{"id":99851,"date":"2025-08-06T21:41:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=99851"},"modified":"2025-08-06T21:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:41:44","slug":"hot-mulligan-island-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/hot-mulligan-island-in-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Mulligan Release Raw Track &#8216;Island in the Sun&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The release of\u00a0<strong>Hot Mulligan<\/strong>&#8216;s new album, <a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/hot-mulligan-the-sound-a-body-makes-when-its-still\/\"><em>&#8216;The Sound A Body Makes When It\u2019s Still&#8217;<\/em><\/a>, is fast approaching. However, ahead of its August 22nd release, they&#8217;ve dropped another track from it.\u00a0<em>&#8216;Island in the Sun&#8217;<\/em> is a sharp, self-aware\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">track that features Cory Castro of\u00a0<strong>Free Throw<\/strong> lending<\/span>\u00a0his vocals.<\/p>\n<p>With themes of self-destruction and the cyclical nature of using alcohol to cope with regret, it paints a raw picture, clouded by\u00a0<strong>Hot Mulligan<\/strong>&#8216;s emo-punk grit.<\/p>\n<p>The release of <em>&#8216;The Sound A Body Makes When It\u2019s Still&#8217;\u00a0<\/em>on August 22nd (<a href=\"https:\/\/waxbodega.com\/products\/hot-mulligan-the-sound-a-body-makes-when-it-s-still\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Wax Bodega<\/a>) will be followed by UK and Irish dates supporting\u00a0<strong>Pierce The Veil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>September<br \/>\n20th 3Arena, Dublin<br \/>\n23rd OVO Arena Wembley, London<br \/>\n25th Co-Op Live, Manchester<br \/>\n26th OVO Hydro, Glasgow<br \/>\n27th Utilita Arena, Birmingham<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Hot Mulligan - Island in the Sun (feat. Cory Castro of Free Throw)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yuhYJbZ69Uo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><em>&#8216;Island in the Sun&#8217;<\/em> Lyrics<\/h2>\n<p>I can\u2019t move if I can\u2019t look straight ahead<br \/>\nIf I make it to the kitchen I can act like an asshole in front of my friends<br \/>\nJust go to bed<br \/>\nStaring at the ceiling while it\u2019s spinning so I choke on my throw up and rest<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t recall how awful I\u2019ve been<br \/>\nWell then why should I care at all<\/p>\n<p>Talk in circles<br \/>\nDidn\u2019t hear a word you said<br \/>\nI\u2019ll find my jacket<br \/>\nOne more shot straight to the head<\/p>\n<p>Wake up on the carpet with a nosebleed<br \/>\nA flooded bathroom and the tune I\u2019m singing<br \/>\n(I\u2019m so sorry)<br \/>\nChasing the only way I learned to cope with mistakes<br \/>\nDrinking more for each new one I\u2019ve made<\/p>\n<p>The bottle goes empty again<br \/>\nIf I stop I\u2019ll remember this all<\/p>\n<p>Talk in circles<br \/>\nDidn\u2019t hear a word you said<br \/>\nI\u2019ll find my jacket<br \/>\nOne more shot straight to the head<br \/>\nI feel disgusting<br \/>\nSomething\u2019s off<br \/>\nFallen out of place<br \/>\nI want to want nothing<br \/>\nTo forget what I need to change<\/p>\n<p>Keep it inside<br \/>\nStay up all night<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t get better if I can\u2019t remember anything<br \/>\nWhy acknowledge what a terrible thing I\u2019ve been<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest preview from &#8216;The Sound A Body Makes When It\u2019s Still&#8217; features guest vocals from Cory Castro of\u00a0Free Throw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17559],"tags":[15064],"class_list":["post-99851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-hot-mulligan"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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