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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Bursting -
Bright, jubilant singable songs of gratitude, reflection & joy in the face of mortality backed with arresting, winding, textured layers.
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Sentinels -
Deftly, gorgeously layered eclectic instrumentation supports the strophic songs' backbone of acoustic guitar & Sam Beam's impressionistic lyrics tenderly, achingly sung.
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There Is Always Dancing -
Mimic -
The Uncomputable
Recently (like, very recently, as in mere minutes ago) I responded to a friend who is contemplating starting their own newsletter but who also is feeling apprehensive about the prospect by saying “The world is full of voices and forces that will tell you not to write. Don’t li... Continue Reading The Uncomputable
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Evidently -
Heartbreak, anger, pain & longing fill this album of baroque, amibitous, sweeping moods achingly inhabited by Wainwright's powerful, emotive singing.
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Exuberance -
Wit, wordplay, charm & character all woven together in these deceptively complex but catchy tunes. Sting is an arresting singer, baring his heart & having fun doing it.
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Aspirations -
Expertly balanced between sincere, emotive philosophy & witty, cutting satire, captivatingly sung, set against gorgeous, lush arrangements.
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The brothers Gutiérrez play warmly, exploratoritavely, kaleidoscopically, expansively over spare percussion to craft a sound larger than the sum of its parts.
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Reaching Through -
The Best Form Of Flattery -
Analog synths, old-school drum machines, acoustic guitars & Lanegan's soulful baritone evoke a spellbinding catharsis of a life's sorrows, looking toward a new dawn.
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Copycat -
Simultaneously adventurous & accessible arrangements of imaginative, satisfying compositions of elevated joy & sorrow. Could be from 50 years ago or 25 years in the future.
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Implications -
Delicate, intricate, tightly-structured songs that evolve into melodic & rhythmic complexity, paired with tender quiet singing & haunted, introspective lyrics of growth & change.
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A World Unto Itself -
If anything is proof critics are usually full of shit, it's this brilliant, joyful, weird, moving & gorgeous album which was universally panned by everyone, all of whom were dead wrong.
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The Prayers of the People, Form 12 -
Sturdy, textural beats, lo-fi & hi-fi synth voices, gritty & lush production, tension & release, all sounding like the entrance to a new world, the doorway into a spring morning.
