Jelly Road

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Jelly Road
Blake Mills - Jelly Road.jpg
Studio album by
Blake Mills
ReleasedJuly 14, 2023 (2023-07-14)
Studio Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California, US
Genre Experimental rock [1]
Length45:40
LanguageEnglish
Label New Deal Records/Verve Forecast
Producer
  • Blake Mills
  • Chris Weisman [2]
Blake Mills chronology
Notes with Attachment
(2021)		Jelly Road
(2023)

I don't necessarily make records with a lot of a mission statement. Other than having songs written, you're kind of going out on the lake with a fishing pole. You know there's fish there. You don't know how long it's going to take for you to catch one. You might have a day where for some reason you don't catch anything. That's what it's like to go into the studio when I'm making most things. Certainly solo records.

Contents

—Blake Mills on his approach to writing and recording albums [3]

Jelly Road is a 2023 album by American singer-songwriter Blake Mills. It has received positive reviews from critics and was promoted with a concert tour alongside collaborator Chris Weisman [4] and the singles "Skeleton Is Walking" [5] and "There Is No Now". [6] The album marks a return to recording from Mills who had focused on production and collaboration on others' albums and features his first time being co-produced by an outside musician [2] and features extensive co-writing by Weisman who had previously worked with Mills on Daisy Jones & the Six . [7]

Reception

Editors at The Fader chose Jelly Road to be among the best music of the week. [8] Writing for Mojo , James McNair rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "experimental yet accessible" and comparing the music to The Band and Fleetwood Mac. [9] Critics for NPR's All Songs Considered included this among the notable releases of the week. [10] At Pitchfork Media, Evan Minsker shortlisted this as one of the best albums of the week [11] and critic Allison Hussey rated it an 8.0 out of 10, calling it "smooth and satisfying from start to finish" and "an invigorating listen" akin to hauntology. [1] At Uncut , Sam Richards rated this release 4 out of 5 stars for showing that Mills is "a person who cares deeply – even obsessively – about his chosen artform, and its ability to delight, console and transform" [12] and the publication's editors named it the 43rd best album of 2023. [13]

Track listing

All songs written by Blake Mills and Chris Weisman, except where noted.

  1. "Suchlike Horses" – 5:13
  2. "Highway Bright" – 3:24
  3. "Jelly Road" (Ben Aylon, Blake Mills, and Chris Weisman) – 2:55
  4. "Skeleton Is Walking" – 5:58
  5. "Unsingable" – 3:02
  6. "Wendy Melvoin" – 2:58
  7. "The Light Is Long" – 3:14
  8. "Breakthrough Moon" – 4:28
  9. "There Is No Now" – 2:20
  10. "Press My Luck" – 4:34
  11. "A Fez" (Cass McCombs, Mills, and Weisman) – 3:15
  12. "Without an Ending" – 4:19

Personnel

"Suchlike Horses"

"Highway Bright"

"Jelly Road"

"Skeleton Is Walking"

"Unsingable"

"Wendy Melvoin"

"The Light Is Long"

"Breakthrough Moon"

"There Is No Now"

"Press My Luck"

"A Fez"

"Without an Ending"

Technical personnel

See also

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