Blake Mills - "Hey Lover"

The single "Hey Lover" from Blake Mills has easily been this week's most impressive release. With a resume that includes time as a touring guitarist for Jenny Lewis, Band of Horses and Julian Casablancas as well as part of the band Simon Dawes (which split off into Dawes), Mills has fistfuls of experience that he transfers over to the rootsy "Hey Lover"— the second single from his forthcoming July 6th debut, Break Mirrors. "Hey Lover" proves to be more rock than folk as it punches along with fiery electric guitars and spitfire lyricism from Mills, whose casual cadence throws around lines like "I may be white but I don't like my people much" with confidence and ease. At one point, Mills sings, "sometimes I hate myself trying to be so bold, but nothing else seems to get the story told." When the cover art for your single is the Marlboro Man staring down a man's naked cock, a statement couldn't be more well put. Buy it below now via iTunes.

Blake Mills - "Hey Lover" (Daytrotter version)