Hotel Lux announce second album, The Bitter Cup

"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," the band explains.

"Costermonger" follows the bands recent single, "Another One Gone", marking their first release in the two years since releasing their 2023 debut album, Hands Across The Creek.

On the forthcoming album, 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.

Hotel Lux will hit the road in November and December, on a UK tour run which includes stops in Sheffield, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Norwich, Brighton, London, and more.

Tracklist:

1. Encore
2. The Bitter Cup
3. Nod (To the Retrospect)
4. Hand of Mine
5. Joy
6. Song for John Healy
7. Evelyn
8. Costermonger
9. The Fear
10. Another One Gone