Paris - Single

Paris

Song for Spring - Single

Song for Spring

Locket

"Castle" by Canyon City

Lyrics:

You asleep, rear backseat
I can see my breath
I’m waiting on caffeine
Like waiting on a bet

I wish I had a castle
To guard you from all fear
We’d laugh into the echo
A moat to hold the tears

Someday we’ll make it
Some way, I know
‘Til we hold it to the light like a counterfeit bill
We can hide out in a castle all our own

And we’ll throw dinner parties
With midnight moon our guest
Pretend we’re over far away seas
And not his empty rest

And we can walk the garden
If you go hide I’ll seek
Until the morning’s started
And I’ll go make ends meet

Someday we’ll make it
Some way, I know
‘Til we hold it to the light like a counterfeit bill
We can hide out in a castle all our own

If we can’t stay we’ll fake it
If we can’t pay, don’t cry
‘Til they hold me to the light like a counterfeit bill
We can hide out in a castle all night

I wish I had a magic machine
To castles in the sky
To take away from sadness between
The morning and the night
The morning and the night
The morning and the night

Castle

"Stardust" by Canyon City, featured in the album - Dear Earth, Love, Moon

Stardust

"These Days" by Canyon City, featured in the album - Dear Earth, Love, Moon

These Days

"Dreams" by Canyon City, featured in the album - Dear Earth, Love, Moon

Dreams

"Drifting (Instrumental)" by Canyon City, featured in the album - Dear Earth, Love, Moon

Drifting (Instrumental)

"Falling for You" by Canyon City, featured in the album - Dear Earth, Love, Moon

Falling For You

"Telescope" by Canyon City, featured in the album - Dear Earth, Love, Moon

Telescope

"Blood", by Canyon City
Written, produced and mixed by Canyon City
Mastered by Joe Causey

Blood

"Petrichor" by Canyon City

Written, produced and mixed by Canyon City
Mastered by Joe Causey

Petrichor

"Petrichor (Soft Version)", as part of the double single, "Petrichor", by Canyon City. 

Written, produced and mixed by Canyon City
Mastered by Joe Causey

Petrichor (Soft Version)

"Flicker", from the debut EP, "Flicker a Light", by Canyon City

Flicker

"Refuge" EP by Canyon City, officially releasing Sep. 8, 2015.

Be Still

On the heals of a successful set of EPs,  the debut full-length album "Midnight Waves" released Sep. 9th of 2016, further defining an immersive sound of finger-style guitar, harmony & minimalism in the context of conversational storytelling.  A contemporary return to pure songwriting.

Firework

"Paper Airplanes" by Canyon City, releasing worldwide January 27th.

Paper Airplanes - Single

Paper Airplanes

Constellation - mp3

Midnight Flight

Find You

Our Way

"Shadows" by Canyon City

Release date 2.09.18

Written, produced, performed by Paul Johnson (Canyon City)
All copyrights owned by Paul Johnson - Paul J. Johnson Publishing, LLC

Shadows

3 Hours

"Lost Sparks" by Canyon City

Mixed by Zachary David
Mastered by Voyager Mastering

Lost Sparks

"Simple" from Bluebird - the 3rd studio LP from indie-folk artist, Canyon City, released April 5th, 2019.

Simple

"Anyway" from Bluebird - the 3rd studio LP from indie-folk artist, Canyon City, released April 5th, 2019.

Anyway

"Breathe a World" from Bluebird - the 3rd studio LP from indie-folk artist, Canyon City, released April 5th, 2019.

Breathe A World

"Uptown" from Bluebird - the 3rd studio LP from indie-folk artist, Canyon City, released April 5th, 2019.

Uptown

"Bluebird" from Bluebird - the 3rd studio LP from indie-folk artist, Canyon City, released April 5th, 2019.

Bluebird

"Venice" from Bluebird - the 3rd studio LP from indie-folk artist, Canyon City, released April 5th, 2019.

Venice

"OK" by Canyon City, release date 10.18.19

Written & co-produced by Canyon City (Paul J. Johnson)
Co-produced & mixed by Zachary Kuykendall
Mastered by Joe Causey (Voyager Mastering)
Press - Rachel Hurley / Baby Robot Media: rachelhurley@babyrobotmedia.com

Catch Fire - Single

Catch Fire

Purple Horizon - Single

Purple Horizon

Circling the Sun - EP

Wish List

Canyon City is the moniker of modern folk artist & producer, Paul Johnson. Since its inception in 2015, the project has become known for its distinctive whispery vocals layered over intimate acoustics orbiting candidly emotional storytelling.

“Paul Johnson’s warm, bright folk-pop songs feel like letters from a friend” - NPR

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