Rainy Miller will release DESQUAMATION (Fire, Burn. Nobody), a new album, on HEAD II.
Musically, DESQUAMATION is a departure from the Manchester artist’s earlier releases, including his Armor II EP with Blackhaine, on his own Fixed Abode label.
Instead of blissed out ambient and heady beats with pensive lyricism, the release builds on “immersive maximalism” and a “distinctive new musical ground,” we’re told. All 10 tracks are said to be “fiery, intricate, and dense,” stretching across contorted pop and laconic drill with gritty, thought-provoking bars. They put life in modern Britain under the microscope, while delving into self-reflection, angst, trauma, and growth.
Miller is a Preston-born producer who works closely with the likes of Blackhaine, Space Afrika, Iceboy Violet, and Moseley, who feature across the record. He started out making music as a teenager on a digital audio workstation, using his ear for everything, before releasing 2019’s Limbs, his debut album of hazy bedroom pop and hip-hop, on which he fused fragile vocals with smooth, moody melodic beats.
HEAD II is the label of The White Hotel.
Artwork comes from Alex Currie.
Tracklisting
01. ii, Preface Benevolence
02. A Fiesta Mk V Burns, On The Highway
03. Breathe, Sigh
04. Do You Have Any Sympathy Left
05. July iii
06. Misery Is As Misery Does
07. 2 Live < feat. Rose A
08. > Is 2 Die
09. Way Out feat. Blackhaine + Moseley
10. These Four Walls
Desquamation (Fire, Burn. Nobody) LP is scheduled for November 2 release. Meanwhile, you can stream “Misery Is As Misery Does” in full via the player below and pre-order here.
