| The New What Next | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Hot Water Music |
| Cover: | Hot Water Music - The New What Next cover.jpg |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Label: | Epitaph |
| Producer: | Brian McTernan |
| Prev Title: | Caution |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Till the Wheels Fall Off |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
The New What Next is the sixth full-length studio album by Hot Water Music. It was released by Epitaph in 2004. This was Hot Water Music's final release before temporarily disbanding in 2006, and their last new release until 2012's Exister.