John Paul Davis
My name is John Paul Davis. I write poetry, build things on the web with code, make music and visual art. I love making things. This website is mostly about the things I make and do.
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Myself in the Machinery -
Owens features her own ethereal singing more confidently on an album of warm, captivating compositions that lean into repetition as an almost spiritual kind of change.
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Concentric and Perpendicular -
The Inner Workings -
Everybody Remember Where We Parked -
Five Things I Learned About Writing from Paul Simon's René and Georgette Magritte with their Dog After the War
We’ve been listening to a lot of Paul Simon this week in our little Bronx apartment, inspired as we have been, by having the good fortune to get to see him live at the Beacon Theatre here in New York. It was easily one of the most beautiful rock concerts I’ve ever attended; Simon... Continue Reading Five Things I Learned About Writing from Paul Simon's René and Georgette Magritte with their Dog After the War
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It's Good To Have Goals -
Black Thought delivers some of the most vulnerable & personal lyrics of his career, backed by the cinematic bottom-heavy smooth grooves of El Michels Affair
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Reflection vs. Shadow -
A musically bold, lyrically rich, almost hedonistically-arranged debut. Artistically daring, infectiously hooky & big big fun.
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Shadow Collection -
The composer revisits his solo piano works, recording them during the pandemic in the room where he writes, resulting in an intimate & tender intensity.
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Appreciate the Gesture -
Beautiful & catchy as it is ambitious & lush, this record was a leap forward not just for writer/arranger/producer Brian Wilson but for recorded music as a whole. A masterpiece.
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Arms Out Open Wide -
Lanois literally deconstructs his own liquid, deft guitar playing, & that of veteran session musicians then plays the studio itself, in an ever-inventive ambient gem.
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Two Kinds Of Grace -
Borrowing The Sky -
Late Afternoon Gold -
Floating Open -
First Draft Best Draft -
The band distills their sound into 10 groovy, catchy, melodically-pristine bangers that harnesses the energy of their live act resulting in their most engaging record since 2005's Z.
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After Careful Consideration -
Unpretentious poetry about friendship & love sung in resonant baritone backed by layered guitars, spidery bass & fluttering, complex drums yielding dramatic yet comforting intensity
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Another Traveller
