HOT MILK Release Brand New Single & Video "PARTY ON MY DEATHBED"
Photo Credit - Frank FieberBritish rock band Hot Milk have announced a new single off their debut album A Call to the Void. The track is titled, “Party on My Deathbed” and it is a sonic party anthem about reckless nights and backstage parties. “Party on My Deathbed” expresses the hedonistic lifestyle that Hot Milk lives and preaches
“We can’t be helped, we just want to squeeze out every morsel of this life, and being a bit of a wreckhead has come hand-in-hand with the pursuit of fun,” said co-vocalist Han Mee. “Can’t be stopped, don’t want to be stopped, we’re sorry but we’re not, maybe we’re just lost. Who cares, life’s about connection and getting off the fucking internet and losing your mind on the streets of Manny and finding it again on your way home.”
The song’s lyrics are seductive in a devilish way. The line, “lovers of the night, haters of the daylight, come one come all,” entices the listener to join in on the wicked fun. Musically, “Party on My Deathbed” is representative of Hot Milk’s unique blend of influences. Hot Milk is usually referred to as an emo or power pop band, but “Party on My Deathbed” displays a combo of synthesized electronic beats and metallic guitar riffs. Influences “Party on My Deathbed” as divergent as the electronica sound of Prodigy and the indie alt-rock of Paramore can be heard in “Party on My Deathbed.”
The title, A Call to the Void is the English translation of an interesting French phrase, “l’appel du vide.” The phrase refers to the tendency of the human brain to think of ways to die. For instance, a person standing on a train platform may briefly fantasize about jumping in front of a moving train. The band chose the title to highlight the fragility of life.
Hot Milk describes their brand of rock as “positive nihilism.” Alternating between light and dark, serious and humorous, Hot Milk’s music carries listeners on a journey through the extremes of human experience. “Party on My Deathbed” is Hot Milk’s third single off A Call to the Void. The first single “Horror Show” is an energetic and heavy track with a nightmarish video to match the intensity of the song. Hot Milk followed with a decidedly different track, “Bloodstream,” which had a more alt-pop sound.
A Call to the Void track listing:Welcome to the….Horror ShowBloodstreamParty on My DeathbedAlice Cooper’s Pool HouseZoned OutOver Your Dead BodyMigraineBreathing UnderwaterAmphetamine (Ft. Julian Comeau of Loveless)Forget Me NotHot Milk has always had tight control over their sound. Co-vocalist Jim Shaw spearheaded much of the production of A Call to the Void himself. He had experience producing the band’s three previous EPs. Production was done in Manchester, Los Angeles, and Stockholm.
A Call to the Void is set to drop on August 25th via Music For Nations. To promote the album Hot Milk will tour across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe this summer.
Hot Milk US Headline Shows 23 May 2023 - Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA25 May 2023 - Union Stage, Washington, DC26 May 2023 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY 28 May 2023 - Adjacent Festival, Atlantic City. NJHot Milk Summer Festivals 2nd June 2023- Rock Am Ring, Germany4th June 2023- Rock Im Park, Germany09 June 2023 - Download Festival, Castle Donington UK17th June 2023- Pinkpop, Netherlands29th June 2023- Lollapalooza Stockholm, Sweden30 June 2023 - Rock Werchter, Werchter Belgium01 July 2023 - Main Square, Arras France07 July 2023 - TRNSMT Festival, Glasgow UK20th July 2023- Deichbrand Festival, Cuxhaven, Germany22nd July 2023- Lollapalooza Paris, France25 August 2023 - Leeds Festival, Leeds UK27 August 2023 - Reading Festival, Reading UK
“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.”
