JOHN COMMON

Confession: I like broken shit. I’m just drawn to it. Always have been. I like it even more if it used to be shiny, beautiful, innocent or full of promise. See, the way down is so interesting to me. The way it actually happens, why it happens, the little details that break off as it’s happening. It’s dark stuff. People don’t want to talk about it… not fun at a party. But everyone thinks about it, usually when they’re alone.

John wishes he was a filmmaker or a painter, but due to a run-in with his older brother’s record collection at an impressionable age, he ended up with an obsession for making music instead. He’s constantly writing songs… they range from raucous and snarly, to experimental and introspective, and lately, grooved, layered and darkly beautiful.

He typically tours as a three-piece with John Common on acoustic guitar, keys, and lead vocal, Jess DeNicola on backing vocals, and Joe Mazza on guitars and lush soundscapes.