Podcast 416: Blake Mills and Chris Weisman

Published: June 14, 2023, 12:41 a.m.

Musician/producer Blake Mills and Chris Weisman sit down with us to talk about Jelly Road, the forthcoming album they\u2019ve co-written (out July 14 via New Deal / Verve Records). They talk about how they met \u2013 Chris is based in Brattleboro, Vermont, while Blake is based in Los Angeles \u2013 and the writing and recording process behind the gorgeous new album. We also chat about Blake\u2019s recent appearance backing up Joni Mitchell at her already-legendary Gorge performance earlier this week, his current favorite guitars and gear (including the fretless guitar built by Duncan Price), the dangers of slide playing, and a lot more.

Blake appeared on our Mystery of G. Weller Podcast earlier this year: https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-406-the-mystery-of-g-weller/

Listen to Mills\u2019 new single \u201cSkeleton Is Walking\u201d here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri-pr4Egzng

Pre-order Jelly Road:
https://blakemills.lnk.to/jellyroadID

See Blake Mills and Chris Weisman on their West Coast tour, now through June 2023: https://www.blakemillsonline.com

Chris Weisman\u2019s Bandcamp: https://chrisweisman.bandcamp.com

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