The 10 Best Tiny Desk Concerts - Audio Podcast Episodes
1) Lizzo
Backed by a band assembled just for this occasion, the breakthrough pop icon performs three joyfully showy songs from Cuz I Love You.
2) Phony Ppl
The Brooklynites stand out for their inventive and seamless blend of jazz, R&B and hip-hop.
3) Jim James
A single voice can send a powerful message - and that's just what Jim James did at the Tiny Desk, with just his voice and an acoustic guitar.
4) Big Boi
The OutKast star performs "So Fresh, So Clean," "The Way You Move" and his solo single "All Night" with the help of singer Sleepy Brown and an eight-member backing band.
5) Japanese Breakfast
For this Tiny Desk concert, Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner replaced her gauzy synths with a string quartet. The result is something to behold.
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AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Nao
The U.K.-based singer-songwriter takes the Tiny Desk on a cosmic journey through her Saturn return.
7) Kaia Kater
Multi-hyphenate artist Kaia Kater uses the architecture of roots music, which she studied in West Virginia, to establish a simultaneous dialogue with both the present moment and her own past.
8) Mac Miller
Mac Miller reflects on his journey's peaks and valleys in a boisterous set of songs from Swimming, featuring special guest Thundercat on "What's the Use?"
9) Daniel Caesar
Watch the R&B star-in-the-making perform three songs, including a guest appearance by H.E.R.
10) L.A. Salami
The story songs and poetry of Lookman Adekunle Salami, who writes and records as L.A. Salami, recall the brilliant and epic ramblings of Bob Dylan.
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