NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

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E1

Trey Anastasio

The Phish star was in town to put on a huge show, but the songs here feel more personal than that.

E2

Daniel Lanois

The producer presides over an all-instrumental, free-form trio with Brian Blade and Jim Wilson.

E3

Rubblebucket

Even without its confetti cannon, the band brings a fun mix of brass and brash to the NPR offices.

E4

Bobby Bare Jr.

The Nashville singer writes with acidic wit in lines worthy of his old mentor, Shel Silverstein.

E5

John Reilly & Friends

Reilly sings and plays guitar alongside Tom Brosseau and Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark.

E6

Mucca Pazza

With 23 members, the performance-art marching band is the biggest ever to play the Tiny Desk.

E7

Until The Ribbon Breaks

The band strips down its electronic sound with the aid of a spaghetti strainer and a paint bucket.

E8

Zola Jesus

With her huge voice and an assist on trombone, Nika Roza Danilova offers up a curious combination.

E9

Dan Deacon

The Tiny Desk becomes a DJ booth for an office space dance party.

E10

Phox

The Wisconsin band performs three of its warm, accessible songs in the NPR Music offices.

E11

Aurelio

Aurelio weaves intricate layers of acoustic guitar to capture the feel of African and the Caribbean.

E12

Fantastic Negrito

The singer beat out nearly 7,000 other submissions to win NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest.

E13

Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley

The duo plays visionary Beethoven, heartbreaking Janáček and Glass that unfolds like a lullaby.

E14

Punch Brothers

Before the wide-ranging band plays, the audience sings "Happy Birthday" to mandolinist Chris Thile.

E15

Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky

The a cappella quartet, with banjo and fiddle, offers popular songs from the Civil War era.

E16

Sylvan Esso

Performed softly in the light of day, these three songs feel fresh and lovable.

E17

Death Cab For Cutie

In a beautifully stark performance, the band plays two songs from Kintsugi and two older favorites.

E18

Beach Slang

James Snyder's euphoric punk anthems become raw and uplifting confessionals in this acoustic set.

E19

Chadwick Stokes

Stokes' songs feel familiar; they're old friends before you're done hearing them for the first time.

E20

Rosa Díaz

The singer's lyrics reflect deeply felt emotions in this performance with cellist Daniel de Jesus.

E21

Jessie Ware

The young English singer brings warmth to electronic music and a swooning quality to her own pop.

E22

DakhaBrakha

The Ukrainian acoustic quartet's music encompasses sounds and rhythms from around the world.

E23

José González

This soft-spoken Swedish singer left an imprint at the Tiny Desk that was gentle and long lasting.

E24

Diego El Cigala

The singer has been called "the Sinatra of flamenco." His expressive style draws on jazz.

E25

Vijay Iyer Trio

Iyer's working band transforms selections from throughout the pianist's deep and varied catalog.

E26

Eskmo

Found objects are percussion instruments in the hands of a man who's part musician, part magician.

E27

Bellows

These are enchanting songs, with the power to drift in your head for days.

E28

Camané

A star in his native Portugal, Camané evokes melancholy with a silky baritone and elegant phrasing.

E29

Young Fathers

Intense, hip-hop-infused poetry is reduced to just the essentials in this two-song, four-minute set.

E30

Jason Vieaux And Yolanda Kondonassis

Watch the Grammy-winning guitarist and acclaimed harpist play music influenced by Africa and Asia.

E31

Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear

The mother-son duo's songs are memorable and singable even days after you hear them.

E32

Frank Fairfield

A young man with an old musical soul has a spellbinding voice and fluid fiddle playing.

E33

Genevieve

See a singer with a powerful voice and extremely encouraging message.

E34

Anna & Elizabeth

If you've never thought your tastes would lean to mountain music, breathe deep and soak it all in.

E35

The Prettiots

The clever trio shares its love of everything from Law & Order to old-school girl groups.

E36

Strand Of Oaks

Timothy Showalter's music is filled with bite and sometimes regret, but also a good deal of warmth.

E37

Hop Along

Frances Quinlan's raspy voice whispers one moment, then lets loose a gut-punching howl the next.

E38

Oddisee

The charismatic Brooklyn-via-D.C.-area rapper creates just the right amount of space in his music.

E39

And The Kids

The trio's music is full of life, with dissonant sounds that still feel suited for singalongs.

E40

Christopher Paul Stelling

Best witnessed live, Stelling's music is steeped in tradition yet filled with vitality and soul.

E41

Girlpool

The charming duo performs three of the simple, direct songs from Before The World Was Big.

E42

Songhoy Blues

See a Malian band that fuses African music with Western rock.

E43

Kate Tempest

A celebrated English playwright and rapper deploys storytelling and poetry.

E44

Paul Weller

See the beloved Britpop veteran perform songs from his new album, Saturns Pattern.

E45

Shamir

The singer's disco-infused funk and soul gets stripped down to a lone voice with a guitar.

E46

SOAK

Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson makes the most of a single voice and an acoustic guitar.

E47

Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective

The New Orleans trumpeter's funky new band creates dance music to ward off despair.

E48

Torres

Mackenzie Scott's music channels Patti Smith and PJ Harvey while hinting at further growth.

E49

Restorations

The Philly rock band's big-hearted songs are stripped down to a few guitars and a MiniKorg.

E50

Kacey Musgraves

The country singer plays four songs from Pageant Material, plus the set-closing "Follow Your Arrow."

E51

Son Lux

The trio blows up its sound by adding off-duty, civilian horn players from the U.S. Marine Band.

E52

Caroline Rose

Rose plays music as if she's just met her new best friend: It's fresh, fun and enthusiastic.

E53

Eskimeaux

There's lighthearted, almost childlike beauty in the way Gabrielle Smith puts words to song.

E54

Mitski

Mitski's music is dark and even scary, but glimmers of beauty peek through.

E55

Happyness

If you're a fan of dark, incredibly dry, wry humor, you've just found Happyness.

E56

Leon Bridges

Bridges is easy to love and hard to resist, with purity in his voice that's untouched by modern pop.

E57

Sam Lee

The singer found his voice by finding and preserving old British, Irish and Scottish folk songs.

E58

Watkins Family Hour

With help from Fiona Apple, two Nickel Creek alums gather a band to perform old and new songs.

E59

Gina Chavez

The Austin singer-songwriter performs with intense openness, directness and warmth.

E60

Joan Shelley

As technology rules the day, here's a reminder that a single voice can carry deep emotion.

E61

The Internet

The R&B band might just be the oddest thing to come from the hip-hop collective Odd Future.

E62

Lianne La Havas

The singer is soulful yet playful, raw and vulnerable in a commanding kind of way.

E63

Deqn Sue

She came so close to winning NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest, we just had to see her play.

E64

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

The trumpeter presents his emotionally charged, jazz-hybridized "stretch music" in performance.

E65

Andra Day

Day's songs feel candid and vulnerable, but not understated.

E66

Oh Pep!

The band's clever, thoughtful music fits in everywhere from Nashville to its hometown of Melbourne.

E67

Paolo Angeli

The Sardinian guitarist has a whole toy shop aboard his instrument.

E68

Beauty Pill

In Beauty Pill, life whirs with plunderphonic glee and riffs are funky from the inside out.

E69

The Suffers

The 10-piece band can barely fit all its horns, guitars, percussion and energy behind one desk.

E70

Diane Coffee

Conjuring David Bowie, Diane Coffee's Shaun Fleming swaggered and shimmied behind the Tiny Desk.

E71

Chris Stapleton

With his wife Morgane, the country singer-songwriter sings patient, detailed songs of devotion.

E72

My bubba

My bubba is a duo of women whose quirky, delicate, sweetly sung folk songs are a delight.

E73

Aurora

At 19 and on the cusp of her first album, the Norwegian singer performs with a sense of discovery.

E74

Rahim AlHaj

The oud player's wordless music tells powerful stories about life's blessedness and fragility.

E75

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

At the Tiny Desk, Rateliff's body-shaking Southern-style soul takes on a more laid-back sound.

E76

The Wild Reeds

Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special.

E77

Youth Lagoon

Trevor Powers' new songs are expansive and self-assured, a transition reflected in this performance.

E78

Teddy Abrams

Hear a young conductor, composer and pianist play Beethoven and his own jazzy pieces.

E79

Protomartyr

The Detroit band's loud, screeching, grousing rock can be profound, poetic and bewildering.

E80

The Oh Hellos

The nine-piece band bursts with anthemic joy, even as its songs convey darkness and loneliness.

E81

Land Lines

The Denver band's mysteriously swirling music is singular, new and adventurous.

E82

Shakey Graves

When the singer breaks out his guitar and suitcase drum, a rush of adrenaline hits the room.

E83

Son Little

A modernistic bluesman with a taste for electronics appears with just his acoustic guitar.

E84

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Watch the soul star perform "Silent Night" and two originals — one for Christmas, one for Hanukkah.