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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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 -
Dreamy, gentle guitar-based, melodically catchy tunes & graceful, expressive singing give a glow to the lyrics' quiet, quirky domestic cozy.
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Extending -
It's A Team Effort -
Don't Let Anyone Tell You Different -
Breakup songs elevated by energetic arrangements, impassioned singing & rewarding lyrical metaphors to theater-filling anthems that transubstantiate to joy.
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Welcome Shade -
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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A Persistent Geometry -
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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I Brought The Crowd With Me -
Bright As Yellow -
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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Of Course, Of Course -
Don't Forget To Mention -
Overlook -
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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Balance Need Not Be Symmetry -
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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The Best Form Of Flattery
