Hot Mulligan’s last album dealt in contrast, wading through generational trauma, self-hatred, and regret with goofy humor. The Michigan emo band will tread a similar path with their next record, The Sound a Body Makes When It’s Still, which arrives Aug. 22 via Wax Bodega.
“This album is our most ambitious and cohesive project to date,” rhythm guitarist Chris Freeman tells AP. “Thematically, it is our darkest. We’ve further refined and expanded on our sound to put together 16 tracks we’re all very proud of — something we wouldn’t have been capable of pulling off until now.”
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Despite its title, that murk consumes their new song “And A Big Load,” which captures “the consequences of your own actions. You could face them, [or] you could avoid them entirely,” Freeman continues. “Our biggest conflicts and struggles are often self-inflicted… At the end of the day, it’ll all be left for you to deal with. It’s terrifying.”
See their furious performance at a skatepark in the “And A Big Load” video, directed by Michael Herrick, below.
Hot Mulligan – The Sound a Body Makes When It’s Still tracklist
- “Moving to Bed Bug Island”
- “And a Big Load”
- “It Smells Like Fudge Axe in Here”
- “Island in the Sun” (feat. Corey Castro of Free Throw)
- “Bon Jonah”
- “This Makes Me Yummy”
- “Monica Lewinskibidi”
- “Milam Minute”
- “Cream of Wheat of Feet New Cream of” (feat)
- “Mix Master Wade On The Beat”
- “Carbon Monoxide Hotel”
- “This Makes Me Yucky”
- “Let Me See Your Mounts”
- “Monster Burger and a $5 Beer”
- “Slumdog Scungillionaire”
- “My Dad Told Me To Write a Nice One For Nana So This Is I”