The three musicians who wrote and recorded Hug—Devendra Banhart, Gyan Riley and Noah Georgeson— are not related by blood, but they sure act like it. Friends for decades, it only takes a few minutes for their family/non-family dynamics to reveal themselves: “I don’t even like these people,” Devendra jokes during a recent video call. “I didn’t choose them; I love them. They’re my brothers, my family. It’s irrevocable.” Over the course of the conversation, the three tease each other as much as they sing each other’s praises. Noah and Devendra gently rib Gyan for being the prodigy of the group; all three are retiringly self-deprecating about their own role in the making of this largely instrumental new album.