Chamber pop with an avant-garde edge and expansive art pop veneer, Wang Yiling struck gold on her ambitious, singular, and captivating LP Ode to Wither from last year. Steering clear of the often bland and vapid arrangements found in Chinese folk music, Yiling, along with an arsenal of instruments (strings, accordions, clarinets, cello, and even Indian organs) and maverick performers at hand (including Hadi Marvian and Jukka Ahonen of FluFlaFen), has created arrangements dense in their layers and rich in their details. It’s all capped by the singer-songwriter’s restrained yet impassioned voice and a poetic poise not afraid to peer into the darkness of our lives. Delicate and elegant, the band is in the midst of a nationwide tour and will be performing at YUYINTOWN’s new Cube space.