As a 33 year old man I still have a feint grip on my teenage angst ridden 17 year old self, always looking for that pop-punk emo guitar driven craving, and I feel I may have just accidentally injected it into my eyeballs to get it into my bloodstream that little bit quicker in the form of Hot Milk.
Formed in the north of the UK, currently weighing in as a 4 piece consisting of co-vocals/Guitar Han Mee and Jim Shaw, bassist Tom Paton and on drums Harry Deller.
Hot Milk have a sound comes straight out of the early 00s pop-punk scene think ‘All We Know Is Falling’ Paramore vocals crossed with ‘Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge’ My Chemical Romance hooks and a splattering of ‘The Other Side’ by Tonights Alive.
The song that caught my attention ‘Awful Ever After’ is a catchy power-pop-punk banger with dueling vocal, energetic guitar riffs and hard hitting drum patterns. Other tracks include most recent release emo ballad ‘Glass Spiders’ and the extremely catchy ‘Wide Awake’ from EP ‘Are You Feeling Alive?’ (Available via every good streaming service and online shop).
With just over 2 years under their belts as a band, multiple tour slots with acts including Deaf Havana and You Me At Six alongside plaudits from rock royalty Foo Fighters it’s pretty clear to see that post-pandemic life for Hot Milk will see them touring Europe and beyond. Manchester has a new export and they are destined for worldwide success.
