Meg Myers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- March 6, 2019 | Robin Hilton -- Meg Myers put out one of 2018's most intense and cathartic albums. Take Me to the Disco raged and threw sonic punches at anyone who'd ever attempted to use or abuse her, from former record executives to past lovers. Dressed in a sparkling blue leotard, Myers re-creates that fire and ferocity behind the Tiny Desk, replacing her album's roaring electric guitars and electronics with a pulsing string quartet, piano and brushed drums.
But the most intense part of the performance is Myers herself. The distant, piercing looks she gives during the set's opening cut, "Jealous Sea," are unforgettable and unforgiving as she sings about a rat's nest of feelings - anger, fear, jealousy, desire - over an ex. "Everything's right, everything's wrong / When you call my name," she sings while half-hugging herself. "And I don't think I can stop the jealousy / When it comes, it comes like waves and I can't breathe."
Myers follows with a searing version of what she calls "a very lovely, uplifting song" from Take Me to the Disco called "Tear Me to Pieces," a frenzied takedown of liars, buried secrets and "wicked temptations." She then dials back the fury and indignation to close with a surprising version of "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush. Myers is a longtime fan, and often gets compared to the British singer. But Myers tells the audience she fell in love with the song for its meaning. "It's about men and women and the differences between them, and learning to have empathy for each other."
At the end of it all, standing behind the desk, Myers seems to finally exhale and let go of the fury as she paws playfully at her band, grateful to have gotten through it together.
Set List
"Jealous Sea"
"Tear Me to Pieces"
"Running Up That Hill"
Musicians
Meg Myers: bass, vocals; Jared Shavelson: drums, percussion; Josh Rheault: keys; Kristin Bakkegard: violin; Livy Amoruso: violin; Paul Bagley: viola; Carol Anne Bosco: cello
Credits
Producers: Robin Hilton, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Kaylee Domzalski, Kara Frame, Maia Stern; Editor: Kaylee Domzalski; Photo: Cameron Pollack/NPR
This chick has like six voices in her own, yet its one cohesive recognizable voice. Wild. I hope to hear more. Wow.
Listen to her!! Her songs are from the SOUL! She's an amazing authentic artist
Shes great and you can easily hear more if you just listen to her. Def listen to Monster, Desire, Heart Heart Head, I Really Want You to Hate Me, Motel, Make a Shadow, Sorry, Curbstomp, Adelaide, After You, Numb, Funeral, A Bolt from the Blue, etc...
@@nWoKilluminati Yes!
She has many incredible songs.
Erin Jackson right!? lol it cracks me up but I love it!
One of the most honest and real female artist I've ever heard. It really hurts inside listening to Meg, but I appreciate her honesty and pouring out her emotions in her yelps, screams and voice changes. I saw her in a small club and she was so emotional and was fighting so many demons, but it was a very beautiful and gut wrenching evening. I applaud Meg for her uniqueness.
Sometime it is uncomfortable, but you know that Meg is for real.
Seriously. True emotion.
@jondough930what happened
@jondough930???
She's different. Her style of singing. She's magnetic. A magnetism in her voice..
If you understand astrological symbolism and that Meg has Libra Sun with Scorpio Moon conjunct Scorpio Venus, and then earlier Scorpio Pluto conjunct Scorpio Mercury...well, I'd say you encapsulated that combo pretty well. An interesting mix of vulnerability, raw emotion, sensitivity, and some edgy anger/resentment.
@@justinw1765 But astrology isn't real though. Can you explain to me the mecanism by which planets that are dozens and hundreds of AU away and stars that are light years away affect the personality of people born on certain days. I'm sorry, all pseudoscience is dangerous. Once someone starts believing rather innocent pseudosciences then it opens the door less innocent ones.
She not that different. She's almost emulating Kate Bush but without the levity.
Magnetic as in crazy but you'd still hit it, yes.
This woman is incredible, her voice is angry and sad and haunting. I listen to her way more than I admit, usually listen to more older punk rock and this isn't what I normally would turn on, but cant turn this lady off.
shawn ritter any older punk rock suggestions for me?
👊
@@MoistSugar (old) Bad Religion, Black Flag, Bad Brains, Misfits.
(Newer) War On Women, Fifth Hour Hero, Rehasher, Against Me!
It blows me away how wonderful the audio is from tiny desk. Every time.
Yes same!! Except Zaytoven's. Sounds like nails on a chalkboard, painful to listen to unfortunately
It really is astounding. There is no way by the laws of god and man they should be able to squeeze such exquisite sound out of that room
the only live recording i would compare quality-vise would be portishead in new york... but that was so much bigger.
@@milonso650 I def got that Portishead vibe from this too
Whoever is setting up the audio and mixing knows what they’re doing
This is a perfect example of raw expression! You can feel what she's singing and her body language. She's not afraid to let herself go and it's refreshing! I appreciate her energy and sincerity.🔥
You can tell she's thinking about EXACTLY what she wrote this song about. I love her.
@@laurenmiller9517 Exactly!👍
Yeah it's very rare to find someone who can sing this good and who doesn't give a sht about what people think.
I like when Link plays the Violin of Time.
😆😆😆
Hah, I was looking for this comment. Good call.
The sound mixing of these Tiny Desk concerts are outstanding. Really amazing for a live performance recorded in an office.
I wish they'd upload all the performances onto Spotify... alot of the performances here are better than the originals.
I think I like it.
But I’m scared.
Same
lol funny
That's how it starts.. then the obsession sets in.
Enjoy x
so accurate
@@uhuraspore4662 Exactly. Well said. I'm completely infatuated, can't get enough of her music and hope she plays in New England again sometime soon!
there's something so endearing about the inconsistency/variance in her tone
sappha best artistic approach I heard lately. Gives me the goosebumps
When all your personalities decide they want to sing the same song
Totally
Hilarious 😂
😂😂😂😂
LOL Yes! Just wish she'd pick one voice and stick with it.
@@TheTwinRabbitMan
The fact that she changes her voice to match or contrast with the instrumental's voicings(depending) is what makes the songs compelling...
Copy pasting is the worst artistic approach ever.
This is the kind of music I imagine my cat listens to when I'm not around 😏
Best comment
Your cat has good taste....you I don't know. Lol!!
I know my cat will shred me to pieces
That is just a great comment
Probably right 😜
Clicked for her outfit
Stayed for everything else
lmaoooo same
@@JannaPelle x3
Thumbnail brought me here lol
Its a nice outfit.
@@jamesbryson9542 Welcome to the prude generation where women dress provocatively, but do not want to be looked at.
Man so glad someone at Tiny Desk caught wind of Meg. Loved her since her debut and thought that might be all she ever shared with us. Caught the tour for Disco and she blew me away!!! So so so happy that people are hearing of her now
i have been watching this Tiny Desk performance once a week for the past year
She's dressed like a star and the musicians are dressed like the IT department picked up instruments
@Jeremy Barrett Her best look is indeed street clothes and anything but that terrible hairdo she's sporting now-a-days. Her earlier live sets on stage she was so SEXY
hahaha so true
She is always lovely to me. That voice is the real knockout.
yeah it's very off putting. She should wear whatever she wants, but the extreme dichotomy of style is odd.
It is odd, yes, but I think that actually matches her music...
Meg never phones it in. 100%. Every time. Loving all the first time listeners of her stuff.
Meg Myers is an absolute gift to the world of music and is sorely underrated and underappreciated. Been my absolute favorite for four years now. A voice like no other, and deep confessional lyrics. She was also super nice and down to earth when I met her last summer. ♥️ Meg
Yes!! my fav
Big yes!
Yess! I love her and her name and everything about her and her art. Haha ❤️
I'm a new fan, but I can recognize brilliance when I hear and see it. It's her dedication, complete mind to voice connection that leaves me absolutely inspired. 💕🎶🎤👏
Been a fan for two years now.
Look forward to a third album
And hooly shit! This whole time since the release of the Running Up That Hill cover I thought that weird wave in her voice during the verses were purely in-studio-magic 😮 her voice is insaaaane 💜💜💜💜
Nothing resonates more with me in music than raw, visceral emotion and she delivers this like no other. This isn't a performer - this is an artist down to an atomic level.
🙌🙌🙌
100%. YT recommends something amazing here and there. Meg was one of them. Can't get enough of her. Totally raw and just powerful af.
yes haha
She’s powerful
I don’t hear emotion or see it in this performance at all. I hear a amazing singer who knows her vocal tonalities and how to switch it up… I see her thinking and concentrating on how navigate her vocals. I don’t see any emotions behind her eyes while singing, it’s like a robot talking and singing, but a robot that knows how to sound emotion, but lacks it true pure emotion. Emotion is in the eyes and she is devoid of it. It’s odd. It’s compelling because of it.
never seen a disco ball sing this good before
You maid my day xD
@@alexd5019 great to hear that man :D
She looks great! I love her outfit actually.
🤣😂🤣
hahahahaa
Maaaan, the VENOM of her vocal delivery in that first song alone, and that LOOK in her eyes...For the first few seconds I thought 'what is she doing, she's all over the place, she can't be serious'....Oh yes she can. Make all the Tori Amos/Fiona Apple comparisons you want, I've never heard anything quite like this. Brilliant.
She is excellent been following her for years 2 EPs 2 lps. Her show was powerful. Her lalapalooza performance was incredible.
The intense delivery and variety of tones and voices also reminds me of Nina Hagen.
Venom is the perfect word to describe Jelous Sea, I've always associated the feeling of venom/poison through the veins while listening to it
In Québec Canada we have Jorane in this group, awesome
Elra Beechum :👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 well said! I love both Tori and Fiona but they don’t hold a candle to this girl!! She is unbelievably talented!! And her cover of one of my all time favorites is actually better than the original!! Damn!!!
Cheers
This is the chilled version, you should see her when she really lets go in intensity.
That bass drum intentionally sounds like a heartbeat. Simply beautiful.
Imagine finding her by accident at 14...I'm 19 now and Meg Myers is one of my favorite artists. Her songs aren't mainstream but it's raw emotion. Give her a chance, listen to her music and see if it does anything for you.
Ereri Stark I found her around the same age lol, 17 now
I'm a 50 year old dude and same....by accident stumbled across "Heart Heart Head"....then spent hours that evening watching every video she put out over and over again. That was 2 months ago and there is no doubt that she's amazing! I now have both her full LPs in vinyl and CDs. Her first 2 mini-album releases I could only find in digital, though.
The difference on edge doesn't matter
Music for my ears does
God bless you all
Nothing...🤣👍🏽
NPR is a beautiful thing
I'm a Kate Bush fanatic and have never heard or heard of Ms. Myers. Finally anpother female artist with a complete artistic vision who does her own thing. She's incredible. Thank you random UA-cam video algorithm, amazing artist.
She is so Bene Gesserit, that is a display of “The Voice” if I have ever seen one.
LOL. Ok. Someone likes Dune.
Very apt comparison
Put your right hand in the box.
There is definitely something special about her. Listened to this 4 times today.
I have been a fan of a Meg Myers for many years and she still captivates me in the music. What I really love is the genuine honesty delivered in the music, it's always unique and I enjoy her voice styling.
I've been musically around the block more than a few times being an old git, and this wonderful, powerful lady for me is a beacon of light. Mind blown in the best possible way, every time ✌️❤️
Do checkout her new single My Mirror. she's done it again;
It must be very odd...maybe uncomfortable for some artists to do their thing in broad daylight, in this weird setting. Like a night animal having to hunt in the day.
There is genius in that thought
Yeah, imagine Nine Inch Nails or Depeche Mode there haha
It wasn't a problem for Idles. They put on a show!
I get it it. Meg is the deepest artist I have seen since Eddie Brickell and I absolutely freaking love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes imagine performing in a room in the daytime. So weird /s
At first i told myself "she reminds me of Kate Bush, same passion" . And then came "running up that hill"... I'm sold.
She did an awesome cover!
This new Zelda quest looks fun
So, I had to thank my grown 24 yr.old daughter , yet again , after watching this early morning.
My baby girl showed me this remarkable and gifted young woman , 5 or so yrs. ago. I'm very open minded and have raised my children to love and appreciate all kinds of genres of music.
However, she's one of my little gems that I keep returning too time and time again.
So visceral and raw! Every single word that flows from her mouth to my ears, seems to magically connect to my inner being.
Thank you again "Sweet Girl!"
{ Ms.L}
I’m amazed at her vocal range. Every time I listen to her sing I discover something new.
From personal experience many people cant get passed a few songs of Meg's without saying they dislike it or its not for them . However, great music isn't necessarily instant gratification and nor should it be. If you listen to her music you will hopefully "get it" and get where she is singing from. In my humble opinion Meg is one of only a few artists in the last 10 years that actually matter. She is, as is her music, simply awesome.
When the therapist recommends singing.
That made me Zach Galifianakis wheeze laugh.
I pissed my pants. 😂😂🤣
That is rude
I FUCKING DIED !!!!
this is a great comment
Jokingly, they are all saying, "This is not an act, she's holding us captive. Help us!"
Like, "Don't make her mad! She threw a knife at me yesterday!" Kidding aside: Meg has made quasi-violent videos, so there is that element. I am sure she is not actually, really violent, though.
It's always interesting sharing her music with friends and showing them how she is performing live and how they're weirded out, but as a singer, the way you move is crucial to how you sound, and it's so cool to me that she uses her movements to create her own sound and to also express herself and just let it all out.
Clicked for the jumpsuit, stayed for the tunes 💃🏻
Emily Meg reminds me a tad of Björk
This reminds me of the 90s for some reason. Pretty cool.
I get it. Tori Amos esque via the 90s... or even Fionna Apple.
Check out "Cold" by her :)
@@earthmama_luma tori Amos ! Exactly
z9elka Tori Amos and Kate Bush, who Tori basically copied on her early work.
She's herself.
I've been hooked on this stunner since the first time I heard "desire". Every one she releases is a banger...
Agreed!
Facts
Desire
I heard Desire on the radio and spent too long trying to remember the name of the song. Saw this and knew it was the same woman singing, and spent the last year listening to her more than I would admit to anyone I know.
@@shawnritter5768 dude, it's at the point where youtube is offering me "Mix - Meg Myers - Monster", "Mix - Meg Myers - Desire", "Mix - Meg Myers - Numb" all at once on the homepage. I swear I also listen to other stuff...
I really don't know how anyone could ever dislike any of her stuff
We call that jealousy ;)
I mean, she's pretty intense and sonically spikey..😂
I mean I totally get how someone would dislike it but I love it.
The string players and the rawness of Meg’s voice - I love this version of her songs 3x more than the album version.
This is my favourite NPR session. I hope she comes back and records another set for us :-)
Wow. This is my introduction to Meg Myers and I'm impressed and intrigued. Kate Bush has been one of my favorite singers/song writers forever. Meg's introduction to Running Up That Hill clarified that song for me.
back again after watching her new music video my mirror, truly I don't find many artist like her these days. the way she tells stories through her music but also how you see her using her whole body and especially face to be vulnerable. crazy . Love you MEG
I can't stop my jel-LUS-saay of her fabulous body suit
So shimmery! :-D
Pretty strange vocals but it kinda works. A little weird for me
I'm doubtful it would fit you well John
John Blackwell Nobody cares.
This is an artist in full control of her vocal ability. Amazing
Saw Meg in San Francisco a while back. She is AMAZING! Her voice, lyrics... stage presence. She is the real deal and deserves FAR more notoriety than she seems to receive.
AMAZING! I am an eighties child, and I never thought this song could be covered by anyone as good as Kate Bush.....I was wrong! Congratulations Meg. GREAT JOB!
Agreed- I grew up with the song and when Meg covered it- well DONE and ahead of everyone ….
Wait whats the original sung by?
@@zacharyhunt3939Kate Bush
@@jenniferclark6205 oh for Running Up That Hill?
This woman moves me tears and I'm not a dryer. Powerful voice
I just can't get enough of Meg Myers
This woman is truly gifted and gorgeous with it. Her voice is exceptional, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant is all I've got to say.
2021 is going to be the year of Meg Myers.
Her vocal range and different things she can do with her voice is god tier
It isn't. Not even close. But, she has emotion in it. And in the end, that's what matters.
Really loved the arrangement of the strings. Unusual
Oh god. She totally got me. I´m now completely her puppet. I´m listening her songs everywhere. Car, work, home....yesterday on bike and I was used to listen there hard rock workout motivational music. =D
I can listen to her all day and night
I'm so happy Meg is getting recognition again! I hope it turns out even better this time and she finds a path she truly feels free in! Shes unbelievably talented!
There is a fire raging inside that one. Handle with care.
Politely put.
My detector also beeped here hahahaha
hook her up with Tank and the Bangas!!
She could burn my house down anytime.
That is what makes her so Gorgeous!
I just can’t get over how mesmerizing her voice is.
Everything I’m listening to live performances of meg, it’s as if I’m listening it for the first time. When it’s actually my 7267399282th repeating. I love this woman and the feeling she put us into 😭 so raw and perfect ❤️
This was a dope ass session. Never heard of her until now, made a fan out of me that's for sure.
Wow, happened on this by chance. So beautiful and haunting.
Meg is one of my favorites. This live isn’t healthy or kind of something that brings happy smile to the listeners. But there is definitely a musical beauty. I love her and feel sad to see many dislikes😖
The dislikes are/were from people who have experienced a once loved one with BPD. They're naturally terrible people and she seems to be one of them. They're hidden from all but those who've met them.
The passion on that 2nd song especially is breathtaking.
WOW!!..She sang like she meant it....brilliant!
Meg has consistently put everything into her music. She is a genuine artist, a passionate artist.
This gig is awesome she's amazing and so are her band ❤😊
Carefree unforgiving artist, so true to her music no matter what anyone else thinks... Perfection
This is just so lovely. Everything about it; vocals, strings, light percussion, piano... Just amazing!
I hated this the first time I heard this. I even laughed how she says "Drunk".
Then after some time i realized maybe it was just me....but ...it's grown on me. For the past few weeks I can't stop watching this video. I started checking out her other live performances. This woman is ...maddening. I hate how much she's in my head. So... yeah...that's what's been happening. Truly an artist.
Are you me? I had almost exactly the same reaction
She has a captivating neurosis and some of her deliberate word mispronunciations play with subliminal vocal wiring.
Same here man lmao
xD yep felt the same too... Now I can't stop listening to this.
What about the way she says "drunk"? The exaggeration?
MEG IS A PURE ABSOLUTE WORK OF ART , SUPERB PREFORMER, MAGNIFICENT.
She is hypnotizing
Intense. In the best possible way. Love the way she really opens up the vocal. So special.
Luv Her Intensity! She needs more performances unplugged like this. It emphisizes her talent. She has great talent that needs to shine above overpowering instruments. Thk u npr... Thank U MEG!
Thank you NPR. Thanks to Meg Meyers for being so artistically open and candid to us.
I just discovered this treasure going on 3 weeks ago now and became an instant huge fan! Her cover of running up that hill popped up in my YT feed, and I love that song so I gave it a listen, and Meg floored me! The best cover of that song I ever heard! And that voice!! So naturally I checked out her channel and I loved everything she had done and I went to iTunes and bought it all! And found that her voice is super addictive! I have been playing her music on a loop for hours everyday while I’m driving (I’m a truck driver) even if I only plan on listening to one song, I just get pulled back in and next thing I know all the songs have played through and the loop is restarting! I’m 51, and have enjoyed 100’s of artists, 1000’s of songs and of course have had lots of absolute favourite singers, and dear little Meg has destroyed them all! As I read in another comment here, she has a multi facetted voice like she has more than one working in harmony! I just got to this video so its the first I have heard doing a live stripped down show, and just fell deeper in love with voice! She literally gave me goosebumps!
Getting Portishead Vibes. Love it!
REALly great performance! Her vibe is deep, raw, and intimate!
You can recognized a truly artist when you can't deciede which of her songs are the best as all of them are amazng on their own I am a Metalhead however can't ignore the fact that there is beautiful music out there love you Meg lml
She's the best thing ever.
I LOVE her voice, rich with texture!!! Awesome!!!
god i lov the way she expresses so much emotion in her songs
I can't believe the variation and control she has vocally. Incredible.
I just keep coming back. Great performance.
Thank you for the upload. I am so pleasantly surprised by her and the band. Excellent ✌
Her voice. It’s so like flexible or something. Man she’s good af? 🤷♂️ I love it lol
I'm tired of _Running Up That Hill_ - and Meg's performance just caused me to stop, rapt, in the middle of shaving my face, and before the end, I was viewing it through watery eyes. Absolutely, undeniably; simply stellar.
Pianist: Ding ding ding ding ding ding
Everyone: You have 87 other keys on that piano
Pianist: nah, im good. Ding ding ding ding
Roy 🤣
Hahahahaha!!
Thanks Roy this cracks me UP!!!!
I can't unhear it now hahahahah
Its a good thing, leaving space in music is good. There is a string quartet also so leaving space for them and vocal is important and very astute of the pianist. He's acting bass if you haven't noticed.. FYI
Even I clapped watching this on my phone....
I fell for her passion, it's contagious. Thank you M.M.!!
shes sooooo good! her screams / loud singing moments are so impressive
Why can't I just meet a normal, well adjusted girl like this?
Best one )
😂😂😂😂 true Story
LOL. So mean. We all carry baggage. She seems lovely.
🤣🤣🤣
He style of vocals is very modern the strings have an old school baroque kind of feel the combination is fascinating .
This was so intense - my eyes have melted....
Honestly one of the best concerts .Vocals and band floored it wow!THANK YOU!!!
Aww Meg, I am a huge Kate Bush fan. When I heard this song, the way you covered it, I had tears streaming down my face. It was beautiful, respectful, and I have heard so many covers of this song, and yours captured its urgency, its pain, and its absolute beauty. Thank you for such a beautiful and respectful cover of a masterpiece.