Cocoon are an English-language folk-pop duo from France whose full-length album debut in 2007 garnered critical acclaim and international commercial success. Formed in 2006 in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France, the band is primarily comprised of Mark Daumail and Morgane Imbeaud. Their influences include classic folk-rock bands such as Pentangle and Fairport Convention. as well as contemporary folk-pop acts such as Devendra Banhart and Sufjan Stevens. Cocoon made their recording debut in 2006 with an independently released EP, I Hate Birds, later released on Sober & Gentle. The duo began working on its full-length debut, My Friends All Died in a Plane Crash (2007), which was preceded by the EP From Panda Mountains (2007). ~ Jason Birchmeier