There was a haze over Jake Bugg when he arrived at the Tiny Desk. He was expressionless and quiet. That all changed when he strummed fast and fierce…
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Every Tiny Desk Concert from NPR Music, newest first. They play from NPR Music's own YouTube posts. 1,451 videos.
Lowland Hum: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly. Daniel Levi Goans and Lauren Plank are now Daniel and…
Asaf Avidan: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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So I'm driving down the road when I hear this incredible voice coming out of my car speakers — part Janis Joplin, part Nina Simone — and I wonder, …
Brass Bed: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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It wasn't an easy road to the Tiny Desk for the four guys from Louisiana who make up Brass Bed. Their tour, for the band's debut album The Secret…
Sofia Rei: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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A drum from the Argentine Pampas fuels the music of Sofia Rei in this video: The way Franco Pinna has it incorporated into a traditional drum set…
Cate Le Bon: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The Beatles may be an odd place to begin a Cate Le Bon conversation, but I remember being struck by the way four guys from Liverpool could sing…
Suzanne Vega: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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In pop-music circles, Suzanne Vega is known almost entirely for two songs from the late 1980s: the child-abuse ballad "Luka" and a song that launched…
Fanfare Ciocarlia: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Truth be told, I was scared. We've stuffed a lot of musicians behind the Tiny Desk, but when I saw Fanfare Ciocarlia (pronounced "fan-FAR-eh cho-car…
Pixies: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The windowsills were lined with people standing, as every nook between every office desk filled to capacity with NPR employees and their assorted…
Angel Olsen: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Angel Olsen came to the Tiny Desk on an odd autumn day, as an impending storm loomed outside our office windows. It all seemed just right for…
Robert Glasper Experiment: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The third song in this Tiny Desk Concert, explains the jocose pianist Robert Glasper, first appeared on one of his trio's albums of acoustic,…
Afro Blue: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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"Afro Blue" is a jazz standard written by Mongo Santamaria in 1959, with a lyric added later by Oscar Brown Jr. It's been performed countless times,…
Lily & Madeleine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Sisters Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz aren't the youngest musicians ever to play the Tiny Desk, but they come pretty close. Their music — a…
Van-Anh Vanessa Vo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is a veteran when it comes to taking risks, and it pays off in her compelling music. As a young girl in Vietnam, she knew she…
Preservation Hall Jazz Band: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Our goal for this special holiday Tiny Desk Concert is simple: to bring you joy. Preservation Hall Jazz Band is a hot and historic outfit from New…
La Santa Cecilia: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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La Santa Cecilia spreads joy every time its members plug in to do a show. They do it one dance step at a time, with cumbias, corridos, elegant mambos…
Christine Salem: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Her voice feels old, but it's got power that's young and vibrant. In fact, Christine Salem sings songs that are old: They're work songs and chants…
Dessa: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Part of the Twin Cities hip-hop collective Doomtree, rapper, singer, poet and songwriter Dessa divides her time between singing and rapping, often…
Sarah Jarosz: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Bluegrass' most beloved pros often play well into their 80s and 90s, so it would surprise no one if our children's children's children turn up at a…
The Dismemberment Plan: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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When NPR Music started inviting musicians to perform at Bob Boilen's desk back in 2008, we never could have expected that we'd one day host The…
Kronos Quartet: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Sunny Yang joined Kronos Quartet in June 2013. Now, just five months later, the cellist she says she's learned quite a few new works — not just a…
Waxahatchee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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This might be as intimate as hearing Katie Crutchfield sing in her basement. That's where she and her sister would play guitar, write and sing songs…
John Legend: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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At 34, John Legend has sold millions of records, won nine Grammys, collaborated with many of the biggest stars in music (Jay-Z, Kanye West, Alicia…
Debashish Bhattacharya: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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You've probably never seen or heard an instrument like this. The Hindustani slide guitar is the creation of Debashish Bhattacharya, whose creation…
Gary Burton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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In 1963, the jazz pianist George Shearing, an enormously popular act in his day, made an album that was unusual for him. He asked his new, 20-year…
Ashley Monroe: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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In the last few years, Ashley Monroe has cobbled together an impressive country-music pedigree by working alongside both upstarts (Pistol Annies with…
Neko Case: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Watch a special Halloween Tiny Desk Concert in which a gorilla-suit-clad Neko Case performs alongside Kelly Hogan, as well as Eric Bachmann of…
Typhoon: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The appropriately named Typhoon is a sprawling band with an epic sound. The group from Portland, Ore. crafts rock anthems like emotional tidal waves,…
San Fermin: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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San Fermin's music bursts with ambition, talent and extreme joy. Its self-titled debut is charged with great storytelling and amazing vocals by both…
Daughter: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Daughter first popped up on our radar when we heard the London band's song "Landfill" while preparing for SXSW early last year: Achingly pretty and…
Matt Ulery's Loom: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The next time you go to see live jazz in a club, and the band is playing original compositions, look closely in front of the musicians. Sometimes…
Okkervil River: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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At first blush, Okkervil River is obviously a good rock 'n' roll band, but listen closely — especially to its lyrics — and you'll hear a great rock …
Valerie June: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Short of seeing her live and in person, this is the best way to encounter Valerie June's heartfelt sound. Her new album Pushin' Against a Stone is…
Superchunk: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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It's remarkable to think that Superchunk's career has spanned four decades. The North Carolina band got its start in 1989, and here it is in 2013,…
Lawrence Brownlee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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These days, Lawrence Brownlee spends most of his time on the stages of the world's great opera houses. That's where you'll find him singing Rossini…
Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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He seemed so casual — sitting on a bar stool behind the Tiny Desk, acoustic guitar in hand — but when you hear that husky voice, you'll know why he's…
Hem: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Hem is one of All Songs Considered's earliest discoveries. Back in 2002, we received a beautiful and unique album called Rabbit Songs. It was a homey…
Cristina Pato: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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After nearly a decade spent living in the city, Cristina Pato is a full-fledged New Yorker. But her first home is the place where Spain meets the…
Shovels & Rope: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Shovels & Rope's presence in the NPR Music offices attracted plenty of interest; many in attendance had long since fallen in love with the husband…
Arturo O'Farrill: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Latin jazz works best when the musicians involved are as fluent in Afro-Cuban rhythms as they are in the deep grooves and advanced harmonics of bebop…
The 1975: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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As lead singer of the youthful Manchester band The 1975, Matthew Healy has cranked out a batch of enjoyably wiry songs, most notably the singles …
Bombino: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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There's something alluring and charming about Bombino, whose childlike face belies his fierce, hypnotic guitar playing. The first time I saw him…
Baths: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Baths, a.k.a. Will Wiesenfeld, plays mysterious and textured electronic music. When Wiesenfeld came to the Tiny Desk, I expected contemplative tones…
Steve Gunn: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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"Do you know of any good liquor stores in town? Or, better yet, record stores?" Steve Gunn asks me after playing a mesmerizing set at the NPR Music…
Buika: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Concha Buika's voice doesn't come from inside her petite body: It comes from Africa, and from the past. There are obvious traces of flamenco, itself…
The Front Bottoms: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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When I first saw The Front Bottoms, I was stunned, as 350-plus singing/shouting clubgoers repeating compassionate verse after complicated verse back…
Mother Falcon: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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When it comes to Tiny Desk Concerts, we're suckers for milestones at NPR Music: We're gearing up to acknowledge No. 300, for example, and are…
Alpine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Alpine's music doesn't instantly present itself as Tiny Desk material: The Australian sextet crafts busily impeccable pop music with a danceable sway…
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