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.

  1. Water lilies in Van Cortlandt Lake
    Floating Open
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  2. The sunset visible between two trees in Van Cortlandt Park
    First Draft Best Draft
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  3. 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.

    Listen to the album on Bandcamp

  4. Dogwood flowers on a branch of a tree in the yard of a house in the Bronx
    After Careful Consideration
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  5. Unpretentious poetry about friendship & love sung in resonant baritone backed by layered guitars, spidery bass & fluttering, complex drums yielding dramatic yet comforting intensity

    Listen to the album on Bandcamp

  6. A deer in the underbrush in Van Cortlandt Park
    Another Traveller
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  7. Dreamy, gentle guitar-based, melodically catchy tunes & graceful, expressive singing give a glow to the lyrics' quiet, quirky domestic cozy.

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  8. Crown of Thorns blossoms, seen from above, in a front-yard garden on Park Blvd in San Diego
    Extending
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  9. A dirt trail, surrounded by sagebrush and cacti, with a small hill of rocks and boulders in the background, against an overcast cloudy sky in Corriganville Park
    It's A Team Effort
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  10. Close-up of a sandstone boulder in Corriganville Park
    Don't Let Anyone Tell You Different
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  11. Breakup songs elevated by energetic arrangements, impassioned singing & rewarding lyrical metaphors to theater-filling anthems that transubstantiate to joy.

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  12. An oak tree in Corriganville Park
    Welcome Shade
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  13. Versatile, sharp, expressive singing breathes edgy, new life into this set of mid-20th-century American standards tastefully arranged, buoyed by bright, emotive piano.

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  14. A concrete foundation exposed, with foothills in the background, in Corriganville Park
    A Persistent Geometry
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  15. Shifting in production between bare-bones tenderness & crowded dancefloor rapture, the duo embrace their quirks & showcase their writing. A pandemic album celebrating live performance.

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  16. Bunny Ears Cactus in Corrgianville Park
    I Brought The Crowd With Me
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  17. A sunflower
    Bright As Yellow
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  18. The sonic adventurers turn the distortion down & sing quietly, close to the mic, to deliver this dreamlike, emotionally rich slice of night.

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  19. Thickleaf Yerba Santa in the foreground, with the sun rising in the background at Corriganville Park
    Of Course, Of Course
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  20. Sagebrush in the foreground, with the sun rising above a hill in the background in Corriganville Park
    Don't Forget To Mention
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  21. Silhouette of a bird perched at the edge atop of a large boulder in Corriganville Park
    Overlook
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  22. Adventurous, boundary-pushing compositions & improvisations from a quartet of young risk-takers who ride the balance between groove & experimentation made this album a classic.

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  23. Silhouette of a leafless tree in the middle distance, along a dirt trail, with mountains and clouds in the distance, in Corriganville Park.
    Balance Need Not Be Symmetry
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  24. Smith comes into his own as a writer/arranger, playing & singing everything on this exquisite balance between ambitious compositions & lo-fi production. Lovely melodies; sad poetry

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  25. Tea tree flowers against a cloudy blue sky
    The Best Form Of Flattery
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