Fousheé: Tiny Desk Concert
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- Опубліковано 14 лют 2023
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Ashley Pointer | February 15, 2023
Britanny Fousheé is not an artist who can be boxed in. When she first arrived at NPR headquarters, she had a very chill and collected aura surrounding her - despite the fact that the Grammys were being held the following weekend and a song she co-wrote, Steve Lacy's "Bad Habit," had received several nominations. Over the course of her four-song set at the Tiny Desk, the New Jersey-bred artist flexes her eclectic artistry and vocal range, taking us through a myriad of emotions.
In this performance, she's backed by Tobias Kelly on drums, Jake Strade on bass and Lilly Graves on guitar and takes us on a journey through her brief but very bold catalog. Opening with "spend the money" from softCORE, her debut grunge album that was rearranged to fit our intimate space, Fousheé lets acoustic guitars take the lead as her tender voice shimmers just above the surface while dynamic drums and bass lay a solid foundation. When the band transitions into "i'm fine," we hear more of Fousheé's half-whispered vocals right before she unleashes a full-fledged scream, forcefully affirming the song's title just right before sending us the sweetest smile. "Maybe I'm not fine, but are any of us?" Fousheé says to the crowd. "And it's OK to not be fine. It's all about balance."
She finds that balance as she closes out her performance with a couple of recognizable oldies but goodies: "single af," a ballad where her graceful falsetto floats over a soulful laid-back groove, and the big finale, "candy grapes," an elaborate song in which she showcases her impressive vocal range as she dares anyone to try her.
SET LIST
"spend the money"
"i'm fine"
"single af"
"candy grapes"
MUSICIANS
Fousheé: vocals
Lilly Graves: guitar, musical director
Jake Strate: bass
Tobias Kelly: drums
TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Bobby Carter, Ashley Pointer
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Sofia Seidel, Alanté Serene
Audio Assistant: Hannah Gluvna
Production Assistant: Jill Britton
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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It's not the Rap it's the labels who only allow those types of raps on the waves!!
yup! @@kturn65
hi, love you tiny desk!!! thank you for watching 🥹🥹🥹🥹
You Killed It My Love..
All The Way From Namibia 🇳🇦
You’re a whole V¥be! Yes I believe so! Are you working on any new music? im an artist also I make beats and produce! I’m also traveling Let’s make some Art ✨💿💋
We love youuu! That was amaaaazzinngg. The range. The moodiness. It was mind-blowing. Thank you for that. ❤
One of my favorites ❤
You're AMAZING❤ loved your style. The band🔥
Foushee absolutely deserves a tiny desk. I'm so glad to see she received this opportunity!
The Dunk Man himself has good taste I see
U kno ball 🙏🏾
YESSS
Maybe if she could sing
its honestly crazy how a lot of these performances are often better than the artist's recorded material
for sure. She needs to do a whole acoustic concert
Setlist:
0:00 - spend the money
5:28 - i'm fine
7:49 - single af
12:16 - candy grapes
Its insane she can hit those notes and do a metal scream. Amazing!
And the highs at the end, outstanding!
She sing sing.
Screaming like that doesn't use your vocal chords. It uses the area of your throat just above it
it is not that uncommon to be fair. but i appreciate that she throws the harsh vocals in there. her bag of vocal range is pretty deep
yeah and not having to at least clear her throat or adjust... the agility is impressive
she is an ARTIST... ITS SO AUTHENTIC. FOLK SOUL RNB AND METAL .. HER MIND IS AMAZING. SHE IS A RARE FLOWER.
PROTECT HER AT ALL COSTS.. HER CREATIVITY IS SO CHAOTIC AND BEAUTIFUL. 😍
A real pop star … she has it all
Yes very unique
Fousheé goes from soft to HARDCORE real quick !!!
most versatile rn
her album is called softCORE haha
i got scared🤣🤣🤣
note: am at the office
Facts. Like the first song was moody. The second song was moodier. And then there was just a floooww of moodiness from there on. Omg.
Meg Myers have been doing it for a while. But she's more indie.
I saw her on Steve Lacy's tour and her voice is insaneee live 😍
Was not expecting that scream from that pretty lady, that freaking rocked
That drummer is wicked - solid, tasteful and restrained.
Rest of the band is solid too, but yeah, props to Tobias
bro love how h'es jsut reading the posters while crushing it at one point so firee !!
I KNOW YALL PLAYIN. I never got so happy for a tiny desk as much as this one. SHE my girl, see you at reset series foushee 🫶🏻
MAN! why u didn't tell me about this girl? LOL
10/10 I did a double take during "I'm Fine"
The way this baby caught me off guard LOL loved this whole Tiny Desk!
With a straight face at that
That drummer is on fire
Her song single af got me through difficult times and empowered me so much. So happy to see it live at the Tiny Desk now! ❤
Her personality really shows through the songs . I never knew her until I watched this and I feel so blessed to find this music today 💗
I can't believe she did the brief metal part from that I was really wondering how that would play live - IDK if people realize how difficult it is to transition your voice back and forth like that, then she does the super falsetto single AF next. The band was great obs but the vocals on this is just so next level
Fousheè is genuinely one of the most interesting artists I have heard debut in the past two decades. She absolutely crushed her features on Hypnos and Gemini Rights and I was not disappointed on softCORE! One of those voices that can convey such a wide range of emotions with ease! Thank you for posting this! Love ya much Fousheè
I love Foushee. You guys should get Liv.e on here next. Her new album is incredible
Liv.e 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
That would be so doppppeee
I agree, she sould totatlly be here!
yes
‼️‼️‼️ bump
I could listen to Fousheé all day. I got into her own discography because she kept appearing on other artist's songs and every time her feature made the song like 10x better. Such a talented person for real. 🖤
yes!!
Such a unique voice I love it ❤️❤️
i introduced your music to my crush & ever since then ive been the coolest kid in her life. that's enough, you're special ❤️❤️
agile runs, beautiful head voice, metal scream, chill cadence- what can’t she do?
She's dope. This is my first time hearing her and I instantly fell in love.
Those whistle tones gave me chillsssss
Fousheeé's vocals are absolutely insane!! This up for my favourite tiny desk performances sheesh 🔥🔥
Never heard of her but she ate this. She got a whole vibe
She did that
foushee is amazing wow
I hope releases the deluxe version of softCORE and includes this version of spend the money-- its TOO GOOD!
literally been replaying the spend that money part on repeat her voice is so beautiful it has so much feeling.
WoW… This was Gr8 !!! Her tone is amazing and you can tell the band are on the same page… Excellently executed… The sounds of her voice and the groove of the band, I didn’t want them to stop…
👊🏼💯💙
the metal scream caught me so off guard 🤣 but I'm so impressed!!!
Can’t wait to see her at Coachella😍 insane vocals!!🙌🏾
I saw her on tour with Steve Lacy last year and she's amazing live. Can't wait to see her again at Cochella too!
Keep coming back to this performance over the last 2 months.. Hadn't heard of you before this post, so I'm thankful to NPR for hosting you! All 4 of you are 100% on point with your parts, and that's often unusual for a live performance. Special shout out to the precision of the drummer, Tobias Kelly. That attention to detail is incredible-it does not go unnoticed. You should all be proud of what you do! Look forward to seeing more
She commanded every ounce of my attention from this video. I'd never heard of her or heard her music before today and now I am a huge fan.
Give Foushee her flowers! In fact, give her the world😮💨💕
I love softCORE ! It’s beautiful and lively! I can’t wait to get more Fousheé music in future 🔥✨🌹
when those whistle notes at 15:52 come in, it's like a breath of fresh air.
but then at 16:03, i'm just being breezed at this point.
Yessssss please give Fousheé her flowers! 🌻🌻🌻
Excited to see her at Coachella! She's got such great energy and a wonderful voice. The contrast of styles in her music is so gooood
Wow…. So refreshing….and insanely genius…..she’s the truth.
Wow she’s so talented. I love her tone too
Her voice is insane live! The notes she can hit and the way she can bring the rage is so badass! Absolutely love her
She is really entertaining in her own way … need more eyes 👀 on her for sure 💙💙💙💙
Wow. Just found her through this. I'm a big fan!
Ayeee it’s soo dope to see Foushee perform at tiny desk!!😁 I saw her on Vince Staples tiny desk as a feature and she had such a smooth voice and I had to follow her. I felt she was gonna hit it off soon especially after collaborating with Steve Lacy last year! I dig her music style with the hard and soft core tone!! Much love to Foushee and tiny desk😁🤙🏻🙌🏼🔥
Been a fan since her early self produced rap stuff. Happy to see her at TD. Amazing performance!
i’ve never clicked a notification so fast
Swear
I’m soo glad too see Fousheé get a tiny desk, I love her sound and been a fan for a while!
I still remember her cameo in Vince Staples Tiny Desk Concert
That's when i started to fall in love with her songs and havent stopped ever since
Here for a 2nd listen she snappin
Never thought I see her on here. Let’s go we made it
Is it just me or the lyrics hit really close to the heart 😭
First time I heard foushee was on “ candy grapes” wow, a artist that deserves everything coming her way
incredible! excited to hear where her sound goes. 'Sunshine' is amazing and where I discovered her, this session also very cool treat displaying her raw talent in acoustic setting - hits way harder for me than the recorded versions tbh
This just made my morning! I love her so much❤
I’ve never heard of her, but I’ll look her up!❤
Her album Time Machine is a modern classic !!
Breath control is insane! ❤❤
I love her 😂😂😂😂 what a great tiny desk, she hits those notes effortlessly
I will be on here one day 😤
Simply blown away at her vocal range and stylistic electivity . Foushee is a generational talent and a national treasure!
I really enjoyed this! I don't think I have heard any of her music before now. It's fresh and fun! Loved the screams in "I'm fine"
she opened for steve lacy 2 days ago and she was just as amazing as she is here 😁
How so you go from Metallica to Minnie Riperton and do it so effortlessly? Amazed
Candy grapes has been one of my favorite song for two years now and when i saw steve lacy at Paris y was PRAYING for them to sing it. They didn't lol but im so glad she chose that song to sing here, i am so so so happy. Also stream SOFTcore!! such an amazing album
The lil smile after the scream is cute asl😂
Saw her perform a few years ago in leimert park at a cafe, and was mesmerized then. So glad to see her grow and flourish the way she has!
Lovely Fou Fou!! 🎉❤
They are such a tight unit. I love performances like this!
Wow!! What a voice, Fousheé!!And your band!! 🔥 Thank you, NPR Tiny Desk, for sharing all kinds of music! 🙏🏼🎶💕
I’m so happy she sang candy grape!!!
I love her she deserves this so much!!
Still love her singing in 'Take Me Home'
This whole performance is refreshingly unique. Love it! ❤️
I always wondered if she screamed "fine"... I just love her
Wow I like this so much better than the studio recorded. Such a dope vibe
Yess I love her now more people can hear your art
Words can't explain how excited I am to see this woman this summer
Thank you for having Foushee on Tiny Desk!🎉
wow. what a voice. in love with her
im sooo excited to see her in the summer!!!!
Beautiful!
OMG I heard of her today! SHE IS A BEAST!!!!!!
Love her versatility!
mannnn this version of spend the money 😫
i think i just fell in love
LOVE FOUSHEE!!!
Just hit play and know it will be fantastic. Tiny Desk 2023 will be a great year.
She’s so beautiful and talented ❤️
Fousheè on tiny desk!? Made my day for real 😆😆
I'm legit in love with her voice
amazing!
I’m FINE! 😡😡🙂
Love her music 💜
This set is so beautiful 💖💖💖 Stan foushee 🙏🏼✨
Shes such a gem!! Love foushee!! Slime is gold ♡
I just heard of her and I like. Her vocals are beautiful 😍
Amazing sound ♥️♥️
I'm loving it
I would love to see Sarah Groves on here. She's my favorite musician of all time.