the while keeping their light, mocking humor throughout.

"Corporation P.O.P is a flurry of thoughts, feelings, ramblings from the answers 'n questions about where we’re at right now in England, the further western world and emotionally. It is an entry from the perspective of us lot who live a dichotomy of months in faraway lands and then experience the sudden grounding of returning home to Salford. It's hard not to compare, contrast, and try to understand. P.O.P = Payment of Pain. We all must live with the burden of modernity and this pain has been commodified; we all must pay. 'Corporation pop' itself is a term Hans grandad used to refer to the water supply, something that runs throughout all our homes, just as current events run through us all," says Jim Shaw.

Shaw continues, "Not saying we have the answers but the conversation should ALWAYS be open, bring logic and evidence, and everyone should be able to change their mind, we are never finished articles. In a time where the doomsday clock ticks closer and warfare looms, it seems prudent to look introspectively into the human condition and attempt to understand the bigger picture to find a solution. The truth about ourselves can lie somewhere in between, and the imperfections can be difficult to accept for some.

"Violence through expression, warfare through persuasion and I will cause irritation through takin the piss n goin' slightly above my station. Fuck it, that's where the fun lies. It doesn't always need to be said with a straight face."

The album was written and recorded both in their Salford flat and a live room in LA, producing songs that capture that live energy they are known for, with new tracks are poised for stages the world over.

"We wanted to bring it home on this record, shooting videos/photos in our backyards and out and about in Salford. This is about us, so visually it should be about us too.  Written in northern Hollywood and a bedroom in Salford opposite an Aldi, this is a true juxtaposition of an album," says Han Mee.

The album will be available as Color LP, Band Store Exclusive LP, and CD.

REMAINING U.S. SPRING TOUR DATES AND FESTIVALS:
5/10 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall
5/11 — Salt Lake City, UT — Soundwell
5/13 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
5/14 — Portland, OR — Star Theater
5/16 — Sacramento, CA — Goldfield Trading Post
5/17 — Los Angeles, CA — Echoplex
5/18 — Phoenix, AZ — Ben's Bells Project / Phoenix Studio
5/20 — Dallas, TX — Trees
7/26 & 7/27 — Long Beach, CA — Warped Tour 2025
9/19 — Lousiville, KY — Louder Than Life Festival
10/2 — Sacramento, CA — Aftershock Festival

ABOUT HOT MILK:
HOT MILK have blossomed over the course of three self-produced EPs and a Top 40 album. This constant stream of releases has meant that Hot Milk were never away from the spotlight — or the stages they call home. Their rise has taken them to stadium support slots with Foo Fighters,  Blink-182, Green Day, Limp Bizkit, Pale Waves, and more. They have graced the main stages of the best festivals in Europe, America, South America, and Australia. An appearance on Jimmy Kimmel in the U.S., BBC Radio 1 playlists, covers of UK media, and their own headline sold-out tours, to over 120 million streams to date. The band also released a documentary, Kaleidoscope Of The Abyss, in Summer 2024.

HOT MILK Share "Swallow This" Video

HOT MILK continue their Corporation P.O.P era with new single "Swallow This," which takes swipe at the so-called leaders of the world, who seem hell-bent on callously cavaliering us headfirst into collapse.

Talking further on the single, lead singer Han Mee expands, "We live in a post-truth era, we are confused, we are lost, and we are untrusting. We must follow our gut to what is moral, right and kind. 'Swallow This' is a protest song against the hypodermic needle of control media. They anger and press upon pressure points to gain control. As we have always said, 'QUESTION EVERYTHING.' It is healthy and it is right in this world that has evolved too fast for our primate brains to keep up. We must prioritize the wellness and safety of our fellow man, no matter their race, creed, religion, gender, or sexuality. We are human beings, do not let something as common as money and power replace what truly matters. Community, joy, laughter, spirit. I will stand on that picket line first if it comes to it, for now, this is all we got. Enjoy, f 'em."

Watch the video for "Swallow This" below.

Hot Milk's sophomore album Corporation P.O.P. is an extravagant, uncompromising assessment of the perilous world around us, examined through a sharp British lens that is both witty and universal. 

Having studied a politics degree, Han Mee has used that with Corporation P.O.P. — where Hot Milk unleash the pent-up anger experienced en masse around the globe. "I've always felt like a bit of a white knight – it's my duty to save the world somehow," says Han. "I feel very, very impacted by the world's issues, consistently. I wanted to be an MEP [Member of European Parliament], that was my dream."

Despite its global outlook, Corporation P.O.P. is an album that takes root in Manchester and Salford, exemplified by the band's decision to shoot all of their videos in their hometown. "Newt Gingrich, who was a U.S. politician, once said, 'All politics is local,'" says Han. "I'm trying to look local and be involved locally so I can affect my world. This is how I survive, because the world can feel overwhelming."

"Manchester is the best f'in city in the world," she continues, getting somewhat emotional, having recently u-turned from a permanent move to L.A. when Manchester came calling back to her. "We started this band in Manchester, it's intrinsic to me and who I am. It has to bleed into the art we create, because it helped me create it."

Produced by the band's own Jim Shaw, with Zach Jones and KJ Strock, you can sense Hot Milk's killer instinct throughout the record, a result of the intensive writing process and recorded as live album, it offers the band at their heaviest with their raw, unapologetic lyrics which brim with unfiltered emotion.  

Snapshotting the gloom of the present and unloading very real fears for the future, the sentiment behind Corporation P.O.P. might feel locked inside a time capsule. But fast forward two decades, and time will surely prove why this record carries the hallmarks of something timeless.

PRE-ORDER THE RECORD

The album will be available as Color LP, Band Store Exclusive LP, and CD.

Hot Milk have also announced a series of dates across the UK and U.S. this Spring and Summer.

U.S. SPRING TOUR:
4/16 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground
4/17 — Atlanta, GA — Terminal West
4/18 — Orlando, FL — The Beacham
4/19 — Fort Lauderdale, FL — Culture Room
4/22 — Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Soundstage
4/23 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer
4/25 — Hartford, CT — The Webster
4/26 — Boston, MA — Paradise Rock Club
4/27 — New York, NY — Gramercy Theatre
4/29 — Richmond, VA — The Canal Club 
5/1 — Detroit, MI — Saint Andrew's Hall
5/2 — Millvale, PA — Mr. Smalls Theatre, Funhouse & Cafe
5/3 — Cleveland, OH — The Roxy
5/4 — Toronto, ON — Lee's Palace
5/6 — Chicago, IL — Concord Music Hall 
5/7 — Minneapolis, MN — Fine Line
5/9 — Lawrence, KS — The Bottleneck
5/10 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall
5/11 — Salt Lake City, UT — Soundwell
5/13 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
5/14 — Portland, OR — Star Theater
5/16 — Sacramento, CA — Goldfield Trading Post
5/17 — Los Angeles, CA — Echoplex
5/18 — Phoenix, AZ — Ben's Bells Project / Phoenix Studio
5/20 — Dallas, TX — Trees
7/26 & 7/27 — Long Beach, CA — Warped Tour 2025
9/19 — Lousiville, KY — Louder Than Life Festival
10/2 — Sacramento, CA — Aftershock Festival

ABOUT HOT MILK:
HOT MILK have blossomed over the course of three self-produced EPs and a Top 40 album. This constant stream of releases has meant that Hot Milk were never away from the spotlight — or the stages they call home. Their rise has taken them to stadium support slots with Foo Fighters,  Blink-182, Green Day, Limp Bizkit, Pale Waves, and more. They have graced the main stages of the best festivals in Europe, America, South America, and Australia. An appearance on Jimmy Kimmel in the U.S., BBC Radio 1 playlists, covers of UK media, and their own headline sold-out tours, to over 120 million streams to date. The band also released a documentary, Kaleidoscope Of The Abyss, in Summer 2024.

Watch the video for the previous single "90 Seconds to Midnight" here.

HOT MILK Announce New Album "Corporation P.O.P" + Share Video For New Single "90 Seconds To Midnight'"

HOT MILK have today announced their sophomore album, Corporation P.O.P, set for release on June 27 via Music For Nations with the rebel rowsing single "90 Seconds To Midnight," with a video featuring British legend Frank Skinner. Listen here. 

Watch the video below:

"The doomsday clock is nearing midnight and this frantic song sets the mood for the oncoming nuclear winter," says singer Han Mee. "We wanted to punch you proper in the face with this, this balls to the wall little riffy boy comes bounding at you relentlessly. Lyrically, we took inspiration from 17th century philosopher Rousseau and the poet John Betjemen with his poem 'Slough.'  Rousseau set out that humanity would never be free as we create our own shackles. In this case, we've created our own demise. Where as Betjemens poem takes this notion of demise and laughs at it, inviting the nukes in 'come friendly bombs'…. Let's set the gaff on fire and start again."

The video was shot by longtime friend Kennedy in their literal backyards of Salford and through a stroke of cheeky luck, they got British legend Frank Skinner involved.

"His background with Room 101 (an Orwellian nod) and the fact he wrote Three Lions was a perfect fit for this bleak albeit tongue-in-cheek look at the state of the world from the grey filter of Salford," says Mee.

Corporation P.O.P, produced by Jim Shaw, Zach Jones and KJ Strock, offers the band at their heaviest with their raw, unapologetic lyrics which brim with unfiltered emotion. The record serves as part social commentary, showing the darker side to the world which they found themselves surrounded by when writing the record, all the while keeping their light, mocking humor throughout.

"Corporation P.O.P is a flurry of thoughts, feelings, ramblings from the afters n questions about where we're at right now in England, the further western world and emotionally. It is an entry from the perspective of us lot who live a dichotomy of months in faraway lands and then experience the sudden grounding of returning home to Salford. It's hard not to compare, contrast, and try to understand. P.O.P = Payment of Pain. We all must live with the burden of modernity and this pain has been commodified; we all must pay. Corporation pop itself is a term Han's grandad used to refer to the water supply, something that runs throughout all our homes, just as current events run through us all," says Jim Shaw.

Not saying we have the answers but the conversation should ALWAYS be open, bring logic and evidence, and everyone should be able to change their mind, we are never finished articles. In a time where the doomsday clock ticks closer and warfare looms, it seems prudent to look introspectively into the human condition and attempt to understand the bigger picture to find a solution. The truth about ourselves can lie somewhere in between, and the imperfections can be difficult to accept for some.

Violence through expression, warfare through persuasion and I will cause irritation through takin the piss n goin slightly above my station. Fuck it, that’s where the fun lies. It doesn't always need to be said with a straight face.

The album was written and recorded both in their Salford flat and a live room in L.A., producing songs that capture that live energy they are known for, with new tracks are poised for stages the world over.

"We wanted to bring it home on this record, shooting videos/photos in our backyards and out and about in Salford. This is about us, so visually it should be about us too.  Written in northern Hollywood and a bedroom in Salford opposite an Aldi, this is a true juxtaposition of an album," says Mee.

PRE-ORDER THE RECORD NOW

The album will be available as Color LP, Band Store Exclusive LP, and CD.

Hot Milk have also announced a series of dates across the UK and US this Spring and Summer. The UK shows will see them take in six club shows and those who pre-order the record from the Official Store HERE by 3pm GMT on March 4 will have the opportunity to gain presale access to the tour. This does not include nor guarantee a ticket. Pre-sale starts 10am GMT on March 5 and general sale commences 10am on March 7.

U.S. SPRING TOUR:
4/16 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground
4/17 — Atlanta, GA — Terminal West
4/18 — Orlando, FL — The Beacham
4/19 — Fort Lauderdale, FL — Culture Room
4/22 — Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Soundstage
4/23 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer
4/25 — Hartford, CT — The Webster
4/26 — Boston, MA — Paradise Rock Club
4/27 — New York, NY — Gramercy Theatre
4/29 — Richmond, VA — The Canal Club 
5/1 — Detroit, MI — Saint Andrew's Hall
5/2 — Millvale, PA — Mr. Smalls Theatre, Funhouse & Cafe
5/3 — Cleveland, OH — The Roxy
5/4 — Toronto, ON — Lee's Palace
5/6 — Chicago, IL — Concord Music Hall 
5/7 — Minneapolis, MN — Fine Line
5/9 — Lawrence, KS — The Bottleneck
5/10 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall
5/11 — Salt Lake City, UT — Soundwell
5/13 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
5/14 — Portland, OR — Star Theater
5/16 — Sacramento, CA — Goldfield Trading Post
5/17 — Los Angeles, CA — Echoplex
5/18 — Phoenix, AZ — Ben's Bells Project / Phoenix Studio
5/20 — Dallas, TX — Trees
7/26 & 7/27 — Long Beach, CA — Warped Tour 2025
9/19 — Lousiville, KY — Louder Than Life Festival

ABOUT HOT MILK:
HOT MILK have blossomed over the course of three self-produced EPs and a Top 40 album. This constant stream of releases has meant that Hot Milk were never away from the spotlight — or the stages they call home. Their rise has taken them to stadium support slots with Foo Fighters,  Blink-182, Green Day, Limp Bizkit, Pale Waves, and more. They have graced the main stages of the best festivals in Europe, America, South America, and Australia. An appearance on Jimmy Kimmel in the U.S., BBC Radio 1 playlists, covers of UK media, and their own headline sold-out tours, to over 120 million streams to date. The band also released a documentary, Kaleidoscope Of The Abyss, in Summer 2024.

HOT MILK Release New Single "BLOODSTREAM" & Accompanying Music Video

HOT MILK have released the third single to precede their debut album, 'A CALL TO THE VOID' set for release 25th August 2023 on Music For Nations. Pre-order the album HERE.

On the surface, 'BLOODSTREAM' boasts all of the usual masterful pop-rock veneer, stadium-filling melodic ambition, and musicality full of the impish spark the band have long since honed. But here is also a despairing love song, one that’s lyrical soul searching delves to the depths in order to understand the feeling of connection so strong it can come as a detriment.

Lead singer Han Mee explains the song came to them, instead of being chased down through long hours in a studio and was written “in its entirety in the haunted early hours in Los Angeles. We started it in the early hours just as it was home time... immediately we knew that this song was something different for us yet had come from nowhere. One of them rare moments where the song jumped from the ether and wanted, nay needed to be written”.

That feeling of necessity, a song almost undeniable and inescapable, mirrors the feelings of unhealthy adoration, themes of chasing short-term thrills and how those situations can lead to self-loathing, and as Han puts it “unhealthy adoration comes in many forms, the short term thrill for the post-high collapse can create an abusive relationship. You think it's love, you think you're in control, you think you can say no if you needed to but you're not the one in the driving seat anymore.”

'BLOODSTREAM' premiered on Clara Amfo's Radio 1 show and you can stream it HERE or watch the video below:

For some, it might feel like a long time coming but Hot Milk always knew that when the time came to make their debut album, they had to be ready for it. It will be their loudest statement yet of who they are and what they stand for, an opportunity to show the world what they are made of.

Tracks on the debut album walk on a tightrope between the humorous and the serious, brimming with what might be called positive nihilism. They’re not so much finding the light in the dark as they are laughing because if they don’t, they’ll cry.

The first single ‘HORROR SHOW’, boisterously ushered in a new era of Hot Milk, one that is bolder, brasher, and more impactful than ever before. Premiering on Radio 1’s FUTURE ARTIST show Jack Saunders commented that “The odds are pitted against this band, it’s not often a traditional emo breaks through, but Hot Milk have fought the whole entire way to make their mark, find their way into your top tens, become a favourite for you, and Horror Show’s the best yet.”

The band have blossomed over the course of three self-produced EPs, this constant stream of releases has meant that Hot Milkwere never away from the spotlight – or the stages they call home. Their rise kept accelerating, taking them to stadium support slots with Foo Fighters, the main stages of some of the best festivals Globally, an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel in the US to tours with bands like Pale Waves and their own headline sold-out shows to over 50 million streams of the EPs alone. Crucially, however, they were giving themselves space to find themselves as artists.

The band recorded the album between Manchester, Los Angeles and Stockholm with the bands very own Jim Shaw at the Producing helm for the majority of the record, much like all previous releases. An element that has become so important to the band and allowing them to control just exactly what they want to be as artists.



A CALL TO THE VOID is the English translation of the French phrase l’appel du vide, referring to the brain’s trick of spotting opportunities to die. It’s the eerie jolt that is felt when you stand waiting for a train and the thought that you could jump, and end your life in a heartbeat, intrudes in your head. It’s that brief moment of being reminded of the fragility of existence. 

The more alt-pop inspired ‘BLOODSTREAM’, meanwhile, was made for creating moments on the big stages the band have always aspired to reach.  The most important thing for the band, however, is that these songs are written to scream from the speakers of the stage, and for their refrains to be screamed back at them by the adoring, tight-knit community they’ve built. “Live is where I’m happiest, live is where it’s home,” says Han. “We wrote songs with the intention of people going off, making you feel good, opening the pit up, letting go, crying, getting on your mate’s shoulders.  It’s church for us.” 

HOT MILK recently completed a tour of South America, a run of East Coast headline shows in the US ahead of their appearance at Adjacent Festival and have played various festivals this Summer including UK's legendary Download Festival. They will be appearing at Pride in Brighton and Reading + Leeds festivals in August, before hitting the road for their largest UK headline tour to date with Witch Fever and Modern Error in the fall. They then head to Australia to support The Foo Fighters on select stadium dates in December and were recently announced as support on the London and Birmingham dates of The Foo Fighters UK Stadium tour in June 2024.

HOT MILK Release Brand New Single & Video "PARTY ON MY DEATHBED"

Hot Milk have announced yet another massive single from their debut album 'A CALL TO THE VOID' set for release 25th August 2023 on Music For Nations. Pre-order the album HERE. Highlighting today's announcement is the release of lead single "PARTY ON MY DEATHBED" and it's official music video.

The track, ‘PARTY ON MY DEATHBED’ premiered on Clara Amfo's BBC Radio 1 show this evening. The track fizzes with life but is ultimately powered by a sense of reckless abandon. Shifting upwards through sonic gears to deliver an open-armed and iconoclastic party anthem that pays no attention to the idea of tomorrow, residing firmly and resolutely in the here and now.

A track forged in the fiery debauchery of backstage areas and late-night bars it combines the band’s love for electronic beats, synthesised melodies and hard riffs, resulting in a sound that echoes The Prodigy as much as it does Paramore.

Co-vocalist Han Mee deviously welcomes “lovers of the night, haters of the daylight, come one come all” to unite behind the track that firmly encourages freak flags to fly freely, and invites all listeners to adopt a norm of non-compliance, a dedication to deeds of defiance and to be comfortable in the unconventional. Commenting further on the track, Han Mee shares:

"We can’t be helped, we just wanna squeeze out every morsel of this life and being a bit of a wreckhead has come hand in hand with the pursuit of fun. Can’t be stopped, don’t wanna be stopped, we’re sorry but we’re not, maybe we’re just lost. Who cares, life’s about connection n getting off the fuckin internet n losing ur mind on the streets of Manny and finding it again on your way home.”

For some, it might feel like a long time coming but Hot Milk always knew that when the time came to make their debut album, they had to be ready for it. It will be their loudest statement yet of who they are and what they stand for, an opportunity to show the world what they are made of.

Tracks on the debut album walk on a tightrope between the humorous and the serious, brimming with what might be called positive nihilism. They’re not so much finding the light in the dark as they are laughing because if they don’t, they’ll cry.

The first single ‘HORROR SHOW’, boisterously ushered in a new era of Hot Milk, one that is bolder, brasher, and more impactful than ever before. Premiering on Radio 1’s FUTURE ARTIST show Jack Saunders commented that “The odds are pitted against this band, it’s not often a traditional emo breaks through, but Hot Milk have fought the whole entire way to make their mark, find their way into your top tens, become a favourite for you, and Horror Show’s the best yet.”

The band have blossomed over the course of three self-produced EPs, this constant stream of releases has meant that Hot Milkwere never away from the spotlight – or the stages they call home. Their rise kept accelerating, taking them to stadium support slots with Foo Fighters, the main stages of some of the best festivals Globally, an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel in the US to tours with bands like Pale Waves and their own headline sold-out shows to over 50 million streams of the EPs alone. Crucially, however, they were giving themselves space to find themselves as artists.

The band recorded the album between Manchester, Los Angeles and Stockholm with the bands very own Jim Shaw at the Producing helm for the majority of the record, much like all previous releases. An element that has become so important to the band and allowing them to control just exactly what they want to be as artists.



A CALL TO THE VOID is the English translation of the French phrase l’appel du vide, referring to the brain’s trick of spotting opportunities to die. It’s the eerie jolt that is felt when you stand waiting for a train and the thought that you could jump, and end your life in a heartbeat, intrudes in your head. It’s that brief moment of being reminded of the fragility of existence. 

The more alt-pop inspired ‘Bloodstream’, meanwhile, was made for creating moments on the big stages the band have always aspired to reach.  The most important thing for the band, however, is that these songs are written to scream from the speakers of the stage, and for their refrains to be screamed back at them by the adoring, tight-knit community they’ve built. “Live is where I’m happiest, live is where it’s home,” says Han. “We wrote songs with the intention of people going off, making you feel good, opening the pit up, letting go, crying, getting on your mate’s shoulders.  It’s church for us.” 

Hot Milk have just finished a tour of South America and will be playing a various festivals and shows across the US, UK and EU this Summer including Adjacent Festival in Atlantic City and headline dates in Allston, MA, Washington, DC and New York

Hot Milk US Headline Shows

23 May 2023 - Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA

25 May 2023 - Union Stage, Washington, DC

26 May 2023 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY  

28 May 2023 - Adjacent Festival, Atlantic City. NJ

Hot Milk Summer Festivals

2nd June 2023- Rock Am Ring, Germany

4th June 2023- Rock Im Park, Germany

09 June 2023 - Download Festival, Castle Donington UK

17th June 2023- Pinkpop, Netherlands

29th June 2023- Lollapalooza Stockholm, Sweden

30 June 2023 - Rock Werchter, Werchter Belgium

01 July 2023 - Main Square, Arras France

07 July 2023 - TRNSMT Festival, Glasgow UK

20th July 2023- Deichbrand Festival, Cuxhaven, Germany

22nd July 2023- Lollapalooza Paris, France

25 August 2023 - Leeds Festival, Leeds UK

27 August 2023 - Reading Festival, Reading UK

With A CALL TO THE VOID, Hot Milk will launch themselves into the upper echelons of the British rock scene.

HOT MILK Announce Debut Album, 'A CALL TO THE VOID'; Drop Video For Lead Single "HORROR SHOW"

Manchester, UK - Hot Milk have announced their debut album 'A CALL TO THE VOID' set for release 25th August 2023 on Music For Nations. Pre-order the album HERE. Highlighting today's announcement is the release of lead single "HORROR SHOW" and it's official music video. Listen HERE and watch the video below.

Speaking on the band's new single, Han Mee shares

 "To those on the outside of the lives that we lead, we may look odd, scary and different,,, so what? In their eyes we may be damned, lost, rebellious, and less than. This song accepts that difference, embraces it and shoves it back in their faces. Built to be obnoxious and written to be purposely aggressive, Horror show combines our loves of drum n bass n dirty riffs. fuck it, where are who are like it or lump it.”

For some, it might feel like a long time coming but Hot Milk always knew that when the time came to make their debut album, they had to be ready for it. It will be their loudest statement yet of who they are and what they stand for, an opportunity to show the world what they are made of.

The band have blossomed over the course of three self-produced EPs, this constant stream of releases has meant that Hot Milk were never away from the spotlight – or the stages they call home. Their rise kept accelerating, taking them to stadium support slots with Foo Fighters, the main stages of some of the best festivals Globally, an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel in the US to tours with bands like Pale Waves and their own headline sold-out shows to over 50 million streams of the EPs alone. Crucially, however, they were giving themselves space to find themselves as artists.

The band recorded the album between Manchester, Los Angeles and Stockholm with the bands very own Jim Shaw at the Producing helm for the majority of the record, much like all previous releases. An element that has become so important to the band and allowing them to control just exactly what they want to be as artists.

Tracks on the debut album walk on a tightrope between the humorous and the serious, brimming with what might be called positive nihilism. They’re not so much finding the light in the dark as they are laughing because if they don’t, they’ll cry.

The most important thing for the band, however, is that these songs are written to scream from the speakers of the stage, and for their refrains to be screamed back at them by the adoring, tight-knit community they’ve built. “Live is where I’m happiest, live is where it’s home,” says Han. “We wrote songs with the intention of people going off, making you feel good, opening the pit up, letting go, crying, getting on your mate’s shoulders.  It’s church for us.” 

Hot Milk have just finished a tour of South America and will be playing a various festivals this Summer including Download and Reading + Leeds festivals.

28 May 2023 - Adjacent Festival, Atlantic City US

09 June 2023 - Download Festival, Donington UK

30 June 2023 - Rock Werchter, Werchter Belgium

01 July 2023 - Main Square, Arras France

07 July 2023 - TRNSMT Festival, Glasgow UK

25 August 2023 - Leeds Festival, Leeds UK

27 August 2023 - Reading Festival, Reading UK

With 'A CALL TO THE VOID', Hot Milk will launch themselves into the upper echelons of the British rock scene.