Fraternal twin sisters Jess and Rey Reynolds and their younger brother Auston’s musical fate was sealed during a true sibling moment: a squabble. Jess recalls: “During rehearsal for [our former band, Davis], Rey and I were bickering back and forth and Auston just started humming this song that he had in his head. Then Rey jumped in with her guitar and I jumped in singing. We were harmonizing and it was so beautiful, and at that moment I remember thinking, I wish it was all three of us.”
Little did Jess know, less than a year later, her sentiments would come to fruition. The three siblings joined forces to form James Davis, a folk-soul group acting as a modern day Partridge Family minus the corn. The musical talent runs deep in this family from Los Angeles, starting with their mother, who was a backup singer. “Our mom would have studio sessions with James Ingram and Jeffrey Osborne and we would hear that and Tina Turner and Marvin Gaye,” says Rey. Their dad, meanwhile, a professional baseball player, played the classics at home. “He listened to everything from Fleetwood Mac to The Rolling Stones. He had an insane album collection and played the drums and organ, so we grew up around it.”
In songs like “Praise,” James Davis sounds like a R&B-tinged Little Dragon, while in “Co-Pilot” the trio blends soft guitar strums with truthful lyrics most 20-somethings can relate to (“Come on and get high with me; oh baby we don’t need no weed”). On tour this past spring, they’ve brought the soulful, blissed-out ballads from their eponymous EP to audiences around the US. While the three musicians may be the closest tour buddies you’ll ever meet, their vastly different personalities carry over to their onstage performances. “I’m the one most likely to go off and speak to the audience,” says Jess. “[Jess] pulls me in,” admits Rey. “Sometimes I literally check out onstage because I get lost in the music.”
“It’s good to have those different types [of personalities]: one that engages with the crowd and then one that gets lost in the music,” agrees Auston. “I’m somewhere in between—sometimes I can get lost.”
Getting lost is easy when playing James Davis’ tunes. So is envying the connected-at-the-mic trio’s coordinated looks. Consistently dressed to the nines in dark blacks and moto-ready leathers, they make you wonder whether excellent style runs in the family, too. “Our mom was a sick dresser,” says Rey. “She would have these jackets and suits and really got me into loving black. To this day she wears all black.” Like mother like daughters (plus son).
Watch James Davis perform “Better Than You Are” live below, which just premiered today
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Rey wears the Bernhard Willhelm x Mykita Ursula Sunglasses in silver, Alexander Wang Jumper in black, and Common Projects Boots in black. Jess wears the Sorelle Phoebe Silver Ball Hoop Earrings in sterling silver, Alexander Wang Double Ribbed Long-Sleeve Cropped Tee in black, Acne Studios
Little did Jess know, less than a year later, her sentiments would come to fruition. The three siblings joined forces to form James Davis, a folk-soul group acting as a modern day Partridge Family minus the corn. The musical talent runs deep in this family from Los Angeles, starting with their mother, who was a backup singer. “Our mom would have studio sessions with James Ingram and Jeffrey Osborne and we would hear that and Tina Turner and Marvin Gaye,” says Rey. Their dad, meanwhile, a professional baseball player, played the classics at home. “He listened to everything from Fleetwood Mac to The Rolling Stones. He had an insane album collection and played the drums and organ, so we grew up around it.”
In songs like “Praise,” James Davis sounds like a R&B-tinged Little Dragon, while in “Co-Pilot” the trio blends soft guitar strums with truthful lyrics most 20-somethings can relate to (“Come on and get high with me; oh baby we don’t need no weed”). On tour this past spring, they’ve brought the soulful, blissed-out ballads from their eponymous EP to audiences around the US. While the three musicians may be the closest tour buddies you’ll ever meet, their vastly different personalities carry over to their onstage performances. “I’m the one most likely to go off and speak to the audience,” says Jess. “[Jess] pulls me in,” admits Rey. “Sometimes I literally check out onstage because I get lost in the music.”
“It’s good to have those different types [of personalities]: one that engages with the crowd and then one that gets lost in the music,” agrees Auston. “I’m somewhere in between—sometimes I can get lost.”
Getting lost is easy when playing James Davis’ tunes. So is envying the connected-at-the-mic trio’s coordinated looks. Consistently dressed to the nines in dark blacks and moto-ready leathers, they make you wonder whether excellent style runs in the family, too. “Our mom was a sick dresser,” says Rey. “She would have these jackets and suits and really got me into loving black. To this day she wears all black.” Like mother like daughters (plus son).
Watch James Davis perform “Better Than You Are” live below, which just premiered today
Rey wears the Bernhard Willhelm x Mykita Ursula Sunglasses in silver, Alexander Wang Jumper in black, and Common Projects Boots in black. Jess wears the Sorelle Phoebe Silver Ball Hoop Earrings in sterling silver, Alexander Wang Double Ribbed Long-Sleeve Cropped Tee in black, Acne Studios