guccihighwaters

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guccihighwaters’ third album for Epitaph, DEATH BY DESIRE is his boldest and most adventurous record to date—a result of the project’s mastermind Morgan Murphy taking the creative wheel and hitting the gas at 100 MPH, putting every element of his musical acumen into these 12 songs. After releasing joke’s on you in 2021—as well as the extensive touring that followed—Murphy felt creatively unsure of where to go next. ”I was in a standstill,” he explains. “I was putting out a lot of singles and doing sessions with producers and songwriters, and I wasn’t connecting with what I was making.”

Instead of throwing in the towel, Murphy got to work on writing and self-producing the luxurious alternative pop sound that would become DEATH BY DESIRE. “I locked myself in the studio every day and really just focused on reinventing myself,” he recalls. “I was making something that was untouched by anyone else. I knew it was gonna be a hard task, but it was also the only way for me to feel like I accomplished something that I love.”

Lyrically, Murphy dives deeper than ever before, embracing a “raw and honest” style that leaves no emotional stone unturned. “This record is about the dark side of things that are seen as bad or sinful—lust, greed, jealousy,” he explains. “I wanted to showcase what the dark side of being an artist can be. In the past, I hadn't really dipped into that aspect of myself too much, But for this record I wanted to get everything out there—even the bad feelings.”

The record’s inky R&B aesthetic—at once a logical progression from his previous releases and recalling the slithery, iridescent pop of artists like the Weeknd and Chase Atlantic—is a result of Murphy exercising full creative control across DEATH BY DESIRE. “I've been pretty hands-on throughout my whole career, but with joke’s on you I definitely branched out with other producers,” he states, before adding that a few outside collaborators—including fellow West Coast singer-songwriters TOOPOOR (who sings on the pulsing “IF LOOKS COULD KILL” and No Love For The Middle Child—pitched in on DEATH BY DESIRE as well.

“With this record, I was in control of everything. I wanted to fully trust myself and my ideas, and that progression ultimately resulted in my expressing the honesty of who I am as a creator. This is the rawest form of my art.” The glistening synths that kick the door open on “DESIRE” are ample evidence of Murphy’s tactile approach while producing this record; elsewhere, the beaming opening track “HIGH” was one of the first tracks written for DEATH BY DESIRE, and as such it opens the album to reveal a side of guccihighwaters that listeners may not have previously taken notice of. “This is the closest I’ve ever come to writing a happy song,” he explains while talking about the tune’s lyrical bent. “It’s about someone special to me. When we met, it instantly felt like the best drug you could ever dream of.”

“This album definitely showcases how far I've come in my own artistic abilities,” Murphy reflects while discussing how DEATH BY DESIRE is a snapshot of the moment that he finds himself in. “I'm still figuring out life—it's an ongoing journey of struggles that I've experienced—but there’s joy in this music too, because I've definitely become a happier person and more comfortable with myself.” That sense of self-discovery is undoubtedly streaked across this record, and it paves the way for more innovations from guccihighwaters to come.
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ANXIOUS
Josh A
LONELY VIBES
02:55
Writer: Joshua A / Composers: Joshua A
08
i'm so sick of this
guccihighwaters
post death
03:54
07
IF LOOKS COULD KILL
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
03:02
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro
01
HIGH
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:46
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
05
oh fuck i'm drunk
guccihighwaters
singles
02:41
03
i hate me too
guccihighwaters
post death
02:36
01
MINE
guccihighwaters
MINE
03:20
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
01
highschool
guccihighwaters
highschool
02:32
Writer: guccihighwaters
02
the view from my bathroom window
Powfu
tell me your feelings and i won't tell you mine pt. 2
02:37
Writer: Isaiah Faber - Morgan Murphy - Oscar Palmer / Composers: Isaiah Faber - Morgan Murphy - Oscar Palmer
03
rock bottom (feat. nothing,nowhere.)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
02:45
05
can't you see i've had enough
guccihighwaters
post death
02:53
07
straight jacket
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
03:03
03
too much
ṣoftheart
not around here
03:18
06
i thought i died inside
guccihighwaters
singles
03:06
10
IN HER EYES
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:34
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro
08
lovesick (feat. ellise)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
02:43
02
When it Runs Up
ṣoftheart
Bloom
03:26
Composers: Matthew Ashman
02
dancing with the stars
guccihighwaters
heartbreak highway
02:43
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Jay Vee - David Wilson
01
self sabotage
guccihighwaters
self sabotage
03:12
03
NOBODY ELSE
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:20
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro
01
rather be a ghost
guccihighwaters
rather be a ghost
02:50
01
way out of my head
guccihighwaters
way out of my head
03:33
02
ABOVE YOU
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:06
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro - Andrew Migliore / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro - Andrew Migliore
05
BLIND OR HEARTLESS
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:28
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
01
DON'T TALK ABOUT LOVE
guccihighwaters
DON'T TALK ABOUT LOVE
02:54
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
01
better me
ṣoftheart
not around here
03:39
01
you can't really save me
guccihighwaters
you can't really save me
03:16
01
hold somebody (feat. powfu & sarcastic sounds)
guccihighwaters
hold somebody (feat. powfu & sarcastic sounds)
02:43
04
DESIRE
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:40
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
01
rope
guccihighwaters
rope
02:55
01
these days
guccihighwaters
these days
02:59
01
shame
guccihighwaters
shame
02:52
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro
02
downers
ṣoftheart
not around here
02:50
01
needle & thread
guccihighwaters
needle & thread
03:24
04
i can never change
guccihighwaters
post death
02:42
12
expectations
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
02:58
04
jealous traits
ṣoftheart
not around here
02:56
01
do u wanna be mine
guccihighwaters
do u wanna be mine
03:12
01
deathwish
guccihighwaters
deathwish
02:19
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
01
in the dark
guccihighwaters
in the dark
02:48
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Andrew Migliore / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Andrew Migliore
11
NO ANGEL
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:33
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro
01
all my fault
guccihighwaters
all my fault
03:48
01
i'm so sick of this (stripped down)
guccihighwaters
i'm so sick of this (stripped down)
04:00
08
SIREN
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:12
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
02
i'm gonna fade away
guccihighwaters
singles
03:45
01
filling up the space
guccihighwaters
filling up the space
03:36
03
hurt before
guccihighwaters
nineteen
03:36
12
CLOSE ENOUGH
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
03:07
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Gabe Greenland / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Gabe Greenland
04
highschool (feat. convolk) (remix)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
03:16
03
for once
guccihighwaters
november
04:03
01
i ain't feeling better
guccihighwaters
post death
02:58
09
HABIT
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:26
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro
01
candy
guccihighwaters
candy
02:36
Writer: guccihighwaters
01
run from me
guccihighwaters
run from me
03:19
03
believe
guccihighwaters
heartbreak highway
02:52
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Courtney Ballard
01
fast life
sadeyes
fast life
02:27
Writer: Nathan Lewis - Morgan Murphy - Joseph Valla / Composers: Nathan Lewis - Morgan Murphy - Joseph Valla
04
these dreams feel real
guccihighwaters
singles
03:18
02
side note
guccihighwaters
post death
02:52
01
loverboy
guccihighwaters
loverboy
03:32
01
chipped black nails
guccihighwaters
chipped black nails
03:29
01
the chase
guccihighwaters
the chase
03:25
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Courtney Ballard - Stef Pigliapoco
13
won't let in (feat. softheart & laeland)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
03:05
05
revenge
guccihighwaters
november
03:00
02
gtg
guccihighwaters
november
03:06
01
goner
guccihighwaters
post death (outtakes)
03:39
06
waste of space
guccihighwaters
post death
03:00
01
bad for me
guccihighwaters
bad for me
02:32
Writer: Morgan W Murphy / Composers: Morgan W Murphy
01
crutch
guccihighwaters
crutch
03:53

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  • Discography
Albums
℗ 2025 Epitaph
30-05-2025
DEATH BY DESIRE
01
HIGH
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:46
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
02
ABOVE YOU
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:06
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro - Andrew Migliore / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro - Andrew Migliore
03
NOBODY ELSE
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:20
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro
04
DESIRE
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:40
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
05
BLIND OR HEARTLESS
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:28
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
06
DON'T TALK ABOUT LOVE
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
02:54
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
07
IF LOOKS COULD KILL
guccihighwaters
DEATH BY DESIRE
03:02
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
A Public Consumption / Elektra Records release, ℗ 2022 Elektra Records LLC
20-05-2022
heartbreak highway
01
crash my car
guccihighwaters
heartbreak highway
02:44
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Courtney Ballard - Jay Vee - Allen Lewis
02
dancing with the stars
guccihighwaters
heartbreak highway
02:43
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Jay Vee - David Wilson
03
believe
guccihighwaters
heartbreak highway
02:52
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Courtney Ballard
04
devil on my shoulder
guccihighwaters
heartbreak highway
02:20
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Peter Fenn
05
roses
guccihighwaters
heartbreak highway
02:45
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Jay Vee - Jordan Rand Miller - Jason Merris Bell
06
the chase
guccihighwaters
heartbreak highway
03:25
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Courtney Ballard - Stef Pigliapoco
guccihighwaters, under exclusive license to Epitaph
22-01-2021
joke's on you
01
tragedy
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
02:07
02
hold somebody (feat. powfu & sarcastic sounds)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
02:43
03
rock bottom (feat. nothing,nowhere.)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
02:45
04
highschool (feat. convolk) (remix)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
03:16
05
sometimes
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
03:08
06
true 2 me
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
02:56
07
straight jacket
guccihighwaters
joke's on you
03:03
Access the complete album info (14 songs)
guccihighwaters, under exclusive license to Epitaph
31-08-2017
post death
01
i ain't feeling better
guccihighwaters
post death
02:58
02
side note
guccihighwaters
post death
02:52
03
i hate me too
guccihighwaters
post death
02:36
04
i can never change
guccihighwaters
post death
02:42
05
can't you see i've had enough
guccihighwaters
post death
02:53
06
waste of space
guccihighwaters
post death
03:00
07
anything for your love
guccihighwaters
post death
03:04
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
EPs
guccihighwaters, under exclusive license to Epitaph
11-06-2021
joke's on you: the bedroom ballads
01
tragedy (live)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you: the bedroom ballads
02:04
Composers: Morgan Murphy
02
hold somebody (live)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you: the bedroom ballads
03:05
Composers: Morgan Murphy - Jeremy Fedryk - Isaiah Faber
03
straight jacket (live)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you: the bedroom ballads
03:29
Composers: Morgan Murphy - Jared Pythress - Courtney Ballard
04
highschool (live)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you: the bedroom ballads
02:56
Composers: Morgan Murphy
05
novocaine (live)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you: the bedroom ballads
03:16
Composers: Morgan Murphy
06
rock bottom (live)
guccihighwaters
joke's on you: the bedroom ballads
03:49
Composers: Morgan Murphy - Joseph Edward Mulherin - Matthew Musto - Andrew Goldstein - Pablo Bowman
guccihighwaters, under exclusive license to Epitaph
24-05-2019
post death (outtakes)
01
goner
guccihighwaters
post death (outtakes)
03:39
02
mistake
guccihighwaters
post death (outtakes)
01:56
03
dead
guccihighwaters
post death (outtakes)
02:00
04
gosha
guccihighwaters
post death (outtakes)
01:41
05
little things
guccihighwaters
post death (outtakes)
01:50
Repost Network
16-09-2018
not around here
01
better me
ṣoftheart
not around here
03:39
02
downers
ṣoftheart
not around here
02:50
03
too much
ṣoftheart
not around here
03:18
04
jealous traits
ṣoftheart
not around here
02:56
guccihighwaters, under exclusive license to Epitaph
16-02-2018
nineteen
01
nervous
guccihighwaters
nineteen
03:09
02
so temporary
guccihighwaters
nineteen
03:16
03
hurt before
guccihighwaters
nineteen
03:36
04
should be
guccihighwaters
nineteen
02:32
05
stupid mess
guccihighwaters
nineteen
02:48
guccihighwaters, under exclusive license to Epitaph
13-11-2017
november
01
scars
guccihighwaters
november
02:55
02
gtg
guccihighwaters
november
03:06
03
for once
guccihighwaters
november
04:03
04
jansport
guccihighwaters
november
03:13
05
revenge
guccihighwaters
november
03:00
guccihighwaters, under exclusive license to Epitaph
16-10-2017
singles
01
i swear i try my best
guccihighwaters
singles
03:04
02
i'm gonna fade away
guccihighwaters
singles
03:45
03
i am burning
guccihighwaters
singles
02:53
04
these dreams feel real
guccihighwaters
singles
03:18
05
oh fuck i'm drunk
guccihighwaters
singles
02:41
06
i thought i died inside
guccihighwaters
singles
03:06
Singles
℗ 2025 Epitaph
23-04-2025
NOBODY ELSE
01
NOBODY ELSE
guccihighwaters
NOBODY ELSE
02:20
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro
℗ 2025 Epitaph
19-03-2025
IF LOOKS COULD KILL
01
IF LOOKS COULD KILL
guccihighwaters
IF LOOKS COULD KILL
03:02
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro
℗ 2025 Epitaph
13-02-2025
DESIRE
01
DESIRE
guccihighwaters
DESIRE
02:40
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy
℗ 2024 Epitaph
24-10-2024
no angel
01
no angel
guccihighwaters
no angel
02:35
Writer: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro / Composers: Morgan Murphy - Layla Shapiro
℗ 2024 Epitaph
17-04-2024
deathwish
01
deathwish
guccihighwaters
deathwish
02:19
Writer: Morgan Murphy / Composers: Morgan Murphy