I discovered Blake Mills while I was reading Pitchforks “Guest List” interview with Chris Chu of the morning benders. Chris named dropped Blake’s song “Hey Lover” as one of his favorite of the year. I checked it out, and was wowed.
It turns out that Blake used to be in Dawes, back when they were still known as Simon Dawes. He has also been a touring guitarists for the likes of Band Of Horses, Jenny Lewis and Julian Casablancas. He just finished recording an album called Break Mirrors which will be released on July 6th via Record Collection.
If you head over to his myspace you can hear three of his songs. One of them is “Hey Lover”, and just like Chris said, the song is amazing. Actually, all three songs are. I was really moved by his work. Something just clicked with me on a personal level, which is truly saying something.
Go check those songs out. They are well worth your time. Blake also has a website where you can find more info on him, plus here even more songs.
If you really like “Hey Lover”, be sure to grab it on itunes.
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