Notes With Attachments Pino Palladino & Blake Mills

• 1 Just Wrong 04:46
• 2 Soundwalk 03:41
• 3 Ekuté 05:32
• 4 Notes With Attachments 01:52
• 5 Djurkel 05:37
• 6 Chris Dave 03:22
• 7 Man From Molise 04:09
• 8 Off The Cuff 02:34
• Total Runtime 31:33

Info for Notes With Attachments

This is Pino Palladino’s first record of original music. All album material co-written and produced by Blake Mills. The album has no single sound – showcases various styles of playing with a strong emphasis on ambitious composition and listeners can trace homages to J Dilla, Fela Kuti, Roy Hargrove throughout.

Other musicians include Chris Dave, Larry Goldings, Andrew Bird, Ted Poor, and more. This record is being released as part of Blake’s imprint “New Deal Records” in partnership with impulse! records under Verve Label Group.

Blake Mills, guitar
Larry Goldings, keyboards
Sam Gendel, saxophone
Marcus Strickland, saxophone
Jacques Schwartz-Bart, saxophone
Pino Palladino, bass
Chris Dave, drums

Pino Palladino & Blake Mills
Bassist Pino Palladino (D’Angelo, Nine Inch Nails, Erykah Badu, John Mayer) and guitarist and producer Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes, Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple, Perfume Genius) reunite with That Wasn’t a Dream, their second collaborative instrumental album that builds on the deep chemistry they first explored on 2021’s Notes With Attachments, expanding it into a meditative, boundary-pushing sonic world. The sophomore record blurs lines between composition and improvisation, melody and abstraction. With contrapuntal interplay by sometimes unidentifiable instruments, it’s a project defined by ambiguity, restraint, and the radical beauty of listening closely.

Pino Palladino
A Grammy-winning bassist and producer, Pino Palladino has been a foundational figure in shaping the sound of modern soul, funk, and rock over the last four decades. Known for his groundbreaking fretless bass work on D’Angelo’s Voodoo and Black Messiah, Palladino has recorded and toured with artists ranging from The Who and Paul Simon to Erykah Badu, Adele, and John Mayer. His melodic phrasing and rhythmic intuition have made him one of the most revered session musicians of our time.

Blake Mills
is a Grammy-winning producer, guitarist, and songwriter whose adventurous solo work and collaborations have continually pushed the boundaries of modern music. From his early days with Simon Dawes to producing Alabama Shakes’ Sound & Color and creating immersive works like Mutable Set and Jelly Road, Mills blends technical precision with an experimental edge. His collaborations with Palladino—including 2021’s Notes with Attachments—reveal a deep musical rapport rooted in curiosity and range.

This album contains no booklet.