Eclectic Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, arranger, composer, and producer Benjamin Lazar Davis has made his name as a valued collaborator as well as a skilled solo artist. With a talent for indie rock, pop, and folk sounds, Davis has created trippy but engaging music with Cuddle Magic and Okkervil River, and he's contributed to recordings by Kimbra, Lady Lamb, and Anna & Elizabeth, to name a few. He is also passionate about African music, and has used his knowledge in all its forms to record projects in tandem with Joan as Police Woman and Bridget Kearney. With his solo debut, 2018's Nothing Matters, Davis assembled his various influences into a personal statement recorded in the home where he grew up. His second solo album, 2021's Benjamin Lazar Davis, though collaborative, is a spacious one with an intentional focus on melody.