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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 30/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten The Walkmen’s 2012 album Heaven. 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. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen311 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 29/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Donald Byrd’s 1973 album Black Byrd. 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. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen310 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 28/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Leon Bridges’s 2026 album Happiness Anytime. Aiming to be a balm in dark times, inspired by Afrobeat & 60s soul, collaborating with members of Jungle, the singer-songwriter sings about joy & love with sweetness & deep feeling Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen309 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 23/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Sufjan Stevens’s 2015 album Carrie & Lowell. Returning to the sparse, mostly acoustic arrangements of his early days, Stevens grieves the death of his mother & celebrates her life & love on these quiet, elegant gems. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen308 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 22/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Wilco’s 2001 album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Using the studio as an instrument & adopting experimental writing techniques in contentious sessions, the band explore communication relationships & anxiety on this gorgeous masterpiece. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen307 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 18/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Maxwell’s 1996 album Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite. Exploring adult romance & love, Maxwell works magic with his soft, smooth singing over atmospheric, funky instrumentation recalling the music he grew up hearing. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen306 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 17/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Beck’s 1996 album Odelay. Beck writes forlorn songs of love & disappointment in almost every genre he loves, bridging the gaps between them sonically by inventive use of samples of obscure music & found sounds. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen305 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 16/09/2026

New episode of my podcast #theuncomputable : Job Application Question: Describe How You Use AI In Your Day-To-Day Workflow johnpauldavis.org/podcast/job-appli… #podcast #poetry

The Uncomputable: Poems by John Paul Davis

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 16/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Lowland Hum’s 2023 album From Self With Love. The duo process the impact of the pandemic on them, personally & one the world in these atmospheric songs highlighting Lauren Goans's warm voice & Daniel Goans's acoustic playing. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen304 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 15/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Tift Merrit’s 2026 album Sugar. After a long hiatus, the singer-songwriter returns with songs meditating on everyday small decisions about where we place our attention & the power of emotional honesty to change our worlds. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen303 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 09/09/2026

New episode of my podcast #theuncomputable : Poem Begun On A Bronx-bound 4 Train & Ending In A Festival Tent At The End Of Summer johnpauldavis.org/podcast/poem-begu… #podcast #poetry

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 04/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten John Lennon’s 1971 album Imagine. Leaning away from the experimentation of his previous 5 years, Lennon returns to melody-oriented songcraft, resulting in what's considered his finest album. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen302 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 03/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Father John Misty’s 2018 album God’s Favorite Customer. Losing none of his biting wit, he pushes into more intimate, sincere territory, as his band & studio craft mature, with satisfying, stunning results. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen301 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 02/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Miles Davis’s 1974 album Get Up With It. Recovering from a near-fatal accident, spiritually exhausted by the music industry & thirsting for deeper exploration, Davis builds gorgeous sonic landscapes on funk & the downbeat. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen300 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 01/09/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Sam Phillips’s 1991 album Cruel Inventions. With her striking lyricism & ear for infectious melody, Phillips probes the overlap & boundaries between the personal, political & spiritual, backed by an all-star cast of musicians. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen299 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 01/09/2026

RIP Wendell Berry - I can't begin to describe the importance of his writing & thinking to me as a writer & a human being. #wendellberry

DO NOT BE ASHAMED
You will be walking some night in the comfortable dark of your yard and suddenly a great light will shine round about you, and behind you will be a wall you never saw before.
It will be clear to you suddenly that you were about to escape, and that you are guilty: you misread the complex instructions, you are not a member, you lost your card or never had one. And you will know that they have been there all along, their eyes on your letters and books, their hands in your pockets, their ears wired to your bed.
Though you have done nothing shameful, they will want you to be ashamed.
They will want you to kneel and weep and say you should have been like them.
And once you say you are ashamed, reading the page they hold out to you, then such light as you have made in your history will leave you.
They will no longer need to pursue you.
You will pursue them, begging forgiveness, and they will not forgive you.
There is no power against them.
It is only candor that is aloof from them, only an inward clarity, unashamed, that they cannot reach. Be ready.
When their light has picked you out and their questions are asked, say to them:
"I am not ashamed." A sure horizon will come around you. The heron will rise in his evening flight from the hilltop.

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 31/08/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Johnny Cash’s 1968 album At Folsom Prison. Newly-sober, & with a heart for the incarcerated, the country icon delivers a passionate, fun, lively, witty, transgressive performance the release of which revitalized his career. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen298 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 27/08/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Paul Simon’s 1972 album Paul Simon. Centered on his acoustic guitar & singing, incporporating flavors from his ecelectic interests, Simon explores youth, self-discovery & political anxiety with his trademark wit & tenderness. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen297 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 26/08/2026

#morningcoffeelisten St. Vincent’s 2009 album Actor. Fascinated by string arrangements & pushing herself to examine more dangerous subject matter, the singer/songwriter conjures a haunted, textured atmospheric soundscape for her melodic poetics. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen296 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 25/08/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Muddy Waters’s 1977 album I’m Ready. Covering some classics & offering some originals, the legend enjoys himself with this top-notch band, unleashing his snaking, smoky solos & letting his singing get gritty with emotion. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen295 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 24/08/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Julian Lage’s 2024 album Speak To Me. Switching back & forth between acoustic & electric guitar, & backed by old friends & new collaborators, Lage is lyrical & dazzling in his playing on this inspired collection of songs. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen294 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 21/08/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Paul McCartney’s 1980 album McCartney II. After disbanding Wings, the ex-Beatle works entirely alone, playing every instrument, experimenting with new tech, & unconcerned with charting, enjoys himself, enjoyably. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen293 #nowplaying

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 20/08/2026

New episode of my podcast #theuncomputable : Spilling Through johnpauldavis.org/podcast/spil... #podcast #poetry

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 20/08/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Yasiin Bey’s 1999 album Black On Both Sides. Sampling from across genres the rapper crafts thrilling, adventurous, hooky-laden music against which he waxes poetic with wit & bravado on political, personal & spiritual topics. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen292 #nowp

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John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org · 18/08/2026

#morningcoffeelisten Cameron Winter’s 2024 album Heavy Metal. Inspired by the Beats & James Joyce, the Geese frontman reaches for catharsis through abstract lyrics & folksy, soulful, cluttered instrumentation buoyed by airtight production. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen291 #nowplaying

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