| No Division | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Hot Water Music |
| Cover: | No division hot water.jpg |
| Released: | August 10, 1999 |
| Recorded: | Mirror Image Studios, Gainesville, Florida |
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| Length: | 34:50 |
| Label: | Some |
| Producer: | Walter Schreifels |
| Prev Title: | Live at the Hardback |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
| Next Title: | A Flight and a Crash |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
No Division is the third full-length album by American post-hardcore band Hot Water Music. It was released by Some Records on August 10, 1999.[1] [2]
Hot Water Music's Jason Black stated of the recording: "[on the last album] we just didn't know what the hell we were doing. So this time around it was nice, we went to a studio and spent maybe two, two and a half weeks and really recorded an album, front to back.[3] The album was produced by Walter Schreifels of Gorilla Biscuits fame.[4] The band recorded the album after a hiatus, vocalist Chuck Ragan stated "I know we were all a hell of a lot more focused going into [it], You can really tell just by listening to it.”[4]
The album was originally scheduled for release on June 1, 1999, but was pushed back to August 10, 1999.[5]
Regarding its musical style, No Division has been labeled as a punk rock album,[6] [7] and under punk subgenres such as emocore,[8] post-hardcore,[8] and hardcore punk. The album includes elements of hard rock, pop-punk, and Southern gospel in the overall sound.[10]
Allmusic stated the album "isn't as strong as the records that preceded it, but, at the end of the day, anything this band has to offer is still a lot more honest and explosive than what most of their peers have." Punknews.org called the album "awesome" stating the band has " their formula of 'emotionally-charged hardcore' down to a tee". Alternative Press praised two songs as "jaw-dropping technical" and praised the sincerity of the album's lyrics.[4] PopMatters called the album "a magnificent testament to what a punk rock band could do if they kept both ears on expanding their sound, but both feet planted in their roots... For one album, Hot Water Music managed to pull off the rare feat of maintaining the energy and politics of punk while embracing a thoroughly rock and roll sound."[11] DecoyMusic.com described No Division as "one of blueprints for modern punk rock" and the band's best work.[12] Also in 2019, brewing company Arizona Wilderness created an IPA named after the album in collaboration with the band.[13]
In 2019, the band played the album in full on tour, based on a Twitter poll conducted amongst fans.Play in full