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Beauty Pill: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

October 23, 2015 by LARS GOTRICH • Beauty Pill's music is an invitation. In it, life whirs with plunderphonic glee and riffs are funky from the inside out, with ...

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ThalesII commented on 23 Oct 2015

I really like the sound, though I can't say I'm fan of the vocals

Leemythic commented on 29 Oct 2015

The his vocals in the first song aren't that great, but the rest I'm fine with. I think he has to integrate his own voice better, needs more energy. I hear, David Byrne influence..

erratic_calm commented on 26 Oct 2015

+Blaise Kessler Attempting. :)

Blaise Kessler commented on 26 Oct 2015

+erratic_calm They aren't even harmonies. They're singing the same pitch. Or at least attempting to.

erratic_calm commented on 23 Oct 2015

+ThalesII Especially those harmonies. Yikes.

TishaTheBrave commented on 23 Oct 2015

+ThalesII exactly my thoughts

Watkins Family Hour: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

September 15, 2015 by BOB BOILEN The Watkins Family Hour began a dozen or so years ago as a way for a group of friends to get together and play old and ...

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bradh716 commented on 10 Oct 2015

I suspect Sarah is a lap licker.

bradh716 commented on 15 Oct 2015

+samallen83 Are you serious?Just because she is married doesn't mean she's not doing some muff diving on the side.

samallen83 commented on 15 Oct 2015

+bradh716 She's married to a guy.So you are wrong.

TheMegaHarvey commented on 05 Oct 2015

Have never heard of Fiona Apple, but she seems very uncomfortable/ awkward in the video?

TheMegaHarvey commented on 07 Oct 2015

+Minlo Wonlin Ah I see. Thanks for replying

Minlo Wonlin commented on 07 Oct 2015

+TheMegaHarvey she suffers from extreme depression + social anxiety, talented woman nonetheless. :D

Lukas McGowan commented on 19 Sep 2015

this is insulting to my redneck history. its redneck history month and you should be a bit more sensitive.

Gabriel Oliveira commented on 23 Sep 2015

agreed!!!1

Lukas McGowan commented on 19 Sep 2015

+Lukas McGowan me too

Lukas McGowan commented on 19 Sep 2015

+Lukas McGowan yeah i agree

Rick Smith commented on 19 Sep 2015

i knew I was gonna like this just from looking at the title

Rick Smith commented on 19 Sep 2015

+Rick Smith also the beginning of that last song sounded exactly like long hot summer days

FionaAppleAddict commented on 19 Sep 2015

Fionaaa! ♡ Check out SOME GIRLS ARE DARKER THAN OTHERS everyone! ;)

FionaAppleAddict commented on 19 Sep 2015

+Emma Bijl Good music. :)

Emma Bijl commented on 19 Sep 2015

+FionaAppleAddict what is that?

Nuno Duarte commented on 19 Sep 2015

I miss Fiona everyday of my life. Great to see her here. Still waiting for another solo record though... Had to say it.

Kevin Charles commented on 24 Sep 2015

+Nuno Duarte SAMMEEE!! Got to see her in DC whenshe did her tour for Idler Wheel and it was unbelieveably amazing. Took a couple videos too that you can see on my page.

Kevin Patrick commented on 19 Sep 2015

I agree ... can't wait for new Fiona material ... I adore her and her music !

Sevyn Streeter: NPR Music Field Recordings

In the spring of 2013, songwriter and R&B singer Sevyn Streeter released a song called "It Won't Stop," which she's called her "baby." Over the year and change ...

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Jason Brossa commented on 05 Apr 2015

What's with the gaffers tape over the hole of the Taylor? Looks like a 314 ce but why put tape over that guitar? Trying to quiet it down maybe? Nice song though.

Kylle Thomasson commented on 28 Aug 2015

+Jason Brossa yeah you're right, sure its to keep feed back from happening.

whonderhow013 commented on 19 Aug 2014

I feel so deceived... The radio version gives her voice no justice. I'm still collecting pieces of my mind cause her voice just blew my mind.

Kvng_vr 99 commented on 14 Nov 2015

+Queen Brooks eh

Queen Brooks commented on 22 Sep 2015

I Like It was on the radio too. Way more vocals in that song

tammy downing commented on 04 Oct 2014

I agree, I didn't realize how beautiful her voice is until I heard this!! SHE BLEW ME AWAY AS WELL!!!!

ArbitraryLifestyle commented on 29 Sep 2014

the radio is the devil.

The Family Crest: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

There's a decent chance you're about to discover your favorite new band. Based in San Francisco and led by Liam McCormick, The Family Crest builds its songs ...

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petit.jean90 commented on 22 Nov 2015

His third song's vocals were a bit self-indulging...loved Beneath the Brine though.

petit.jean90 commented on 22 Nov 2015

+petit.jean90 Their third song's**

Jahaziel Gutierrez commented on 18 Oct 2015

this is exceptionally terrible

Hopeful Agnostic commented on 08 Nov 2015

+Jahaziel Gutierrez Terrible, as in you have an actual substantive critique to offer, or you just don't like it?

Kevin Florenzano commented on 23 Jun 2015

The "hey, ho" stuff again, and the vests and violins and old-timey hats and that fakey singing style... it's like an SNL parody or something. How do people like this junk?

Hopeful Agnostic commented on 08 Nov 2015

+Kevin Florenzano I don't agree with you, but your description made me laugh really hard, so I liked the comment. lol

Talal Ahmed commented on 01 Nov 2015

i'd suck dick at truck stops to be able to sing like that.

Matthew Aubert commented on 16 Jul 2015

+Kevin Florenzano Someone's got a bug up his butt…

Kubeis commented on 04 Jul 2015

+Kevin Florenzano I'm not criticizing you or anything, I mean everyone has an opinion but what do you mean by fakey singing style? I'm not sure you can fake singing.

MiggaWhaat commented on 05 Jun 2015

You know they're Momford bandwagon-ers when they feel like they need to dress the part...

MiggaWhaat commented on 29 Aug 2015

+gaheitka Yeah, and? That doesn't make them any less relevant though.

gaheitka commented on 28 Aug 2015

+MiggaWhaat except mumford sucks lol

J Pretty commented on 25 May 2015

I hate to break this to people but Mumford and sons did not invent this look or style. Folk singers especially the Irish have had this look for 100 years.

Chelsea Treible commented on 25 Sep 2015

+J Pretty thank you. thank you. THANK YOU.

J Pretty commented on 27 Jun 2015

Sorry dude, sometimes the truth hurts....

Robert Bull commented on 27 Jun 2015

+J Pretty Oh, man. Why'd you have to tell us that? I'm so disillusioned right now....

vampcaff commented on 20 May 2015

Liam in my opinion is the driving force behind this impressive band. Even on his own he would be just as awe-inspiring.

Hopeful Agnostic commented on 08 Nov 2015

+vampcaff Yeah, his voice is pretty incredible.

Ages And Ages: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Everyone knows there are five immutable truths in life. No. 1 is "Nothing's ever easy." No. 2 is "Nobody does the right thing." No. 3 is, well, you get the idea.

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Endezeichen Grimm commented on 01 Oct 2015

Are they playing in some used book store or something?

David Burge commented on 08 Oct 2015

+Endezeichen Grimm All of the Tiny Desk Concerts are filmed in the NPR office.

Sílvia Marisa C commented on 08 Aug 2015

Tô viciada !!!

André Juliano Mamede commented on 10 Aug 2015

+Sílvia Marisa Marinho Cunha demais mesmo!!!!!

Laura Aubry commented on 03 Apr 2015

The lady perched with her various tambourines and knick-knacks needs to STOP.

Jennifer Haliewicz commented on 07 Apr 2015

this actually made me laugh and I think this is my first youtube comment ever.

Explosionskatze commented on 21 May 2014

NPR Tiny Desk!!! I have found so many wonderful bands and talents on this "programm". Here in germany we are allways some 5-6-7 years behind when it come to good music :D Just wanted to say thx!!!

darkiee69 commented on 02 Jul 2015

+Explosionskatze I don't think that you're behind, it's just that the record labels and radio stations don't like taking risks and sign new bands. Go out to independent music clubs and you'll fins all sorts of new music.

Rodrigo Teixeira commented on 05 Sep 2014

same in Brazil

Yann Tiersen: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

The French singer and multi-instrumentalist just released a new album called Skyline, and it captures his aesthetic perfectly: Its rich, buzzy, liltingly eccentric pop ...

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Daniel Lines commented on 09 Aug 2012

What? What relevance does this have to any part of the conversation/argument you've managed to strike up here in the comments section of a Youtube video you profess to be uninterested in. You aren't making yourself happy by trolling for no reason and inexplicably judging people by their Youtube video output. Not everyone has the desire to make and share videos. Hush child. Never use two exclamation points in a row, it makes you look stupid. Learn. Live. Stop trolling. Go away.

Pieter Westendorp commented on 08 Aug 2012

I got a lot actually but I don't really feel the need to show it on youtube. Plus I don't like some random stranger expressing some repressed nonsense without there being any real consequences for their actions... It's so contrary to everything one learns in actual social situations. But hey, that's just my opinion ;)

Karisma Solis commented on 01 Mar 2013

Yann Tiersen's music hits me the way Nujabes' (Japanese producer) music hits me. I love all of these songs and they are even better acoustic!! His orchestra and piano pieces are preferable in my eyes but none the less they're still great.

MagusMirificus commented on 12 Aug 2013

You won't be disappointed--I saw him last year, on the Skyline tour. The sound quality wasn't great, but that was just the venue. Otherwise, completely amazing. Wish I had known the songs better at that time, so I could sing along.

Jon Tigert commented on 10 Jun 2012

I'm surprised to see a PC on the desk. You would think with this much hipster and music involved, Mac would reign supreme. Incidently, I could totally get into Yann's sound. Its kinda cool.

N.C. Lucier commented on 08 Feb 2013

Hah. He's listed as "eccentric Pop" As if they never heard the sounds of living beauty of Angels that is of Yann Tiersen. One does not classify such magnificence

Pieter Westendorp commented on 16 Jul 2012

Remember! Your opinion has no actual value outside of the comfort of your head. So keep it there please and don't bother others...

sarahbojangles1 commented on 06 Aug 2013

If I could pick one artist to listen to for the rest of my life, it'd be Yann Tiersen. I hope to see him at least once in my life!

pf on YT commented on 05 Sep 2012

What an amazing concert!!! "Tiny" in length, but quite generous in its content. Thank you, thank you so much!!!

Sam Ramage commented on 02 Jun 2012

More cynical comments in spite of this incredibly innovative artist? Is that the best you can do? Sad.

Matthew Nguyen commented on 05 Sep 2013

How many instruments can Tiersen play? Piano, accordion, guitar, violin.. what else?

tiznogodz commented on 22 May 2012

Awesome! And do I hear a touch of The Avett Brothers? I believe I do. Again Awesome!

Daniel Espinoza Chaparro commented on 08 Feb 2013

Just Perfect. I could feel the chords vibrations inside my nervous system

Grace Kelly commented on 19 Feb 2013

If I was single and his age I'd marry him. His talent is above amazing.

Daniel Lines commented on 08 Aug 2012

Grow up man. Music is about feeling more emotions than just happiness.

Lili Kramer commented on 19 Jul 2013

this is so beautiful - i hardly cry but this brought tears to my eyes

Karisma Solis commented on 01 Mar 2013

Hahahahaha. I love this comment!! EXACTLY what I thought!! ^.^

Y-yu SeventySix commented on 22 May 2013

Who is the one singing? I am just smitten with his voice.

Zachary Mason commented on 31 May 2012

Everyone check out Yann Tiersen on La Blogotheque!

daniel curatolo commented on 29 Nov 2015

was beyond words beautiful not 10 seconds in !!

Evan Archambo commented on 22 May 2012

There needs to be a Harry Manx Tiny Desk Concert!

kitaristi01 commented on 27 Dec 2012

Yann Tiersen..You made my days...All of them..

bebsgreen19 commented on 06 Jun 2012

oh Yann, you're a genious with your violin..

RespectedProfessional commented on 22 May 2012

not first, yet still equally as important.

Daniel Miller Music commented on 29 Sep 2015

Not everyday you see a 5 strong violin.

Pelayo Maojo commented on 23 Apr 2013

Yann Tiersen is the one with the violin

Tariq Hussain commented on 22 May 2012

I can't wait to see him live. So amazing

bonmom commented on 22 May 2012

Yann wrote the sound track for Amelie.

Jon Batiste: NPR Music Field Recordings

Jon Batiste is from New Orleans, where a street parade might assemble around the corner on any given day. Evidently, he likes a good walkabout: He's liable to ...

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Aldo Vergel de Dios commented on 27 Sep 2015

What's the time signature of this?

Cole Peterson commented on 06 Oct 2015

4/4!

T Stanton commented on 24 Sep 2015

I liked when he played the piano-flute. That was good!

seyfoide89 commented on 26 Nov 2015

+Misael Perez never heard of it.

Misael Perez commented on 26 Nov 2015

+T Stanton It's actually called face piano

T Stanton commented on 11 Nov 2015

+seyfoide89 good to know!! Thank you. It's an awesome instrument!

seyfoide89 commented on 11 Nov 2015

+T Stanton it's called melodica. One of my favourite instrument!

James O Reilly commented on 17 Aug 2015

Is this an original song or a cover?

Arpa de Lluna commented on 09 Nov 2015

+James O Reilly I checked it out and it's a Jon Batiste & Stay Human original.

Jessica Whyz commented on 11 Nov 2014

I came for the melodica, I stayed for Borat playing the saxophone.

Lancemaker commented on 21 Mar 2015

hahaahah.

buzzzurk commented on 07 Nov 2014

Could have done without the child's toy,... but the remainder of it was SWEET! :)

buzzzurk commented on 19 Nov 2015

+Chery Zheng It's just my opinion. You can have your own. :)

Chery Zheng commented on 15 Nov 2015

If by "child's toy" u mean the melodica, ur sadly, sadly mistaken.

dklyde commented on 07 Nov 2014

Awesome but watching the bass player at the end was funny.

Janet Randall commented on 09 Nov 2014

That is exactly what I was thinking! He's like "but... Guys! I'm stuck! Don't leave me!!"

Brandee Younger: NPR Music Field Recordings

Among the vestment racks, satchel purveyors and art galleries of New York's SoHo neighborhood lies a small merchant unlike its neighbors. It's called The ...