Listen.
“Listen.” is an ongoing project AP started in 2016.
A different song inspires a new piece.
A different song inspires a new piece.
T H E L Y R I C S T H A T I N S P I R E D.
While listening to the songs, certain lyrics stood out (and controlled the direction of the piece). Here, we will walk through the lyrics that inspired each drawing.
Below, clicking on the title of the song will bring you to the band's Spotify page, where you can listen to the song in full.
Below, clicking on the title of the song will bring you to the band's Spotify page, where you can listen to the song in full.
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O L D F R I E N D S "I don't feel undone in a big way. There's nothing really bad to be upset about." - PINEGROVE, 2016 |
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S O M E O T H E R S A R M S "I was afraid of you tying me down so I ran from the scene." - BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH, 2016 |
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A M A T E U R B L O O D
"I can't get rid of your blood, but I can't let go of your love." - NOVO AMOR AND ED TULLETT, 2017 |
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B L O O D L I N E S "I am a creature of mixed up energies in times of restraint living in captivity." - MIMICKING BIRDS, 2014 |
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B U F F A L O "The buffalo from Buffalo." - ALT J, 2012 |
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O C E A N B R E A T H E S S A L T Y "And maybe we'll get lucky and we'll both live again." - MODEST MOUSE, 2005 |
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F U N E R A L P Y R E
"I wouldn't of blamed you For leaving me there on the porch while you drank gasoline 'Cause it's what you needed so bad." - JULIEN BAKER, 2017 |
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R E D D O O R "Bend my knees and paint the concrete the color of my bloody knuckles." - JULIEN BAKER, 2017 |
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M O R T A L
"We're born to be broken. And isn't it strange that we're living our lives On the borrowing time." - FRACTURES, 2014 |
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H U R T L E S S "We are gonna figure something out If it takes me all night to make it hurt less." - JULIEN BAKER, 2017 |
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C O L O G N E
"When it's late at night, You're alone You're not feeling right. Can you see the light? Are we losing sight?" - HAUX, 2017 |
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G O H O M E "There's more whiskey than blood in my veins More tar than air in my lungs." - JULIEN BAKER, 2015 |
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T H E F R E S H M E N "We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip." - THE VERVE PIPE, 1996 |
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M O U N T A I N A T M Y G A T E S
"It's looming larger by day, I see darkness in my fate." - FOALS, 2015 |
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T H E S T A B L E S O N G
"And you sent me back to where I roam Well I cursed and I cried, but now I know." - GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV, 2007 |
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S O O N O R N E V E R "I rise as the sun goes down and I pray my true love and I find a way to each other soon or never." - PUNCH BROTHERS, 2012 |
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8 0 W E S T "I never really thought you would believe someone who's been down all the time." - CAVEMAN, 2016 |
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A H E A D F U L L O F D R E A M S
"Leave your broken windows open And in the light just streams and you get a head full of dreams." - COLDPLAY, 2016 |
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T H E S T R A N G E R
"Now that I've seen your face I'm haunted by the letters of your name." - LORD HURON, 2010 |
