Cuddle Magic

Merging expansive chamber pop, indie folk, world influences, and experimental elements like 12-tone rows and complex meters, Cuddle Magic is a six-piece whose members have played individually with the likes of David Wax Museum, Woods, Fred Frith, and Beyoncé. They delivered their self-titled debut in 2008. Co-leader Benjamin Lazar Davis' subsequent trips to West Africa informed later releases, including 2017's Ashes/Axis, which incorporated Ghanaian Bawa music and imported instruments like gyl, a tonal percussion instrument. The group recorded their fifth album, 2020's Bath, t...