Sunday, May 31, 2026

Highway bright (Blake Mills) (LP 4616)

Blake Mills  Jelly Road (Vinyl, Pagan Records, 1993) ****  

Genre: Americana, folk rock, indie rock

Places I remember: JB Hi Fi

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Skeleton Walking

Gear costume: There Is No Now

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7

Active compensatory factors
 The JB Hi Fi $10 bins continue to produce some exceptionally good albums on my visits. This time it is an album by Blake Mills that captured my eye. Blake is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and composer. 

Jelly Road is his sixth album as a solo artist - he's also worked with Jenny Lewis among others. Mojo magazine called the album "experimental yet accessible" in its glowing review and that phrase certainly sums up Blake's approach to the acoustic guitar.

The smooth sound and leisurely movement through these songs is a rewarding listening experience. Each time I listen I get new sounds.

Where do they all belong? More ten-dollar bargains to come.

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