Songs like “Wish List” and “Ferris Wheels” immerse the ears in hauntingly hushed textures, where the artist’s acoustic guitar shines alongside occasional accompaniment from cello and piano. Restricted though he may have been, the nature of Johnson’s recordings result in them being some of the most intimate of his career. ![]() Though restriction has its challenges, I think it pushed us to be creative in a way that, in hindsight, added some interesting and organic textures.” Zach improvised by doing things like banging furniture for percussion, and I converted a spare bedroom into my tracking space for vocals and guitars. Though we were able to tap some fantastic instrumentalists (also working remotely) for things like strings, we were largely trying to figure out how to get the sounds we wanted while being apart from our usual studios and setups. “This EP marks a few milestones for me creatively and personally,” Johnson tells Atwood Magazine. “Creatively, I had the joy of working with Zachary David Kuykendall, who mixed and co-produced the record, though we were both working remotely and in some unconventional environments. ![]() Oh, this life is long All the lines are gone You’re on my mind and I’m on an island Purple horizon soft We’re lost to be found Canyon City © Brooke Johnson From those first few questions on “Purple Horizon” that so deftly set the stage for all that’s to come, Canyon City – AKA Fort Collins, Colorado-based songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Paul Johnson – takes his audience on a journey that is as personal to him as it is truly universal: His themes mean a little something different to each of us, but ultimately they affect everyone in the end. Released Decemvia Nettwerk Music Group, Canyon City’s five-track EP Circling the Sun is a somber wintry collection as well as a fitting soundtrack for our transition from 2020 into 2021. Circling the Sun – Canyon City Say, call out Tear out a page, and we’ll make up a list Like paper planes and cliffs I brace for the fall now Rush of the air as we’re losing control So everyone’s scared, I know though Has it ever been better than this Moment I’m with you? In the weather, it’s sheltering risk It’s always a simple truth You’re my measure by letter, my wish list All I could write You’re a new line – “ Wish List,” Canyon City Capturing seasons of transition, Canyon City’s solemn Circling the Sun EP is a soft, tender set of heartfelt acoustic songs full of space, reflection, and acceptance. Listen long enough, however, and these once so unassuming wonderings come to assume a sort of framework for transition and change in our lives: A subtle entryway for understanding the emotional weight of chapters’ endings and the intensity of page turns. Where do you go when you don’t know where you’re going? What do you say when you don’t know what you’re knowing? What do you reap when you don’t know what you’re sowing?Ĭanyon City’s new EP opens with a series of questions so simple and innocent that you’d think they were pulled from a children’s lullaby. Capturing seasons of transition, Canyon City’s solemn ‘Circling the Sun’ EP is a soft, tender set of heartfelt acoustic songs full of space, reflection, and acceptance.
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