Mitski's music is dark and even scary, but glimmers of beauty peek through. And while the audience at NPR was almost as densely packed as that NYC venue, it felt much like my live introduction to the group — grandiose in presentation, but at the same time, deliberately intimate in delivery. Vanderslice shares acoustic versions of songs from his most recent album, Romanian Names. Cozy gig hosted by npr music festival. Watch the young, versatile ensemble play folk music from around Denmark and beyond. The rising pop star performs three of her best-known songs, including a sweet solo take on her career-making "Alaska. Well, would you guys please play "Treat Me Better"?
One of the newest Grammy winners stops by the Tiny Desk to share her winking, sometimes tongue-in-cheek songs. That song opens with camaraderie - "I want a house / where everybody comes" – and continues with a line that epitomizes the carefree humor of singer Kalmia Traver: "We could play drums and eat lobster at the opera. " In his Tiny Desk (home) concert, soul legend Don Bryant brings us there, with just a keyboard, a guitar player and an otherwise empty room. And Olivia Rodrigo has been hitting milestones with frequency this year: her first album SOUR debuted at the top of the charts in May after the success of three previously released singles, most notably the viral "drivers license" (hence the DMV locale and its "interesting vibes. ") Given how effortlessly they trade-off during this Tiny Desk performance, I can see a Christmas album in their future. I don't know we would double-time that tempo. But there was one other lofty venue on her travel schedule: the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Cozy gig hosted by npr music awards. I can imagine him arriving at NPR headquarters early, guitar in tow, ready to bang out a three-song set in one take as staffers gather, fireside chat-style. The harpsichord is alive and well.
Like all of Cohen's work, the poetry is potent. Set List "Love Will Find a Way" "Trade It All" "Send Me Sign". BERT BELASCO: (As character) Mike, what is your deal, man? The South African production duo turntablist Bongani Mohosana of the Zulu tribe and percussionist Thabo Mabogwane of Sotho tribe — open their set with "Mayibuye iAfrica, " a cry for Africa to return to its culture and history. Cozy gig hosted by npr music.com. When Buddy, a preacher's son from Compton, turns to me with eyebrows raised on the elevator ride inside NPR's corporate headquarters, it's hard to tell if the question that comes next is in preparation for his performance or pure provocation. The clever trio shares its love of everything from Law & Order to old-school girl groups. The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today. And it's not exactly what you would think of as a Rachael Price song, but I think it's, like, exactly what I think of as an ideal interpretation. Cha Wa celebrates Black culture through the medium of rhythm, while also punctuating cultural differences with the hope of opening up the eyes and ears of those ignorant of, or ignoring, those differences.
Anthony Roth Costanzo is a feisty performer who knows a thing or two about busting down barriers in classical music. Are you guys ever worried you're, like, getting your coffee breath all over your partner? This Tiny Desk (home) concert celebrates the truly breathtaking breakthrough album she put out in 1982, Big Science. It's a pop album that knows sadness can simmer, but also shout over an ever-shifting sonic palette. The album bears the name of Yebba's mother, whom she tragically lost in 2016, and its songs find the Memphis native delving inward to process it all. In it, Betty White is playing some rough-and-tumble football with the guys. Wiping the sweat from his brow between songs, he exclaims, "We're not doing no studio productions. The three intimate songs performed here, all from that album, are stripped to their essence. NORRIS: White was charming and funny. Opening with "Wanderer, " the title track to Cat Power's latest album, Marshall sang of restless love and yearning with a nod toward motherhood and her 3-year-old son: "Twist of fate would have me sing at your wedding / With a baby on my mind, now your soul is in between. Rachael & Vilray share a mic — and a love of old swing standards. " A smile, laughter and a candle burning beside a delicate flower arrangement welcome us into the warm studio that is the set of James Francies' Tiny Desk (home) concert. One of hip-hop's most revered producers brings his songs to life behind the Tiny Desk, with the help of a four-piece band. For their Tiny Desk (home) concert, the singer, musician and composer Owen Pallett did something different, but just as unusual.
Gracie and Rachel are perfect musical mates. A classical virtuoso and an equally captivating flamenco player combine for a set of duets. On Broadway, Be More Chill is a playful burst of frenetic energy and silly, stealthy sweetness. There's no other band like them. The Tennessee band's sweet, swollen folk-rock songs keep blooming into something irresistible. Sekou and the Seal Breakers gave one of the most rousing Tiny Desks we've ever had, opening with one question: "Do you want to get free?
Galanin, who's Tlingit and Unangax̂, leads Ya Tseen and brings his perspective as an Indigenous artist to every aspect of the band's music and artistry. But we ended up playing this one gig at this bar that doesn't have music anymore. VILRAY: Yeah, I don't know. Singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks celebrate the blues, jazz and much more. The Los-Angeles-based force of nature, one of the most inspired talents of today, shows off a spontaneous side at (and around) the Tiny Desk. "Still Slipping Vol. They have a new album. Listening to Chromeo is a joyous affair.
The two of them sing and play in such complementary ways; it's heartwarming to watch the ease with which they perform and harmonize. So this time, call me Shelley. " Brooklyn-bred hip-hop duo Smif-N-Wessun – consisting of partners in rhyme, Steele and Tek – illuminated the Tiny Desk with their signature, 80-proof poetry: straight, no chaser. And... VILRAY: Also, Rachael's an incredibly strong singer, and even if you like my singing, you wouldn't call it strong. Enter the unassuming and innately talented Michael Kiwanuka from a "rainy London" flat that's dimly lit with a vintage feel. You best believe it's the silent majority / If you don't vote it's on you, not me. " PRICE: I think when I was younger, I preferred the - you know, the first way, just sort of, like - I would always call it just soaking in your own sound.