Hot Milk Release New Single & Video “Swallow This”

Hot Milk continues their Corporation P.O.P era with new single “Swallow This,” which takes a swipe at the so-called leaders of the world, who seem hell-bent on callously cavaliering us headfirst into collapse.

Talking further on the single, lead singer Han Mee expands:

“We live in a post-truth era, we are confused, we are lost, and we are untrusting. We must follow our gut to what is moral, right and kind. Swallow This is a protest song against the hypodermic needle of control media. They anger and press upon pressure points to gain control. As we have always said, QUESTION EVERYTHING. It is healthy and it is right in this world that has evolved too fast for our primate brains to keep up. We must prioritise the wellness and safety of our fellow man, no matter their race, creed, religion, gender or sexuality. We are human beings, do not let something as common as money and power replace what truly matters. Community, joy, laughter, spirit. I will stand on that picket line first if it comes to it, for now, this is all we got. Enjoy, f ‘em.”

Hot Milk’s sophomore album, Corporation P.O.P is an extravagant, uncompromising assessment of the perilous world around us, examined through a sharp British lens that is both witty and universal. Having studied a politics degree, Mee has used that with Corporation P.O.P – where Hot Milk unleash the pent-up anger experienced en masse around the globe.

Mee states:

“I’ve always felt like a bit of a white knight – it’s my duty to save the world somehow. I feel very, very impacted by the world’s issues, consistently. I wanted to be an MEP [Member of European Parliament], that was my dream.”

Despite its global outlook, Corporation P.O.P. is an album that takes root in Manchester and Salford, exemplified by the band’s decision to shoot all of their videos in their hometown.

Mee says:

“Newt Gingrich, who was a US politician, once said ‘All politics is local.’ I’m trying to look local and be involved locally so I can affect my world. This is how I survive, because the world can feel overwhelming. Manchester is the best f’in city in the world. We started this band in Manchester, it’s intrinsic to me and who I am. It has to bleed into the art we create, because it helped me create it.”

Produced by the band’s own Jim Shaw, with Zach Jones and KJ Strock, you can sense Hot Milk’s killer instinct throughout the record, a result of the intensive writing process and recorded as live album, it offers the band at their heaviest with their raw, unapologetic lyrics which brim with unfiltered emotion.

Snapshotting the gloom of the present and unloading very real fears for the future, the sentiment behind Corporation P.O.P might feel locked inside a time capsule. But fast forward two decades, and time will surely prove why this record carries the hallmarks of something timeless.

Hot Milk ‘Corporation P.O.P’ album artwork

Tour Dates:

4th April – La Belle Angele, Edinburgh
6th April- Corporation, Sheffield SOLD OUT
7th April- Waterfront, Norwich SOLD OUT
9th April- O2 Academy 2, Oxford SOLD OUT
10th April- The Globe, Cardiff SOLD OUT
11th April- Patterns, Brighton SOLD OUT
16th April- The Underground, Charlotte, NC
17th April- Terminal West, Atlanta, GA
18th April-The Beacham, Orlando, FL
19th April-Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL
22nd April- Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, MD
23rd April- Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
25th April- The Webster, Hartford, CT
26th April- Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
27th April- Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY
29th April- The Canal Club, Richmonf, VA
1st May- Saint Ansdrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI
2nd May- Mr Smalls Theatre, Funhouse & Cafe, Millvale, PA
3rd May- The Roxy, Cleveland, OH
4th May- Lee’s Palace, Toronto, Canada
6th May- Concord Music Hall. Chicago, IL
7th May- Fine Line, Minneapolis. MN
9th May- The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS
10th May- Summit Music Hall. Denver, Co
11th May- Soudwell, Salt Lake City, UT
13th May- El Corazon, Seattle, WA
14th May- Star Theater, Portland, OR
16th May- Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento, CA
17th May- Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
18th May- Ben’s Bells Project | Phoenix Studio, Phoeniz, AZ
20th May- Trees, Dallas, TX
24th May- Slam Dunk South
25th May- Slam Dunk North
13th June Plymouth Summer Sessions @ The Hoe (with Pendulum), Plymouth
19th June Dessel Graspop, Belgium
20th June Southside Festival, Germany
22nd June Hurricane Festival, Germany
24th June La Maroquienerie Paris- Co-headliner with Creeper
26th June Ysselsteyn Jera on Air, Netherlands
30th June The Box, Luxembourg supporting Green Day
2nd July- Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam supporting Green Day
9th July- 2000Trees festival
26th – 27th July – Warped Tour 2025, Long Beach, CA
16th – 17th August Summer Sonic, Japan
19th Sept Louder Than Life Festival, KY, USA
2nd October – Aftershock Festival, CA USA