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Benjamin Lazar Davis


MY THOUGH, he’s quite the singular talent, Benjamin Lazar Davis, isn’t he? The multi-instrumentalist and composer (look, these tunes are so much more than plain written), whose day job sees him locking down the tunes with Okkervil River and Cuddle Magic, besides working with Lip Talk, Joan as Police Woman, &c &c, is to release …

We’ve long been admirers of Benjamin Lazar Davis, the go to man around Brooklyn, well, for everything really. He’s worked with the likes of Okkervil River, Kimbra, Sam Amidon, Anaïs Mitchell, and Lady Lamb, made records on his own and with folk pop collective Cuddle Magic, and in duo settings with Joan Wasser (Joan As …

You may have picked up on Benjamin Lazar Davis from his 2018 debut ‘Nothing Matters’, an impressively carefree collection of contemporary song-writing, rhythmic heartbeats and lush musical landscapes. Or maybe you latched onto the surging electronic soul pop of his earlier ‘Let it be You’ collaboration with Joan Wasser (Joan As A Policewoman). Or you …