Photo credit / Alex Wylie

 
Returning with news of their second album, 'The Bitter Cup', released October 31st, Hotel Lux have unveiled their brilliant new single Costermonger. 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. The track itself is packed with buzzy guitar riffs and the band's unique take on a socially conscious anthem, connecting past and present London. Listen for yourselves below. 

 

NOVEMBER
13 Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield, UK
14 The Grayston Unity, Halifax, UK
15 Zerox, Newcastle, UK
16 Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, UK
18 Sunbird Records, Darwen, UK
19 The Jacaranda, Liverpool, UK
20 Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, UK
21 Fiery Bird, Woking, UK
22 Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes, UK
23 The Waterfront, Norwich, UK
27 Bear Cave, Bournemouth, UK
28 The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, UK

DECEMBER
18 Oslo, London, UK
19 Kola, Portsmouth, UK

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