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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Every Year It Feels Like A Brand New Idea -
The troubadour teams up with T Bone Burnett & a cast of celebrated session musicians as he reflects on mortality in these gritty, grizzled, generous songs.
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Prodigy -
Mehldau balances his talent as a composer & his & his bandmates' skills as improvisors on this eminently enjoyable set that showcases the trio's endless wealth of fresh & memorable ideas.
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Extra Drama -
The singer-songwriter gathers her live band & talented friends to record intimate, tender songs in which she reflects on love, faith, & family over lush, delightful playing.
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Homo Sapiens Extended Phenotype -
The legend teams up with producer Joe Henry on songs penned for him by Dylan, Waits, Morrison, Costello, over spare, hallowed arrangements showcasing his matchless voice.
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It's The Same But Never The Same -
At the beginning of the polycrisis era the band re-ups on faith, hope & love simultaneously serious & playful in a perfect blend of traditional song structures & modern production.
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Sixteenth Notes -
Writing about family & the tension sexual attraction & long-term love, Björk builds microbeats from sampled household objects, pairing these with choirs, strings & her otherworldly lyrics.
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Crowned -
Harriet Wheeler's growing confidence as a vocalist & lyricist alongside the band's more atmospheric & layered approach drives the songs into new, moodier, more introspective territory.
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Brooke's Commute -
This posthumous release captures the trumpeter, samplist, & ambient pioneer's gorgeous final live performance, in which he explores themes, motifs & riffs from his previous 2 albums.
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Three Sisters -
Fascinated with Moroccan Gnawa music, the tenor saxophonist assembles a quartet that includes the guembri, & explores rhythmic & melodic possibilities resulting in a pulsing, spiritual, hypnotic set.
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Pillar of Cloud -
The band explore new studio techniques & technologies while embracing more melodic songcraft & writing that is more vulnerable & political, a portrait of a people at a moral crossroads
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Halvsies -
On their final album, the band celebrate the joys in their own lives in this tight, pretty, melodic, & expertly-crafted album of gem after gem.
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Two Kinds of Glory -
Inspired by Curtis Mayfield & Isaac Hayes, the saxophonist enlists Motown producers to help him craft a left turn into funky, grooving, celebratory, highly melodic, genre-smashing songs.
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Ladder to Heaven
