One minor detail that probably goes unnoticed for most Tiny Desk Concert viewers is the video descriptions. They often contain interesting anecdotes about the artist or the concert itself or, indeed, the audio engineering that makes them sound so good. It's just a small detail but I appreciate it nonetheless, and it adds to the journalistic approach to live music that was mentioned in the video as well.
The way the video was titled, I thought Michael Snarington was implying that NPR Tiny Desk concerts have gotten worse and that we miss the old ones. Glad to know they're still considered just as great!
the caroline polachek is one of my favourite tiny desks, her vocals in the acoustic setting are immaculate! also the mistki tiny desk concert where she screams the "class of 2013" chorus into the guitar is just a spiritual moment to me
Besides the T-Pain one, I LOVE the Hadestown Tiny Desk Concert. I think it really gets the energy of the show even in its most basic, boiled down state. Also, I have literally directed people to Chappell Roan’s Tiny Desk Concert when people tell me they don’t “get” her. It was my first exposure to her and it was literally one of the best first impressions I have ever gotten from an artist.
Also shoutout to KEXP in Seattle for producing amazing recordings as well. NPR Tiny Desk and KEXP sessions single-handedly turned me on to modern music and artists
Was looking for this comment. They are the only other sets that rival Tiny desk in production. But they often have smaller musicians on than NPR. Most of my favourite artists I have found through KEXP sets.
Yeah, love KEXP! Auditotree and The Current are very good too. Admittedly The Current is local to me so there is bias there, especially since I can see performances from local faves because it's local.
Josh actually came to my college and gave an hour long talk that was essentially this video streched to an hour, and he even showed his DAW files for the mac miller and .paak concerts Real cool guy
I have to point out the moment in the Mac Miller tiny desk where the keyboard player shakes his head in pure disbelief of Thundercat's bass fill. 9:40 lol
I really appreciate these types of videos where you shine a light on people who don't often get their flowers, this was really interesting and informative!
I remember stumbling across Tank and The Bangas Tiny Desk Concert and getting blown away. The way Josh captures and mixes sounds to create the perfect intimate context is so incredible
Chappell Roan's Tiny Desk got me into her earlier this year. I'd heard Pink Pony Club in 2023, but somehow missed her album drop that September. The Tiny Desk inspired me to go listen to the whole album, and now she's my top artist this year. Thanks NPR!
The MUNA tiny desk concert is my absolute favourite, not just because they're my favourite artist, but also because they adjusted the versions of the songs they played for the set. The comments particularly praise the mixing of it - you can hear all the harmonies, even Jo's, which doesn't usually come through on other mixes. I love it. The Tiny Desk version of Stayaway can still make me cry.
Do yourself a favor and seek out his latest album. It’s all covers. Check out his rendition of Black Sabbath’s “Warpigs”, but tape your socks on first cause he’s gonna have a go at knocking them off.
There are a lot of incredible tiny desk concerts but one of my favourites is Sampha's in 2017. Hearing him perform with just his voice and his piano and the way his songs are stripped down is just so intimate and breathtaking. The audio and sound mixing is so well done and it all sounds so rich and raw in the best way possible.
shoutout tinydesk for lowkey reinventing my music taste in the span of a few months. Not even from watching them and finding new artists but literally because i watched the Kenny Beats one and the Freddie Gibbs x Madlib one and noticed they both had the same bass player (Shoutout Nick Movshon) which introduced me to El Michels Affair which got me into Black Thought which got me into Danger Mouse and not 2 months later im wearing a Cheat Codes hoodie typing fanatically in a mic the snare comment section about new york soul groups
Brother that's your excellent taste! All of those Tiny Desks are absolutely bangers though, the Scarface one from last year is also a milestone in soulful live band hip-hop
Man that Fred again tiny desk makes me cry so much. The way he performs is so personal and the tiny desk environment was perfect for making him think outside the box. Legendary performance imo
Allison Russell's tiny desk concert is absolutely incredible - it introduced me to her and then I got to hear her in person at the Regina Folk Festival in 2023. She's got such a different energy in person. The songs are almost better when they are stripped down. Hearing everyone sing Nightflyer was as close to touching God as I'll ever get
This is soooo fascinating! Tiny Desk truly is so magical - every one I've watched sounds like velvet and everyone involved deserves to be so proud. Heck, last year's Wicked Tiny Desk even inspired me to fly from Chicago to NYC just to see the show! But thankfully we don't all have to go that far for good music, as it really is all around us. Thanks for giving me yet another reason to appreciate music and humanity 😊 hope you're doing well!
This changed my perspective of Tiny Desk Concerts. I knew there's a lot of work to make that audio work but to specifically see it this way is really insightful.
It would've been interesting to hear about how they tackled the tiny desk home series. Considering they wouldn't have had the same acoustic environment they were used to and not being able to direct the bands like he did with Nile Rodgers. Follow up video?
You should take a look at C Tangana's tiny desk. It was during the COVID pandemic so it was filmed at another location (I guess it was his house). But it is like listening to a baroque painting, the lightning, the sounds, and the whole environment is so good, that makes you want to go inside the video and just hang out with them. It is based on a traditional Spanish custom called Sobremesa, which is a time after a meal where you stay at the table and spend time talking, playing music, and basically enjoying the small moments
I've watched a lot of them and I knew they sounded great, but I wouldn't have thought THAT much work of the kind he describes goes into it. Thanks for spotlighting him.
This is the most validating video I’ve ever watched, love hearing another sound junkie, arguably THE sound junkie, break down these performances I’ve gushed over for years. Your videos inspire me consistently!
The cranberries tiny desk is just perfect. Dolores’ voice is so full of her spirit in that performance, and the way she holds herself while she sings…love this lil tiny bite tiny desk video!! 💖
I think Chappell Roan's Tiny Desk Concert might go down in history as an important one because it was right after that performance that she really started blowing up.
Tiny Desk is how i fell in love with Chappell Roan. I had been hearing about her for over a year but had never gotten around to listening to her music until i saw her Tiny Desk Concert & i decided to finally dive in
I think the Soul Glo video hits on Josh's idea of capturing a moment in time. Soul Glo is a hardcore punk band that relies on raw, unrestrained energy. About halfway through, Pierce Jordan, the lead singer, sort of forgets there are microphones and cameras and climbs on the desk to sing directly to the gathered crowd. On a technical level, it's a disaster; he's nearly inaudible on the last two songs while the production crew desperately tries move the mic to compensate. But at an emotional level, it captures the band's energy so well and it's still great to watch. The crowd almost starts moshing in the small space, and the crowd chanting "who gonna beat my ass" in the final louder than the singer probably hits the vibe better than a "perfect" recording.
it's so interesting hearing josh mention the vocal/drum balance in the anderson .paak tiny desk -- i honestly think one of the reasons it was so successful is because of the incredible upfront clarity of the drums, making it feel almost like a live album and driving home the hip-hop/soul lineage of the music
My #1 Tiny Desk concert has to be Juvenile. At first he had no idea what the hell it was, but after some convincing and logistics, dude delivered an absolutely amazing set alongside Mannie Fresh. The Tiny Desk version of "Rodeo" with The Amours is absolutely amazing.
So happy you got Josh to do an interview. He will be sorely missed. Changed the landscape of live music. Tiny Desk would not be the same today with a different audio engineer behind the controls.
For the spanish speakers, C. Tangana's Tiny Desk Home Concert is up there with the bests. The whole setting, recreating a spanish sobremesa, just wow. If you haven't heard it, just go, thank me later. It is AMAAZING
I love Tiny Desk, Idles is one of my favourites. I never really thought about the mixing side and how much of a headache it must be for the engineers, but goddamn, you’re right. Will pay more attention to it now, thank you!
If you like tiny desk concerts I need to recommend y'all the C. Tangana one, he's a Spanish artist mostly known for El Madrileño, but I think he made a top ten performance
Hearing an artist’s work out of the usual format is always fun, and sometimes produces a total gem of a recording that lives in forever. Dave Grohl playing acoustic Everlong on Howard Stern became almost more famous than the album version.
I really loved Taylor Swift’s Tiny Desk. I remember thinking someone like her who has such a massive ensemble like the band, singers, and dancers but all she had was her guitar and piano was impressive. This was before I had become a fan. It was really inspiring to see her strip it all the way back.
Unironically it was then that I fully understood why many love her. Her crowd work, the introductions between songs, the stripped down songs forcing you to focus on the lyrics/melodies than the beats/dancers was eye opening.
Mic may you never stop making these awesome videos. Hearing from Josh and understanding better the npr tiny desk story was absolutely the highlight of my day :) Also, not my favorite, but up there is the Car Seat Headrest concert. Music sounds beautiful, but what really sells me is Will Toledo deciding to bring like four of his friends who just. sit there. While he's playing. And the drummer Andrew Katz brings a very tiny drumming kit. It's awesome
One of my favorite Tiny Desk concerts was Mandolin Orange. I had literally never heard of that band but then I became enthralled with their work following that one video
A very interesting and informative piece; thank you, Mr. the Snare! Really great to learn more about the people behind the scenes who make the magic of things like Tiny Desk possible.
I love Tiny Desk performances. I really enjoy and recommend Noochie's Live from the Front Porch performances too. Tweet, Ruff Endz, and The Lox performances were amazing. 😊
two of my favorites are caroline rose’s. they’ve been one of the most under-appreciated artists of the past 10 years, and their OG performance along with the one they did for the Superstar album rollout are great showcases of their versatility. happy to see a video all about the sound and makings of these tiny desks
God I hate tiny desk concerts! Could you imagine someone saying that? You aren't going to see a single comment like that on here, because it's beloved by so many people. I love how many different types of musicians they've had from all around the world. The Mac Miller one is obviously incredible, I've never seen T Pain's, but it's obviously kind of legendary so I do know about it. Great show
I would just like to mention that when they had to change location they did a Tiny Desk Concert THROUGH the move by splicing together some two hundred takes shot at different points of the move. (Don't worry, as is obvious it was OK Go, so that was enrichment for them.)
OMG it's the goat audio engineer!!!!!!!!! This man deserves love from any music fan! Usher, Dua Lipa, and the Migos are the 3 I go back to. Alisha Keys is one of the best.
My favorite Tiny Desk is Fragile Rock. I discovered it entirely by accident and was awestruck that such a band not only existed but were actually really good
The T-Pain Tiny Desk is insane. Also, shoutout to the Fred Again.. set from 2023 and C. Tangana's At Home Tiny Desk during Covid. Really most of them are fire though, here's hoping for many more years of greatness.
You did it, you interviewed the best person on earth. What’s crazy funny here is that you can hear that his mic is gorgeously mixed, but then you took the audio track from the video chat with the weird compression artifacts😭
Sofar Sounds has the same exact origin story. Couple blokes went to see their favorite band and couldn’t hear them over the crowd and bar folk so they invited the band over to their place to play an intimate show and to their dismay the band said yes. They then turned it into a real thing and you can go to Sofar Sounds concerts all over the world. Always in intimate and interesting venues and with a crowd full of music lovers who just want to appreciate the artist. It’s a really beautiful thing
My favorite tiny desk has gotta be Snarky Puppy. They're a huge band (member-wise), but for the Tiny Desk they still sounded big, just more dry and intimate. Helps that it also turned me on to them as well, haha
I definitely didn't know there were that many Tiny desk concerts! One of my favourites is the one by Lianne La Havas. Kind of random, but it's so much better than the recordings of those songs, it's crazy. And Hadestown, obviously, but that's just because it's Hadestown.
the tiny desk for 311 on literlly 3-11! those some vibes they bring to the big shows you can still feel right through your screen at that little desk. also super cool they had tiny desks for turnstile and soul glo
I love the whole concept of Tiny Desk. Favorite will be Shakti's performance. I have also been waiting for the Ichicko Aoba's performance; it would be phenomenal.
The two I think about the most is Tyler the Creator’s concert (and how exposed he was at this pivotal time) and Daniel Johnston’s performance (there’s something MAGICAL about seeing him) Extreme props to you getting this interview, btw. Phenomenal insight from the man who started it all.
tiny desk is the new MTV unplugged
It's even better
It’s almost like an MTV unplugged 2.0… wait…
I've been saying this for years. And in that respect, Mac Miller's TDC is basically his Nirvana Unplugged.
Indeed
OMG you're right!!!
here after the crazy frog tiny desk announcement
Unfortunately I looked this up
real???
@@huskylluvr hes going on hot ones next week!
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One minor detail that probably goes unnoticed for most Tiny Desk Concert viewers is the video descriptions. They often contain interesting anecdotes about the artist or the concert itself or, indeed, the audio engineering that makes them sound so good. It's just a small detail but I appreciate it nonetheless, and it adds to the journalistic approach to live music that was mentioned in the video as well.
They are the best part for me!!!
The way the video was titled, I thought Michael Snarington was implying that NPR Tiny Desk concerts have gotten worse and that we miss the old ones. Glad to know they're still considered just as great!
I read it the same way!
Same! 😂
Awful clickbait title
I love the way they "Mic The Snare" in particular Tiny Desks
the caroline polachek is one of my favourite tiny desks, her vocals in the acoustic setting are immaculate! also the mistki tiny desk concert where she screams the "class of 2013" chorus into the guitar is just a spiritual moment to me
Same
1:49 "recordings of voodoo rituals and festivals from Togo and Benin, in West Africa" is probably the most NPR subject I've ever heard
Besides the T-Pain one, I LOVE the Hadestown Tiny Desk Concert. I think it really gets the energy of the show even in its most basic, boiled down state.
Also, I have literally directed people to Chappell Roan’s Tiny Desk Concert when people tell me they don’t “get” her. It was my first exposure to her and it was literally one of the best first impressions I have ever gotten from an artist.
Tyler the Creator's Tiny Desk was brilliant. Taylor Swift's was great in showcasing her range(this was during her Lover era before she went folk).
LOVE Hadestown Tiny Desk. The Broadway ones are often hit or miss for me but the Hadestown performance is basically perfect
@@sarahgilmour7699 agreed!!
The hadestown one was so so beautiful to watch!
Also shoutout to KEXP in Seattle for producing amazing recordings as well. NPR Tiny Desk and KEXP sessions single-handedly turned me on to modern music and artists
Was looking for this comment. They are the only other sets that rival Tiny desk in production. But they often have smaller musicians on than NPR. Most of my favourite artists I have found through KEXP sets.
You can really tell KEXP got insane engineers and producers the way they made king gizz performances
Yeah, love KEXP! Auditotree and The Current are very good too. Admittedly The Current is local to me so there is bias there, especially since I can see performances from local faves because it's local.
Thinking about these small intimate performances as a form of journalism is fascinating, I'm going to be chewing on that one.
Josh actually came to my college and gave an hour long talk that was essentially this video streched to an hour, and he even showed his DAW files for the mac miller and .paak concerts
Real cool guy
I have to point out the moment in the Mac Miller tiny desk where the keyboard player shakes his head in pure disbelief of Thundercat's bass fill. 9:40 lol
I really appreciate these types of videos where you shine a light on people who don't often get their flowers, this was really interesting and informative!
Guys my dad works at Mic the Snare. He doesn’t want you to know this but the next Deep Discog Dive is on Nav 🐐
Finally He’s covering real music
I remember stumbling across Tank and The Bangas Tiny Desk Concert and getting blown away. The way Josh captures and mixes sounds to create the perfect intimate context is so incredible
and they are nominated for a grammy this year
That was my first Tiny Desk as well. No idea what I was watching but it was just so captivating. They deserve to be way bigger.
@@pablomedinah that's fantastic! I had no idea so this has made my day 😁
Clipping's tiny desk concert with miniature instruments/mics was exactly what I needed during covid lockdown
Audio engineering superhero. I'm thnakful that you guys featured this!
Chappell Roan's Tiny Desk got me into her earlier this year. I'd heard Pink Pony Club in 2023, but somehow missed her album drop that September. The Tiny Desk inspired me to go listen to the whole album, and now she's my top artist this year. Thanks NPR!
Love to hear from Josh, you can tell music, location, and culture are his passions, and I'm glad he's getting to go global with his inspirations
I love Tiny Desk concerts because they've gotten me into so many bands
Real. They've become such a key way for me to 'find' new-to-me artists across all kinds of genres.
The MUNA tiny desk concert is my absolute favourite, not just because they're my favourite artist, but also because they adjusted the versions of the songs they played for the set. The comments particularly praise the mixing of it - you can hear all the harmonies, even Jo's, which doesn't usually come through on other mixes. I love it. The Tiny Desk version of Stayaway can still make me cry.
Love that one too
Say it with me: "I didn't know that T-Pain could siiiiiiing!"
exactly cause like. it's not his fault y'all weren't paying attention lmao
Nah I did know, no one can sound that great with autotune without being able to sing
Do yourself a favor and seek out his latest album. It’s all covers. Check out his rendition of Black Sabbath’s “Warpigs”, but tape your socks on first cause he’s gonna have a go at knocking them off.
@@markraich2076Came here to say this, brilliantly put
Mac Miller’s Tiny Desk performance will always be my favorite recorded performance🩶
Same here amazing last performance him
There are a lot of incredible tiny desk concerts but one of my favourites is Sampha's in 2017. Hearing him perform with just his voice and his piano and the way his songs are stripped down is just so intimate and breathtaking. The audio and sound mixing is so well done and it all sounds so rich and raw in the best way possible.
Tyler is my favorite. The way he works with his band is just so cool. Hope he makes an album with them in the future tbh
shoutout tinydesk for lowkey reinventing my music taste in the span of a few months. Not even from watching them and finding new artists but literally because i watched the Kenny Beats one and the Freddie Gibbs x Madlib one and noticed they both had the same bass player (Shoutout Nick Movshon) which introduced me to El Michels Affair which got me into Black Thought which got me into Danger Mouse and not 2 months later im wearing a Cheat Codes hoodie typing fanatically in a mic the snare comment section about new york soul groups
Brother that's your excellent taste! All of those Tiny Desks are absolutely bangers though, the Scarface one from last year is also a milestone in soulful live band hip-hop
Man that Fred again tiny desk makes me cry so much. The way he performs is so personal and the tiny desk environment was perfect for making him think outside the box. Legendary performance imo
Allison Russell's tiny desk concert is absolutely incredible - it introduced me to her and then I got to hear her in person at the Regina Folk Festival in 2023. She's got such a different energy in person. The songs are almost better when they are stripped down. Hearing everyone sing Nightflyer was as close to touching God as I'll ever get
The first one I watched and pushed me into the world of Tiny Desk was Maddison Cunningham’s performance. Amazing opener
This is soooo fascinating! Tiny Desk truly is so magical - every one I've watched sounds like velvet and everyone involved deserves to be so proud. Heck, last year's Wicked Tiny Desk even inspired me to fly from Chicago to NYC just to see the show! But thankfully we don't all have to go that far for good music, as it really is all around us. Thanks for giving me yet another reason to appreciate music and humanity 😊 hope you're doing well!
This changed my perspective of Tiny Desk Concerts. I knew there's a lot of work to make that audio work but to specifically see it this way is really insightful.
It would've been interesting to hear about how they tackled the tiny desk home series. Considering they wouldn't have had the same acoustic environment they were used to and not being able to direct the bands like he did with Nile Rodgers.
Follow up video?
You should take a look at C Tangana's tiny desk. It was during the COVID pandemic so it was filmed at another location (I guess it was his house). But it is like listening to a baroque painting, the lightning, the sounds, and the whole environment is so good, that makes you want to go inside the video and just hang out with them. It is based on a traditional Spanish custom called Sobremesa, which is a time after a meal where you stay at the table and spend time talking, playing music, and basically enjoying the small moments
I've watched a lot of them and I knew they sounded great, but I wouldn't have thought THAT much work of the kind he describes goes into it. Thanks for spotlighting him.
This is the most validating video I’ve ever watched, love hearing another sound junkie, arguably THE sound junkie, break down these performances I’ve gushed over for years. Your videos inspire me consistently!
The cranberries tiny desk is just perfect. Dolores’ voice is so full of her spirit in that performance, and the way she holds herself while she sings…love this lil tiny bite tiny desk video!! 💖
I think Chappell Roan's Tiny Desk Concert might go down in history as an important one because it was right after that performance that she really started blowing up.
Tiny Desk is how i fell in love with Chappell Roan. I had been hearing about her for over a year but had never gotten around to listening to her music until i saw her Tiny Desk Concert & i decided to finally dive in
I think the Soul Glo video hits on Josh's idea of capturing a moment in time. Soul Glo is a hardcore punk band that relies on raw, unrestrained energy. About halfway through, Pierce Jordan, the lead singer, sort of forgets there are microphones and cameras and climbs on the desk to sing directly to the gathered crowd. On a technical level, it's a disaster; he's nearly inaudible on the last two songs while the production crew desperately tries move the mic to compensate. But at an emotional level, it captures the band's energy so well and it's still great to watch. The crowd almost starts moshing in the small space, and the crowd chanting "who gonna beat my ass" in the final louder than the singer probably hits the vibe better than a "perfect" recording.
Incredible interviewee, checking out his new ventures now. Thanks for bringing attention to such a special kind of music journalism
it's so interesting hearing josh mention the vocal/drum balance in the anderson .paak tiny desk -- i honestly think one of the reasons it was so successful is because of the incredible upfront clarity of the drums, making it feel almost like a live album and driving home the hip-hop/soul lineage of the music
Seeing Bob Boilin without a beard feels like I've glimpsed into a star trek style mirror universe lmao.
Really appreciate the variety of artists that you show clips of throughout the video!
My #1 Tiny Desk concert has to be Juvenile. At first he had no idea what the hell it was, but after some convincing and logistics, dude delivered an absolutely amazing set alongside Mannie Fresh. The Tiny Desk version of "Rodeo" with The Amours is absolutely amazing.
So happy you got Josh to do an interview. He will be sorely missed. Changed the landscape of live music. Tiny Desk would not be the same today with a different audio engineer behind the controls.
Still obsessed with Lianne La Havas’ session
For the spanish speakers, C. Tangana's Tiny Desk Home Concert is up there with the bests. The whole setting, recreating a spanish sobremesa, just wow. If you haven't heard it, just go, thank me later. It is AMAAZING
Run the jewel's Tiny Desk was exceptional
I love Tiny Desk, Idles is one of my favourites. I never really thought about the mixing side and how much of a headache it must be for the engineers, but goddamn, you’re right. Will pay more attention to it now, thank you!
If you like tiny desk concerts I need to recommend y'all the C. Tangana one, he's a Spanish artist mostly known for El Madrileño, but I think he made a top ten performance
Hey Mic!
Some of my favorite Tiny Desk concerts are Usher, Mac Miller, JID, and Fujii Kaze
Hearing an artist’s work out of the usual format is always fun, and sometimes produces a total gem of a recording that lives in forever. Dave Grohl playing acoustic Everlong on Howard Stern became almost more famous than the album version.
I really loved Taylor Swift’s Tiny Desk. I remember thinking someone like her who has such a massive ensemble like the band, singers, and dancers but all she had was her guitar and piano was impressive. This was before I had become a fan. It was really inspiring to see her strip it all the way back.
Unironically it was then that I fully understood why many love her. Her crowd work, the introductions between songs, the stripped down songs forcing you to focus on the lyrics/melodies than the beats/dancers was eye opening.
This is REALLY interesting!!! I never thought about what's involved in mixing these, thank you for sharing this!!!
Tiny Desk feels like the spiritual successor to classic radio formats like John Peel Sessions
What a fantastic video. Mic the Snare never misses
Fantastic video Mic, thank you for this document
3:56 HIS FINAL FORM
It’s cool seeing you do these videos where you bring in guest and interview them!
Mic may you never stop making these awesome videos. Hearing from Josh and understanding better the npr tiny desk story was absolutely the highlight of my day :) Also, not my favorite, but up there is the Car Seat Headrest concert. Music sounds beautiful, but what really sells me is Will Toledo deciding to bring like four of his friends who just. sit there. While he's playing. And the drummer Andrew Katz brings a very tiny drumming kit. It's awesome
One of my favorite Tiny Desk concerts was Mandolin Orange. I had literally never heard of that band but then I became enthralled with their work following that one video
The interview that we all needed 🔥
A very interesting and informative piece; thank you, Mr. the Snare! Really great to learn more about the people behind the scenes who make the magic of things like Tiny Desk possible.
I have never heard of this before. So thank you for introducing me to it
Josh is a great speaker as well as a great listener as well!
I love Tiny Desk performances. I really enjoy and recommend Noochie's Live from the Front Porch performances too. Tweet, Ruff Endz, and The Lox performances were amazing. 😊
Seeing an artist/band you like doing a Tiny Desk gig is like a badge of honor.
two of my favorites are caroline rose’s. they’ve been one of the most under-appreciated artists of the past 10 years, and their OG performance along with the one they did for the Superstar album rollout are great showcases of their versatility. happy to see a video all about the sound and makings of these tiny desks
A more obscure one is for one of my favorite bands The Family Crest, the lead singer has such an incredible voice
im so glad he talked about the superorganism tdc!!!!! one of my favorites
God I hate tiny desk concerts!
Could you imagine someone saying that? You aren't going to see a single comment like that on here, because it's beloved by so many people. I love how many different types of musicians they've had from all around the world. The Mac Miller one is obviously incredible, I've never seen T Pain's, but it's obviously kind of legendary so I do know about it. Great show
love love love the carly rae jepsen tiny desk! so much fun
I would just like to mention that when they had to change location they did a Tiny Desk Concert THROUGH the move by splicing together some two hundred takes shot at different points of the move.
(Don't worry, as is obvious it was OK Go, so that was enrichment for them.)
in love with the way the last sentence is worded
@xX_MC_OvU_PvP_YT_Xx my years of training over at Tumblr are finally paying off
OMG it's the goat audio engineer!!!!!!!!! This man deserves love from any music fan! Usher, Dua Lipa, and the Migos are the 3 I go back to. Alisha Keys is one of the best.
Thanks for making this. Reminded me of the genius of NPR tiny concerts
Great timing, I just listened to the Raveena tiny desk today
one of my personal fav tiny desk concerts was with rufus wainwright. the version he performed of 'montauk' still gives me chills
Underrated tiny desk concert is the 311 one from this year - lots of fun to hear a louder rock band like them in that setting
My favorite Tiny Desk is Fragile Rock. I discovered it entirely by accident and was awestruck that such a band not only existed but were actually really good
The T-Pain Tiny Desk is insane. Also, shoutout to the Fred Again.. set from 2023 and C. Tangana's At Home Tiny Desk during Covid. Really most of them are fire though, here's hoping for many more years of greatness.
You did it, you interviewed the best person on earth.
What’s crazy funny here is that you can hear that his mic is gorgeously mixed, but then you took the audio track from the video chat with the weird compression artifacts😭
wow crazyyyy to see my workplace (princess theatre in Brisbane) in a mic the snare video !!! I’ve been a fan for a long time 🫶🏼🫶🏼
Great content as always.
HE GOT JOSH ON NO WAY. I used watched his NPR videos constantly on how they record tiny desks just to get some advice from him
Freddie Gibbs and Madlib’s performance is one of the greatest. i loved Bandana and the live version is just incredible.
Sampha’s second tiny desk is probably the one I’ve returned to the most out of any
Sofar Sounds has the same exact origin story. Couple blokes went to see their favorite band and couldn’t hear them over the crowd and bar folk so they invited the band over to their place to play an intimate show and to their dismay the band said yes. They then turned it into a real thing and you can go to Sofar Sounds concerts all over the world. Always in intimate and interesting venues and with a crowd full of music lovers who just want to appreciate the artist. It’s a really beautiful thing
Love that you got a cool sponsor!
Big fan of the Lizzy McAlpine tiny desk. Her immaculate vocals combined with Tiny Habits intricate harmonies is just sublime
My favorite tiny desk has gotta be Snarky Puppy. They're a huge band (member-wise), but for the Tiny Desk they still sounded big, just more dry and intimate. Helps that it also turned me on to them as well, haha
I never really thought about just how immaculate the audio is in Tiny Desk concerts. NMIXX's Tiny Desk is probably my favorite.
My favourite Tiny Desk will always be the Lockdown concert with Jacob Collier, that was just magic!
wow great insight!!
I definitely didn't know there were that many Tiny desk concerts! One of my favourites is the one by Lianne La Havas. Kind of random, but it's so much better than the recordings of those songs, it's crazy. And Hadestown, obviously, but that's just because it's Hadestown.
Lianne La Havas is such a talent. 10/10 for both of these recommends, great taste dude
the tiny desk for 311 on literlly 3-11! those some vibes they bring to the big shows you can still feel right through your screen at that little desk. also super cool they had tiny desks for turnstile and soul glo
That t-pain one gets regular viewing at my place.
now we need the Mac Miller deep discog dive!
I love the whole concept of Tiny Desk. Favorite will be Shakti's performance. I have also been waiting for the Ichicko Aoba's performance; it would be phenomenal.
The two I think about the most is Tyler the Creator’s concert (and how exposed he was at this pivotal time) and Daniel Johnston’s performance (there’s something MAGICAL about seeing him)
Extreme props to you getting this interview, btw. Phenomenal insight from the man who started it all.
The Tobe Nwigwe Tiny Desk is my favorite so far