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{{short description|American post-hardcore band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Hot Water Music
| image            = Hot Water Music - Rock am Ring 2019-4836.jpg
| landscape        = yes
| alt              = Hot Water Music performing live
| caption          = Hot Water Music performing at [[Rock am Ring]] in 2019.
| alias            = The Hot Water Music Band
| origin           = [[Gainesville, Florida]], U.S.
| genre            = {{flatlist|
* [[Punk rock]]
* [[post-hardcore]]<ref name=Punknews.org2005>{{cite journal|title=Hot Water Music |access-date=2015-09-23|url=http://www.punknews.org/bands/hotwatermusic |date=July 25, 2005 |journal=Punknews }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hot-water-music-mn0000223197/biography|title=Hot Water Music - Biography & History - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[emo]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/9kqab8/hot-water-music-forever-and-counting-1997-the-year-emo-broke |title=Hot Water Music Bookended 1997 With Two Seminal Albums |work=[[Vice magazine|Vice]] |last=Cepeda |first=Eduardo |date=October 27, 2017 |accessdate=August 9, 2022}}</ref>
}}
| years_active     = {{flatlist|
* 1994–1998
* 1998–2006
* 2008–present
}}
| label            = {{flatlist|
* [[Doghouse Records|Doghouse]]
* End Hits
* [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
* [[Equal Vision Records|Equal Vision]]<ref>[http://www.equalvision.com/news/hot-water-music-sign-to-evr-announce-tour-dates/ HOT WATER MUSIC SIGN TO EVR & ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES]</ref>
* [[No Idea Records|No Idea]]
* [[Rise Records|Rise]]
}}
| website         = {{URL|hotwatermusic.com}}
| current_members  = 
* [[Chuck Ragan]]
* [[Chris Wollard]]
* Jason Black
* George Rebelo
* Chris Cresswell
}}

'''Hot Water Music''' is an American [[punk rock]] band formed in October 1994 and based in [[Gainesville, Florida]].<ref name="gainesvillehardest" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Black |first=Jason |date=February 1999 |title=Hot Water Music Bio |url=http://www.some.com/hwm/hwm.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990427091030/http://www.some.com/hwm/hwm.html |archive-date=April 27, 1999 |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=Some Records}}</ref> Since their formation, the group has consisted of [[Chuck Ragan]] and [[Chris Wollard]] on shared lead vocals and guitars, bass guitarist Jason Black, and drummer George Rebelo.<ref name="gainesvillehardest" /> Since 2017, the band has also included guitarist-vocalist [[Chris Cresswell]]. The band initially broke up in August 1998, but reformed by October 1998.<ref name="gainesvillehardest2">{{Cite news |last=Hoover |first=Brian |date=August 27, 1998 |title=Gainesville 32601 |volume=9 |pages=4 |work=[[The Independent Florida Alligator]] |issue=4 |url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028290/06675 |access-date=July 2, 2022 |issn=0889-2423 |oclc=13827512 |via=[[University of Florida|University of Florida Digital Collections]]}}</ref><ref name="gainesvillehardest22" /> The group split up again in 2006, but has remained active since 2008.

== Background ==

=== Early history (1994–1998) ===

Ragan, Black, and Rebelo initially met while living in [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]].<ref name="auto">[https://www.westword.com/music/chuck-ragan-of-hot-water-music-on-finally-being-able-to-record-at-the-blasting-room-5675661 "Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music on finally being able to record at the Blasting Room"] Westwood, February 1, 2013.</ref> Black and Rebelo had played together in jazz bands in school. Ragan and Rebelo met while working at eateries on the same street, with the corner becoming a frequent gathering place for Sarasota musicians. As Wollard was based in [[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]] at the time, he met the other three at a storage facility which was frequently used as a rehearsal space for both Sarasota and Bradenton bands. Frustrated by the lack of musical opportunities in their respective hometowns, Black, who had been attending the University of Florida for a year, recommended that the other three join him in Gainesville, a city known for its historic and contemporary music scene.

Upon moving to Gainesville and variously filling in as performers in each others' bands Fossil and Thread, the four joined together as Hot Water Music in October 1994.<ref name="gainesvillehardest" /><ref name=":0" /> The band's name was taken from a [[Hot Water Music (book)|collection of short stories]] by [[Charles Bukowski]] of the same name.<ref name="gainesvillehardest">{{Cite news |last=Gumbhir |first=Anjali |date=March 30, 1995 |title=The Force is with Gainesville's hardest and heaviest: Tired From Now On and Hot Water Music |volume=88 |pages=7 |work=[[The Independent Florida Alligator]] |issue=136 |url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028290/06115 |access-date=July 2, 2022 |issn=0889-2423 |oclc=13827512 |via=[[University of Florida|University of Florida Digital Collections]]}}</ref>

The band played its first show at the [[Ringling School of Art]] in Sarasota, Florida in the fall of 1994.<ref name="gainesvillehardest" /> After rapidly releasing a series of singles splits, and EPs, the band released their first two LPs in 1997, ''[[Fuel for the Hate Game]]'' and ''[[Forever and Counting]]'', the latter of which was released under the temporary moniker The Hot Water Music Band due legal concerns on the part of the band's label [[Doghouse Records]] regarding an unrelated record titled ''Hot Water Music'' by [[Elektra Records]] band Hot Water that same year.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grubbs |first1=Eric |title=Post |date=2008 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=978-0595518357 |page=208}}</ref>

After two years of rigorous touring had exhausted the band's members and strained their relationships, they announced that they would be breaking up following a farewell show at the Hardback Cafe in Gainesville on August 28, 1998.<ref name="gainesvillehardest2" /> Their intention to disband was evidently short-lived, as, during the show, Ragan announced to the audience, "I'm sure a lot of people here came a long way tonight because they heard this was our last show. I don't know what to tell you guys...we're trying to keep it going."<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kqab8/hot-water-music-forever-and-counting-1997-the-year-emo-broke "Hot Water Music Bookended 1997 with Two Seminal Albums"] Noisey (Music by [[Vice Media|Vice]]), October 27, 2017.</ref> The performance from this show was recorded and released as the live album ''Live at the Hardback''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=October 26, 1998 |title=News! |url=http://www.purplecanyon.com/hwm/news.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981203133352/http://www.purplecanyon.com/hwm/news.html |archive-date=December 3, 1998 |access-date=July 4, 2022 |website=Hot Water Music}}</ref>

=== First reunion (1998–2006) ===
[[File:Hot Water Music at Stone Pony Summer Stage Asbury Park NJ LHCollins 06222013.jpg|thumb|left|Ragan and Black at [[The Stone Pony]]'s Summer Stage in Asbury Park, New Jersey on June 22, 2013.]]

On October 26, 1998, Hot Water Music announced their reformation,<ref name=":1" /> playing their comeback show on December 5, 1998, at the Hardback Cafe.<ref name="gainesvillehardest22">{{Cite news |last=Hoover |first=Brian |date=December 3, 1998 |title=Gainesville 32601 |volume=92 |pages=4 |work=[[The Independent Florida Alligator]] |issue=70 |url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028290/06741 |access-date=July 2, 2022 |issn=0889-2423 |oclc=13827512 |via=[[University of Florida|University of Florida Digital Collections]]}}</ref> In promotion of the band's upcoming album ''[[No Division]]'' on Some Records, scheduled for release in September 1999, Hot Water Music toured the United States with [[Discount (band)|Discount]], [[Elliott (band)|Elliott]] and [[Leatherface (band)|Leatherface]], from May to June 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 1999 |title=Tour Dates |url=http://newamericandream.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991012135537/http://newamericandream.com/ |archive-date=October 12, 1999 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=New American Dream Records}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 29, 1999 |title=Discount Tour Schedule |url=http://www.kickbright.com/discount/tourdates.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990429013557/http://www.kickbright.com/discount/tourdates.html |archive-date=April 29, 1999 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=[[Discount (band)|Discount]]}}</ref> A tour of Europe and the United Kingdom was then booked, originally intended to be shared with fellow Gainesville hardcore band [[As Friends Rust]], but due to disagreements over [[Top billing|top-billing]], the two bands ended up booking separate tours.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hatchet |first=Mollie |url=http://archive.org/details/UrbanArms |title=Urban Arms |publisher=Urban Arms |year=1999 |location=Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |pages=6 |language=en |chapter=Hot Water Music Interview with Chuck (Via Mail) |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/UrbanArms/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater&q=rust |via=[[Internet Archive]] |issue=4}}</ref><ref name="AbridgedPauseAsFriendsRust">{{Cite web |last=Julien |first=Alexandre |author-link=Alexander Julien |date=January 10, 2020 |title=As Friends Rust - A skeletal repository of As Friends Rust's timeline |url=http://www.abridgedpause.com/as-friends-rust |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506055852/http://www.abridgedpause.com/as-friends-rust |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |access-date=May 6, 2022 |website=Abridged Pause Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> The incident also caused the cancellation of a split 7-inch vinyl the two bands had planned to release through [[Good Life Recordings]] in promotion of the tour.<ref name="xYodax9">{{cite magazine |last1=Mondy |first1=Kristoff |year=1999 |orig-date=January 1999 |title=As Friends Rust Interview |magazine=xYodax Fanzine |location=Kortrijk, Belgium |issue=9}}</ref> As Friends Rust ultimately headlined its own tour with [[Ensign (band)|Ensign]] and [[Ignite (band)|Ignite]], while Hot Water Music invited Discount back to open for them on their European dates.<ref name="AbridgedPauseAsFriendsRust" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1999 |title=Discount News |url=http://www.kickbright.com/discount |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991004053921/http://www.kickbright.com/discount/ |archive-date=October 4, 1999 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=[[Discount (band)|Discount]]}}</ref>  Hot Water Music ended the year by embarking on a month and a half American and Canadian tour opening for [[Sick of It All]], [[AFI (band)|AFI]], and [[Indecision (band)|Indecision]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 28, 1999 |title=SICK OF IT ALL, INDECISION, HOT WATER MUSIC, AFI "Life on the ropes" Tour Fall 1999 |url=http://www.hardcorewebsite.net/soia.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991128173049/http://www.hardcorewebsite.net/soia.htm |archive-date=November 28, 1999 |access-date=July 6, 2024 |website=Hardcore Website}}</ref>

The band next signed to [[Epitaph Records]], releasing three more albums, 2001's ''[[A Flight and a Crash]]'', their commercial breakthrough ''[[Caution (Hot Water Music album)|Caution]]'' in 2002, and their final record ''[[The New What Next]]'', before disbanding in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.singoutloudfestival.com/event/hotwatermusic/ |title=Hot Water Music - SING OUT LOUD FESTIVAL |access-date=2020-06-17 |archive-date=2020-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618100019/https://www.singoutloudfestival.com/event/hotwatermusic/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In promotion of ''The New What Next'', Hot Water Music embarked on a six-week North American tour supported by Florida post-hardcore band [[Moments in Grace]], which spanned from October 13 to November 21, 2004<ref name=":42">{{Cite web |date=October 10, 2004 |title=The New What Next Tour |url=http://www.hotwatermusic.com/tour.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010042614/http://www.hotwatermusic.com/tour.htm |archive-date=October 10, 2004 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=Hot Water Music}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2004 |title=Moments In Grace to Support Hot Water Music on Tour Dates |url=http://www.atlanticrecords.com/news.php?nid=2900001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041028203335/http://www.atlanticrecords.com/news.php?nid=2900001 |archive-date=October 28, 2004 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=[[Atlantic Records]]}}</ref> The package tour also included [[Alexisonfire]] from October 13 to November 13; Don't Look Down from October 13–23;<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2004 |title=Tour Dates |url=http://www.dontlookdown.com/shows.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041210121627/http://www.dontlookdown.com/shows.php |archive-date=December 10, 2004 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=Don't Look Down}}</ref> [[Planes Mistaken for Stars]] from October 23 to November 21;<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 22, 2004 |title=Tour |url=http://www.pmfs.net/tour.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041022090551fw_/http://www.pmfs.net/tour.html |archive-date=October 22, 2004 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=[[Planes Mistaken for Stars]]}}</ref> and [[Silverstein (band)|Silverstein]] from November 15–21.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2004 |title=Silverstein Tour w/ Hot Water Music U.S.A. & Canada |url=http://www.silversteinmusic.com/indexs.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030175659/http://www.silversteinmusic.com/indexs.html |archive-date=October 30, 2004 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=[[Silverstein (band)|Silverstein]]}}</ref> [[Engine Down]] was initially to be on the tour but was replaced by Silverstein.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |last=Althans |first=Mike |date=July 17, 2004 |title=A moment (yes, puns rule) with Moments in Grace |url=http://knifeparty.com/cutenews/show_archives.php?subaction=showfull&id=1090107762&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2& |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040817054824/http://knifeparty.com/cutenews/show_archives.php?subaction=showfull&id=1090107762&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2& |archive-date=August 17, 2004 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=KnifeParty}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2004 |title=Some updates |url=http://pmfs.net/news.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205074925fw_/http://pmfs.net/news.html |archive-date=December 5, 2004 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=[[Planes Mistaken for Stars]]}}</ref> The trip took the bands through the United States' West Coast, South and East Coast, followed by two dates in Canada, and finished in the American Midwest.<ref name=":42" /> It also included a stop to play [[The Fest|The Fest 3]] festival in Gainesville, Florida on October 31, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Adam |date=August 27, 2004 |title=Bands playing The Fest 3 announced |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/10072/bands-playing-the-fest-3-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028152438/https://www.punknews.org/article/10072/bands-playing-the-fest-3-announced |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=Punk News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2004 |title=The Fest 3 - Schedule |url=http://thefestfl.com/schedule.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015030323/http://thefestfl.com/schedule.html |archive-date=October 15, 2004 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=[[The Fest]]}}</ref>

In late 2005, Hot Water Music announced through the No Idea Records website that they would be going on a hiatus following Chuck Ragan's departure, citing "family" reasons.<ref>[https://www.punknews.org/article/12588/hot-water-music-on-extended-break-new-band-forms "Hot Water Music on "extended break" / new band forms"] Punknews.org, 2005.</ref> While this was initially intended as a temporary hiatus, the band announced in 2006 that the break would be permanent.<ref>[https://www.punknews.org/article/17480/breakups-hot-water-music-1994-2006 "Hot Water Music (1994-2006)"] Punknews.org, May 13, 2006.</ref> The three remaining members then started a new project, [[The Draft (band)|The Draft]], whose first album, ''[[In a Million Pieces]]'', was released on September 12, 2006. Chuck Ragan continued with a primarily-acoustic solo project, releasing his debut record ''[[Feast or Famine (Chuck Ragan album)|Feast or Famine]]'' in 2007.

=== Second reunion (2008–present) ===
[[Image:Hot Water Music 2s Stone Pony Summer Stage LHCollins 06222013sm.jpg|thumb|200px|Wollard on [[The Stone Pony]]'s Summer Stage in [[Asbury Park, NJ]], June 22, 2013.|alt=]]
Less than two years after announcing their hiatus, the band announced that they would be reuniting for a handful of shows in 2008 to commemorate the release of their B-sides compilation record ''[[Till the Wheels Fall Off (Hot Water Music album)|Till The Wheels Fall Off]]''.<ref>[http://epitaph.com/news/article/hot-water-music-reunite-for-mini-tour "Hot Water Music Reunite For Mini Tour"] Epitaph Records, November 7, 2007.</ref> The band continued to be semi-active, sporadically performing and touring over the next few years.

In 2011, the band announced that, after releasing a 7-inch single to support their European tour with [[Make Do and Mend (band)|Make Do and Mend]], they would be releasing a new LP of original material through [[Rise Records]].<ref>[https://noisecreep.com/hot-water-music-signs-with-rise-records/ "Hot Water Music Sign With Rise Records, Announce New Releases"] Noisecreep, July 1, 2011.</ref> Hot Water Music released the album, ''[[Exister]]'', in 2012.

After the release of their 2017 record ''Light It Up'', Wollard announced that he was taking a break from the band to focus on his health.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chorus.fm/news/chris-wollard-taking-break-from-hot-water-music/|title=Chris Wollard Taking Break From Hot Water Music • chorus.fm|date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123131605/https://chorus.fm/news/chris-wollard-taking-break-from-hot-water-music/|access-date=20 September 2020|archive-date=2018-01-23}}</ref> The band continued to play previously booked shows with [[The Flatliners]]' [[Chris Cresswell]] and [[Chris DeMakes]] of [[Less Than Jake]] filling in for Wollard at several dates. Cresswell also filled in for Wollard for the band's 25th anniversary tour in 2019. While Wollard is not currently performing live with the band, he is still involved in their studio endeavors, playing and singing on their 2019 ''Shake Up The Shadows'' EP, with Cresswell joining the recording on backing vocals.<ref>[http://epitaph.com/artists/hot-water-music/release/shake-up-the-shadows "About ''Shake Up The Shadows'' by Hot Water Music"] Epitaph Records, May 24, 2019.</ref> In 2021, the band signed with [[Equal Vision Records]] for their ninth LP ''Feel The Void'', the band's first album featuring Cresswell as a permanent member, with Cresswell performing lead vocals on the track "Turn the Dial."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/hot-water-music-reunite-with-brian-mcternan-for-new-lp-new-song-exclusive-vinyl/ |title = Hot Water Music reunite with Brian McTernan for new LP (new song & exclusive vinyl)| date=10 November 2021 }}</ref> In May 2024, their tenth album VOWS is released once again through Equal Vision Records.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-08 |title=Album review: Hot Water Music – Vows |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-hot-water-music-vows |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref>

==Other projects==
Prior to founding Hot Water Music, the band's members played in several other groups, including Yellow Section (Ragan), Burial (Rebelo), Kelly Green (Black and Rebelo), Thread (Black and Wollard), and Fossil (Ragan and Rebelo).<ref name="auto"/> Between 1996 and 1998 Wollard and Rebelo, along with Jack Bailey and Heather Ann Parker, formed The Blacktop Cadence and released their album ''Chemistry for Changing Times'' in 1997. From 1998 through 1999, Ragan and Wollard joined Samantha Jones for the acoustic side-project [[Rumbleseat]], which released four 7-inch singles and contributed several songs to compilations, later releasing an eponymous compilation in 2005 after their breakup.

Following Hot Water Music's 2005 hiatus announcement, Chuck Ragan began a solo career, releasing several records, as well as various collaborative efforts with other artists, including a collaborative live acoustic project called The Revival Tour, featuring several punk rock, bluegrass, and alt-country performers with Ragan's goal of "sharing music together" and "bringing it to people in an extremely honest and grassroots fashion."<ref name="therevivaltour.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.therevivaltour.com/?page_id=8 |title=About The Tour |website=Therevivaltour.com |access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> During this hiatus, Black, Rebelo, and Wollard formed [[The Draft (band)|The Draft]], which released an LP and two EPs before disbanding, returning for a reunion tour in 2013. Wollard's first solo effort, ''Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves'' was released in 2009. Jason Black joined [[Senses Fail]] in 2008, playing on their records ''[[Life is Not A Waiting Room]]'' and ''[[The Fire (Senses Fail album)|The Fire]]'' before departing in 2012. Rebelo joined [[Against Me!]] in 2009, playing on their 2010 LP [[White Crosses (album)|White Crosses]], leaving the band that same year. Rebelo has been a member of [[The Bouncing Souls]] since 2013, playing on their 2016 record ''[[Simplicity (The Bouncing Souls album)|Simplicity]]''. Chris Cresswell has been the lead vocalist/guitarist for Canadian punk rock group The Flatliners since its inception in 2002.

== Members ==
=== Current members ===
* [[Chuck Ragan]] – guitars, vocals <small>(1994–1998, 1998–2006, 2008–present)</small>
* [[Chris Wollard]] – guitars, vocals <small>(1994–1998, 1998–2006, 2008–present)</small>
* Jason Black – bass <small>(1994–1998, 1998–2006, 2008–present)</small>
* George Rebelo – drums <small>(1994–1998, 1998–2006, 2008–present)</small>
* [[Chris Cresswell]] – guitars, vocals <small>(2017–present)</small>

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==Discography==
=== Studio albums ===
*''[[Fuel for the Hate Game]]'' ([[Toybox Records]], [[No Idea Records]] 1997)
*''[[Forever and Counting]]''  ([[Doghouse Records]] 1997, [[Rise Records]] 2012/2013)
*''[[No Division]]'' (Some Records 1999, [[No Idea Records]] 2007)
*''[[A Flight and a Crash]]'' ([[Epitaph Records]], [[No Idea Records]] 2001)
*''[[Caution (Hot Water Music album)|Caution]]'' ([[Epitaph Records]], [[No Idea Records]] 2002)
*''[[The New What Next]]'' ([[Epitaph Records]], [[No Idea Records]] 2004)
*''[[Exister]]'' ([[Rise Records]], 2012)
*''Light It Up'' ([[Rise Records]], 2017)
*''Feel the Void'' ([[Equal Vision Records]]/End Hits Records, 2022)
*''Vows'' (Equal Vision, 2024)

=== Compilations ===
*''Finding the Rhythms'' ([[Toybox Records]], [[No Idea Records]] 1995)
*''Never Ender'' ([[No Idea Records]] 2001)
*''[[Till the Wheels Fall Off (Hot Water Music album)|Till the Wheels Fall Off]]'' ([[No Idea Records]] 2008)
*''20th Anniversary Collection'' ([[Rise Records]] 2015)
*''Keep It Together'' ([[Rise Records]] 2017)

=== Live albums ===
*''Live at the Hardback'' ([[No Idea Records]] (1999)
*''Live in Chicago'' ([[No Idea Records]] 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/43580 |title=Hot Water Music detail ''Live in Chicago'' double album |website=Punknews.org |date=22 July 2011 |access-date=2011-10-26}}</ref>

=== EPs and splits ===
*''Push for Coin'' (Self-released on tape 1995, CD released on Happy Days Records 1995)
*''Eating the Filler'' 7-inch ([[Toybox Records]], Kung Fu Zombie 1995)
*''Split with Swivel Stick'' 7-inch (Tuesday Morning Records 1995)
*''Split with Tomorrow'' 11" ([[No Idea Records]] 1997)
*''You Can Take the Boy Out of Bradenton'' (Schematics Records 1996)
*''Alachua'' 7-inch - Allied Recordings (Self-released 1997, [[No Idea Records]] re-issue (1999)
*''Split with Clairmel'' 8.5" / CD ([[No Idea Records]] 1998)
*''F State Revisited'' 7-inch (Split with Screaming Fat Rat) ([[Snuffy Smile]] (1998)
*''Split with Six Going On Seven'' 7-inch (Some Records 1998)
*''Split with Rydell'' 7-inch (Scene Police / Ignition 1998)
*''403 Chaos Comp: Florida Fucking Hardcore'' (Comp) (1998)
*''Moments Pass'' 7-inch ([[No Idea Records]] 1999)
*''Where We Belong'' 7-inch ([[No Idea Records]] 1999)
*''Moonpies for Misfits'' CD ([[No Idea Records]] 1999)
*''[[BYO Split Series, Vol. 1]]'' LP/CD (Split with [[Leatherface (band)|Leatherface]]) ([[Better Youth Organization]] 1999)
*''Read Army Faction'' 7-inch (Split with [[Avail]], [[Discount (band)|Discount]], [[The Weakerthans]]) ([[No Idea Records]], [[AK Press]] 2000)
*''[[Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music|Split with Alkaline Trio]]'' CD/Picture Disc ([[Jade Tree Records]], [[No Idea Records]] 2002)
*''Colors, Words, And Dreams'' 7-inch (Split with [[The Casket Lottery]]) ([[Second Nature Recordings]] 2002)
*''Split with Muff Potter'' 7-inch (Green Hell Label 2003)
*''Live in Chicago No.&nbsp;1'' 7-inch ([[No Idea Records]] 2010) Blue vinyl. Limited to 1000. Released for Record Store Day 2010
*''Live in Chicago No.&nbsp;2'' 7-inch ([[No Idea Records]] 2010) Red vinyl. Limited to 1000.
*''Live in Chicago No.&nbsp;3'' 7-inch ([[No Idea Records]] 2010) Yellow vinyl. Limited to 1000.
*''Live in Chicago No.&nbsp;4'' 7-inch ([[No Idea Records]] 2010) Green vinyl. Limited to 1000.
*''Split with [[The Bouncing Souls]]'' 7-inch ([[Chunksaah Records]] 2011)
*''Live in Chicago No.&nbsp;5'' 7-inch ([[No Idea Records]] 2011) Purple vinyl. Limited to 1000.
*''Live in Chicago No.&nbsp;6'' 6" ([[No Idea Records]] 2011) White vinyl. Limited to 1000.
*''The Fire, The Steel, The Tread''/''Adds Up to Nothing'' 7-inch (2011)
*''Drag My Body'' 7-inch (Uncle M 2012) Picture Disc. Limited to 400 hand-numbered copies.
*''Shake Up The Shadows'' ([[Epitaph Records]] 2019)

===Music videos===
* "Paper Thin" (2001)
* "Remedy" (2002)
* "State of Grace" (2012)
* "Drag My Body" (2013)
* "Never Going Back" (2017)
* "Vultures" (2017)
* "Killing Time" (2022)
* "Collect Your Things and Run" (2022)
* "Keepers of the Faith" [Terror cover] (2022)
* "Habitual" (2022)
* “Turn the Dial” (2022)
* “Drawn” (2023)
* "Menace" (2024)
* "Remnants" (2024)
* "After the Impossible" (2024)

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.hotwatermusic.com Official website]

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