Hotel Lux today announce their second album The Bitter Cup which will be released 31 October. News of the album comes alongside the outlining of an extensive UK tour in November, and new single ‘Costermonger‘. Recent single ‘Another One Gone’ marked the start of new chapter for the band, after talking time to rediscover their identities, both as musicians and as a bunch of mates heading into their late twenties. New single ‘Costermonger’ is the latest statement from a band never shy on social commentary and criticism.
On the new single, Hotel Lux say:
“‘Costermonger’ is a musical translation of a BBC documentary detailing the rise and the fall of Deptford Market, High Street and the surrounding housing. The title itself refers to a Cockney word for a market trader. Sadly, the subject matter of the lyrics are as relevant now as they would’ve been back in ‘67 when Lewisham council first started pulling down the council housing.
On The Bitter Cup, Hotel Lux took it upon themselves to self-produce. “Something that felt completely natural, but also entirely necessary” Guitarist Sam Coburn explains. Recorded at Big Jelly Studios, the band had enough confidence to lead on carving their own sound for this new record. “If you can’t trust yourselves, who can you?” guitarist Max Oliver adds. Written completely collaboratively, and recorded live to replicate the emotional intensity of their live shows, this new record finds the band at their most vulnerable, while, also, at their most confident.
Hotel Lux Live Dates
November
13 – Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield
14 – The Grayston Unity, Halifax
15 – Zerox, Newcastle
16 – Sneakey Pete’s, Edinburgh
18 – Sunbird Records, Darwen
19 – The Jacaranda, Liverpool
20 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
21 – Fiery Bird, Woking
22 – Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
23 – The Waterfront, Norwich
27 – Bear Cave, Bournemouth
28 – The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
December
18 – Oslo, London
19 – Kola, Portsmouth
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