Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music

{{Infobox album

| name = Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music

| type = EP

| artist = Alkaline Trio And Hot Water Music

| cover = Alkaline Trio-Hot Water Music cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = January 22, 2002

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Punk rock

| length = 23:46

| label = Jade Tree

| producer =

| chronology = Alkaline Trio

| prev_title = From Here to Infirmary

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Good Mourning

| next_year = 2003

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Hot Water Music

| type = EP

| prev_title = A Flight and a Crash

| prev_year = 2001

| title = Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music

| year = 2002

| next_title = Caution

| next_year = 2002

}}

Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music is a split EP by Alkaline Trio and Hot Water Music, punk rock bands based in Chicago and Gainesville, Florida respectively. The EP was released on January 22, 2002, through Jade Tree.

In addition to new material, the EP features each band performing cover versions of songs from the other band's catalogue: Alkaline Trio covered Hot Water Music's “Rooftops” (from No Division) and Hot Water Music covered Alkaline Trio's “Radio” (from Maybe I'll Catch Fire) and “Bleeder” (from I Lied My Face Off).

It was the first release by Alkaline Trio with drummer Derek Grant who replaced previous drummer Mike Felumlee in July 2001.{{cite web|title=Alkaline Trio Won't Let Spinal Tap Curse Slow Them|website=idobi.com|url=https://idobi.com/news/alkaline-trio-wont-let-spinal-tap-curse-slow-them/|date=24 July 2001|accessdate=30 June 2021}} Both bands later re-released their songs from the EP on compilation albums, with the tracks by Alkaline Trio appearing on Remains in 2007 and the tracks by Hot Water Music appearing on Till the Wheels Fall Off in January 2008.

The EP peaked at #36 on the Billboard Top Independent Charts in July 2002.{{cite web|title='Caution': Hot Water Music Heats Up Billboard|website=billboard.com|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74977/caution-hot-water-music-heats-up|date=25 July 2002|accessdate=1 August 2021}}

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev4 = Ox-Fanzine

| rev4score = Favourable {{cite web|url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/web/rev/28535/reviews.207.html|title=Reviews: Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music / Split-CD|work=Ox-Fanzine|author=Hiller, Joachim|date=March–May 2002|accessdate=27 May 2019|language=DE}}

| rev2 = PopMatters

| rev2score = Positive

}}

Critical reception to the EP was positive, with Kevin Hoskins of Allmusic praising “Queen of Pain” and {{" '}}God Deciding{{' "}} as representative of each band's best material to date, specifically praising George Rebelo’s drumming.{{cite web|last=Hoskins|first = Kevin S.|title=Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music Review|publisher=Allmusic|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r563504|pure_url=yes}}|date=3 December 2009|accessdate=3 December 2009}}

Jason Thompson of PopMatters, praised the tracks by Alkaline Trio over Hot Water Music’s, preferring Matt Skiba’s singing voice to Chuck Ragan’s, and remarking of the latter that; “All too often the vocals are of that saliva drenched, back of the throat variety, which takes out a lot of the punch of this group, whose musical abilities are as tight as the Alkaline Trio’s.”{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|title=Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music Review|date=17 April 2002|publisher=PopMatters|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/alkalinetrio-st.shtml|accessdate=3 December 2009}}