Blake Mills and Chris Weisman. Photo by Kyle Thomas
Prior to the release of Amazon Prime's series Daisy Jones & The Six, Blake Mills had the cult status of your favorite singer-songwriter's favorite singer-songwriter, the producer of music for Fiona Apple, Perfume Genius, and Jack Johnson, and an acclaimed solo artist and session musician. Dude was subtly everywhere, but when Daisy Jones premiered along with all the music he wrote, performed, and produced for the titular fake band, living rooms across the world were playing Blake Mills music even if they didn't know it.
Today, Mills is out with “Skeleton Is Walking,” the lead single from his upcoming album Jelly Roll, out July 14. Far from the endearing era-channeling cosplay of Daisy Jones, "Skeleton" charts an imitable path for itself. Beginning with the texture of a good-humored prayer layered with gently strummed guitars and Mills' existential musings, the song grows from meditation to invocation with an extended, mesmerizing guitar solo dominating most of the song's runtime.
Jelly Roll is co-written with Chris Weisman, the prolific artist who worked with Mills on the Daisy Jones soundtrack. This June, they'll play a handful of live shows together — find those dates below, following streams of "Skeleton Is Walking."
Blake Mills 2023 tour dates with Chris Weisman
June 13 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
June 14 - The Old Church - Portland, OR
June 16 - August Hall - San Francisco, CA
June 17 - Little Saint - Healdsburg, CA
June 20 - Pappy and Harriet’s - Pioneertown, CA
June 22 - The Pico Union Project - Los Angeles, CA
