HotWax have launched their debut album ‘Hot Shock’, due in March

HotWax are gearing up to release their debut album ‘Hot Shock’.

The full-length is due on 7th March via Marathon Artists, with the announcement arriving alongside the release of lead single ‘She’s Got A Problem’.

The Hastings trio recorded with Catherine Marks (Boygenius, Wolf Alice) and Steph Marziano (Picture Parlour, Cassandra Jenkins), and an all-female team at London’s RAK Studios, with additional recording taking place in Joshua Tree with Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa.

Singer Tallulah Sim-Savage explains how the collaboration with Marks came about: “It was the sweatiest gig we have ever done – it was really, really packed. Afterwards, Catherine came up to us and said, ‘Oh my god, I need to record your album with you. I want it to sound like the energy in this room. It needs to feel like a party’.”

Bassist Lola Sam adds of the album’s themes: “Touring and constantly living in the moment can be chaotic. But there’s also a feeling of knowing that the more life experience we gain, the more fearless we become.”

HotWax will celebrate the album release with a series of instore performances in March. They will also support The Libertines and Warmduscher on select dates.

The dates in full read:

OCTOBER
27 The Grove, Newcastle, UK – Exit Festival
29 Phoenix, Exeter, UK (Warmduscher Support)
30 Cheese & Grain, Frome, UK (Warmduscher Support)
31 Roundhouse, London, UK (Libertines Support)

NOVEMBER
1 Junction 1, Cambridge, UK (Warmduscher Support)
2 Pioneer Club, St Albans, UK (Warmduscher Support)
3 Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK (Warmduscher Support)
5 O2 Academy, Oxford, UK (Warmduscher Support)
6 Project House, Leeds, UK (Warmduscher Support)
7 Ritz, Manchester, UK (Warmduscher Support)
8 Albert Hall, Manchester, UK (Libertines Support)
9 Mutations Fest, Brighton, UK
10 Patti Pavilion, Swansea, UK (Warmduscher Support)
23 The Paper Factory, Edinburgh, UK – Hidden Door Festival
29 Troxy, London, UK (Warmduscher Support)

MAY 2025
31 Temple Newsam Park, Leeds, UK – Kaiser Chiefs All Dayer

‘Hot Shock’ Instore Tour:

MARCH
3 Music’s Not Dead, De La Warr Pavilion, UK – Instore
7 Resident Brighton, UK – Instore
8 Rough Trade Nottingham, UK (Midday) – Instore
8 Rough Trade Liverpool, UK (Evening) – Instore
9 Rough Trade Bristol, UK – Instore
10 Vinyl Whistle Leeds, UK – Instore
11 Rough Trade East, UK – Instore
12 Vinilo Southampton, UK – Instore
13 Truck Oxford, UK – Instore