On the eve of their 30th anniversary full-length album, Vows, which is slated to arrive tonight at midnight, Hot Water Music has unleashed their out-of-this-world, 1980s-inspired new single and accompanying video for “After The Impossible,” featuring City And Colour.
“When we started trying to figure out the concept for this video, the one thing we wanted to avoid was ‘man misses woman/woman misses man,’” the band shares of the accompanying music video. “That’s been done enough, right? One of the earlier concepts was two friends trying to reconnect. That fairly simple concept went through a few wild iterations: are the friends maybe vampires? Ghosts? Aliens? Thankfully, we ended up landing on what you see here, which was very obviously inspired by many movies from our youth. We couldn’t be happier with it or more thankful to everyone who worked so hard to make it a reality.”
Departing from their established signature sound, “Almost The Impossible” stands as a breathtaking homage to friendship and love. The lively instrumentation serves as a sublime backdrop for vocalists Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, and Chris Cresswell, along with guest vocals from Dallas Green of City And Colour. The synergy between the raw lyricism and melodies creates an atmospheric landscape that explores human connectivity. Check out the sci-fi 80s-inspired video for “After The Impossible” below.
How Water Music is currently on its 30th anniversary headline tour across North America. The tour is scheduled to run through June 29, and tickets can be purchased here.
Tour Dates:
- May 9—Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts (SOLD OUT)
- May 10—Boston, MA @ Royale
- May 11—Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
- May 12—Mechanicsburg, PA @ Lovedraft’s Brewing Co.
- May 13—Washington, DC @ The Howard
- May 14—Richmond, VA @ The National
- May 15—Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven)
- May 17—Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall
- May 18—San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
- May 19—Austin, TX @ Mohawk
- June 13—Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
- June 14—Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
- June 15—Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
- June 16—St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
- June 17—Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
- June 18—Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
- June 20—Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
- June 21—San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
- June 22—Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
- June 23—Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
- June 24—San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
- June 25—Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
- June 27—Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
- June 28—Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
- June 29—Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
