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. Trunks of twosnow-dusted, leaning trees instersect along the John Kieran trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    Winter Gate
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  2. A sapling and anolder evergreen, coated with snow in Van Cortlandt Park
    Frontman
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  3. The celebrated drummer delivers steady, loose, in-the-pocket & grooving beats on which hypnotic bass & mesmerizing guitars build, funky horns accentuate & mostly guest vocals complete.

    Listen to the album on Bandcamp

  4. A young tree covered in snow along the Parade Ground in Van Cortlant Park
    How to Stand Out
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  5. Thin tree trunks intertwine on a snowy day along the Bridle Path in Van Cortlandt Park
    Thickened
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  6. The band brighten their ethereal sound with swirling synths & delightful interplay between guitar & keyboard as they weigh heavy emotional & spiritual matters.

    Listen to the album on YouTube

  7. Two trees trunks lean left, over the Bridle Path, dusted with snow
    Heckuva Party
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  8. A snow-flecked tree trunk along the Bridle Path in Van Cortlandt Park
    Gala Outfit
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  9. Expanding his sonic palette to include horns, vintage keys, & textures from the wide history of American music, LaMontagne reaches for & attains a bright hope & soulful empathy.

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  10. Snow everywhere along the Bridle Path in Van Cortlandt Park
    A Collaboration Between Water and Gravity
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  11. Snow-laden branches sag toward the ground along the Bridle path in Van Cortlandt Park
    Intersections
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  12. The guitarist marks his 75th birthday by reuniting with his longtime bassist & drummer & a string trio to record an album of playful, adventurous, celebratory, dreamlike compositions.

    Listen to the album on YouTube

  13. The treeline in Van Cortlandt Park on a snowy day
    Best Winter Album By A Duo Or Group
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  14. Two crooked trees on a snowy day along the John Kieran Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    Show-off
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  15. Adventurous mostly acoustic arrangements paired with unconventional & poetic lyrics buoyed by singalongable, wide-ranging melodies make for a dreamlike, joyful clutch of tunes.

    Listen to the album on Bandcamp

  16. A fallen tree, covered with snow, in a snowy woods, in Van Cortlandt Park
    It Continues
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  17. A tree trunk with a large snow-coated branch along the Cross Country Course in Van Cortlandt Park
    Stretch Goal
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  18. Lush arrangements & riveting, winning melodies belie the intimacy & discontent of the lyrics as the singer-songwriter asks big questions & spares none from his biting wit, not even himself

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  19. A red maple, snow-covered, just before dawn in Van Cortlandt Park
    Getting A Feel For It
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  20. Exercise equipment in a snowy field against a backdrop of trees near the Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt Park
    I Don't Like Doing This With An Audience
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  21. After a decade of experimentation & irony, U2 write an album of melodic, earnest, sincere, soaring songs that look for & find hope for people stuck or in difficult transition.

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  22. A tree with its branched weighed down by snow in Van Cortlandt Park
    Think Again
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  23. A snow-covered tree near the Parade Ground in Van Conrtlandt Park
    Keep Watch
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  24. Having attained superstardom, Prince follows up with a left-turn album musically & lyrically focused on spiritual matters, reaching through darkness for paradise.

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  25. Snow-costed underbrush in front of the trunks of many thin, young trees in Van Cortlandt Park
    Tell Us Why You Think You'd Be A Good Fit
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