Hot Milk Releases New Album
Hot Milk has announced their second album, 'Corporation Pop', slated for release on June 27 through Music for Nations. Alongside the announcement, the band shared a new single, '90 Seconds to Midnight', featuring a video with Frank Skinner.
Insights on the New Single
Vocalist Khan Mi describes the new single: “As the day approaches midnight, this wild song sets the tone for the impending nuclear winter. We aimed to deliver a punch with these audacious riffs, relentlessly keeping you engaged. Lyrically, we drew from 17th-century philosopher Rousseau and poet John Betjeman’s piece ‘Slough’. Rousseau expressed that humanity remains in bondage to its own creations. In this case, we crafted our own demise, while Betjeman humorously embraces this notion of death, inviting the nuclear threat to ‘Come Friendly Bombs’… Let’s ignite the fluff and start anew.”
Recording and Themes of the New Album
The new album was produced by Jim Shaw, Zaku Jones, and K.J. Banner, recorded between the band’s flat in Salford and their living room in Los Angeles. Jim Shaw states: “Corporation Pop is a whirlwind of thoughts, emotions, and scars reflecting on where we stand now in England and the future of the Western world. This record narrates our experience, living in contrasts of remote places and then facing the stark reality of returning home to Salford. It’s challenging not to draw comparisons and seek understanding. Pop = Payment of pain. We all must carry the weight of modernity, and that pain is something we all must confront.”
Their tour dates are as follows:
April
4 La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, Great Britain
6 Corporation, Sheffield, Great Britain
7 Waterfront, Norwich, UK
9 O2 Academy 2, Oxford, UK
10 The Globe, Cardiff, Great Britain
11 Patterns, Brighton, Great Britain
16 Underground, Charlotte, USA
17 Terminal West, Atlanta, USA
18 The Beacham, Orlando, USA
19 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, USA
22 Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, USA
23 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, USA
25 Webster, Hartford, USA
26 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, USA
27 Gramercy Theater, New York, USA
29 Canal Club, Richmond, USA.
May
1 St. Andrew Hall, Detroit, USA
2 Mr. Smalls Theater, Funhouse & Cafe, Millvale, USA
3 Roxy, Cleveland, USA
4 Lee's Palace, Toronto, Canada
6 Concord Music Hall, Chicago, USA
7 Thin Line, Minneapolis, USA
9 Narrow Place, Lawrence, USA
10 Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA
11 Soundwell, Salt Lake City, USA
13 El Corazon, Seattle, USA
14 Star Theater, Portland, USA
16 Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento, USA
17 Echoplex, Los Angeles, USA
18 BEN BELLS Project | Phoenix Studio, Phoenix, USA
20 Trees, Dallas, USA
24 Slam Dunk South, Great Britain
25 Slam Dunk North, Great Britain
June
13 Year Old Sessions, Plymouth @ The Hoe, Plymouth, UK
19 Dessel Graspop, Belgium
26 Ysselsteyn Jera on the Air, Netherlands
July
26 Warped Tour 2025, Long Beach, USA
27 Warped Tour 2025, Long Beach, USA
September
19 Louder Than Life Festival, Kentucky, USA
