Your Own Becoming

MILLY have announced their anticipated sophomore full length album, "Your Own Becoming" set for release on June 28, 2024 via Dangerbird Records. The album, produced by Sonny DiPerri (NIN, Narrow Head, My Bloody Valentine) will contain 10 new tracks, and including their lead single titled “Drip From The Fountain” which the official video can be streamed below. By far the most infectious song of their entire catalog with an explosive chorus and airtight melodic hooks that recall early Death Cab For Cutie, the track serves as the North Star for the entire LP.

On the single, principal songwriter and vocalist Brendan Dyer shares “This was the final song we wrote for the record. I'm trying to just soak in being a person and enjoying my time and especially observing as much stuff as I can. The dark especially. 'Time is running out but this moment feels nice' is truly where my head was at.”

Work on this release started thanks to a revelation that can only come from a period of personal crisis. Dyer, who’s dealt with anxiety for most of his life, decided to go on long walks every morning where he’d process his emotions, clear his mind, and do something that got him out of the house. “I think about death all the time,” says Dyer. “At this point in my life, I'm extremely aware of how time moves quickly.” While these thoughts could have devolved into potentially overwhelming him, this daily ritual allowed him some space. He jotted down notes from his dreams and he used his dread to grab onto the sustaining force in his life: his band. While the band’s debut LP 2022’s Eternal Ring and past tours with Swervedriver were successes, he wanted to be laser-focused on both his songwriting and his bandmates in the following year as he’d never done before. While originally conceived as a solo project, MILLY embraced a newfound collaborative approach for Your Own Becoming, something that was only hinted at on 2022’s Eternal Ring. After a few months of painstakingly demoing songs, Dyer, along with bassist Yarden Erez and drummer Connor Frankel, decamped with DiPerri to East West Studios and Dangerbird’s Recording Studio in Los Angeles. (New guitarist Nico Moreta joined the band after recording). Armed with towering, surging guitar riffs, crystalline and inviting hooks, and a newfound collaborative approach, their sophomore LP Your Own Becoming feels like a total reinvention. This album is a document of how doubling down on your art in the face of serious fear and doubt can be grounding. Across 10 pummeling and undeniable songs, Your Own Becoming finds its power in channeling your darkest thoughts into something galvanizing and productive.So much of Your Own Becoming thrives on catharsis: hair-raising moments where everything locks into place from the driving arrangements to Dyer’s keen ear for a memorable chorus. “We wanted to make something really special and really big,” says Dyer. “We wanted to kind of just elevate everything as much as possible.” For the band that meant unlearning the impulse to overstuff the songs and extend the runtime. Inspired by the simplicity of iconic rock trios like Nirvana and Dinosaur Jr., it wastes no second. “I grew up on slowcore but for this record, I just wanted to make things super-straightforward,” says Dyer. “No convoluted parts, no bullshit. I just wanted to make something that would explode.”

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Milly announce sophomore LP "Your Own Becoming" and release lead single 'Drip From The Fountain'

Milly have just announced their sophomore LP titled "Your Own Becoming" and have dropped the lead single and official video for 'Drip From the Fountain,' perhaps the biggest sounding song the band has written to date. The new single doubles down on their trademark 90s inspired melodic-and noisy alternative guitar-centric pop, pulling from the best elements of 90s grungy alt-rock, emo, shoegaze, and indie/power-pop with a monster hook to go with it. 'Drip From the Fountain', which is the 4th song on the new LP, especially pulls from the fuzzy and jangly rock of early Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, and Dinosaur Jr, while incorporating the cleaner and more emotive elements of Blue era Weezer. With its clean guitar jangle in the initial verses and big build up to the explosive sing-along chorus, this is definitely a song that deserves a repeat listen. It also hangs right alongside bands like Narrow Head, Gleemer, Downward, and this new crop of up and coming bands, incorporating elements of melodic and hook laden 90s inspired alternative rock, grunge, shoegaze and emo into their sound. Check out the full press release below with more details on the forthcoming LP.

RIYL: Cloud Nothings, Superchunk, Achers of Loaf, Dinosaur Jr, early Weezer, Narrow Head, Gleemer, Downward

Jason Gordon on Thursday, April 4, 2024