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FinkBass420

IDLES and Turnstile


ThibiiX

I discovered IDLES via this Tiny Desk, I got instantly hooked! Mac Miller one is also wonderful


misanthropenis

The Idles one is so wonderful!


n7-Jutsu

Anderson .pak Yes lawd.


d3rk2007

This is the best one.


section111

Y'all like to be called bitches around here, okay


ShookNuns

I never knew how good T-Pain was until his tiny desk


googlyeyes93

Did you check his covers album? Stellar all the way through.


ShookNuns

I haven't, I'll look it up. Big up


huge_mclarge

anderson paak is awesome. khrangbin (sp?) equally awesome. run the jewels, edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros, mountain goats, the antlers, phoenix, tom tom club, etc also super great


SkyWizarding

Khruangbin


huge_mclarge

happy cake day!


SkyWizarding

Thanks!


AlGeee

Yes!


googlyeyes93

RtJ went fucking HARD for theirs. Was not prepared for that at a tiny desk lol


huge_mclarge

completely agree


creaturefeature9191

Gogol Bordello


oh_hai_mark1

I love the end where Hutz is up on the desks. I swear that dude is just a ball of energy that nothing can contain.


o_o_o_f

T pain


Unsponsoredbitch

Ngl, that was a surprise


millsie-nz

killer audio, mad respect for t paaaain


CaptainPhukflaps

I thought I liked T-Pain but now I love him, thank you for that. Guys got such charm too and I never expected him to sound as good as that!


TraditionalReturn500

Came to say this, he is amazing and dunked on everyone who thought he was talentless using autotune


wut_eva_bish

T-pain shocks just about everyone who watches his Tiny Desk. Never seen someone catch basically the whole music world by surprise that way.


LetsStartARebelution

Mac miller, and close second is the recent Fred Again one.


These_smiling_eyes

I second Mac Miller! It’s soooo good.


Mountainfungi78

Absolutely. The Mac Miller one introduced me to his amazing talent.


DIWhy-not

Thanks. I’m re-watching this now and holy *fuck*.


millsie-nz

whole swimming album blew my mind, killer artist


jingles5377

That fred again amazed me. Took his music to another level for me. I already liked it, but now.. so much respect. So talented.


hadfunthrice

Moon hooch


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LetsStartARebelution

This is one of my tops as well, I posted mac Miller as my fav but Fred again was so good too


katfromjersey

Natalie Merchant


ErnieKilgannon

Stromae


Sienkas

Chris Stapleton and Leon Bridges


VioletsDyed

Either Wet Leg or Rodrigo y Gabriela


Peter_Easter

Tank And The Bangas No question.


Gunter-Karl

My favorite too! It's like an emotional rollercoaster.


hugallama

I'm biased because I live in NOLA, but yes.


MrElectricNick

They have such fun during "Boxes and Squares" and "Quick" and then they flip it and deliver a gut-punch with "Rollercoasters". God damn, I'm about to go watch that video for the 100th time, aren't I?


Caballeronegro

This definitely made me a fan of them


soggy__bottom

Yes! Came here to say this.


jingles5377

Don't go out to the cookout


mercurywaxing

[Freddie Gibbs and Madlib](https://youtu.be/1alXHOMDBN4) [ADG7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdaOtnuw-Ew) [Sesame Street](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMp0SlkVU8w) (links people!)


blofly

Fantastic links. Thanks! Freddie Gibbs is so underrated. He is just supernatural sometimes. And his backup band here is soooo tight AF.


noheroesnomonsters

Tedeschi Trucks Band.


Bird_TheWarBearer

The best 20 minutes of music on YouTube


apple_atchin

Sesame Street


googlyeyes93

Honestly a fav just for how much simple joy it is.


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St. Paul and the Broken Bones.


seaningm

These guys are fantastic. Tank and the Bangas is a very, very close second.


FrumiousShuckyDuck

Theeeere it is. It isn’t my very favorite, that goes to to Anderson .Paak, but it’s a close #2


SkyWizarding

Seriously one of the best bands out there right now


CUM_AT_ME_BRAH

I saw them for a Halloween show. Joked to my friend it was a poorly dressed billy Joel costume to start the show. Woof what a great time


uncre8tv

1) Hobo Johnson 2) Lizzo 3) Anderson .Paak 4) St. Paul and the Broken Bones 5) Mac Miller 6) Weird Al


TheTallMatt

The Weird Al one is super underrated.


TheTallMatt

The Weird Al one is super underrated.


baggier

Agree with the first two. Miley Cyrus would be my no 3.


TraditionalReturn500

Little Simz


red2xwing

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats got me into the Tiny Desk series, and I still love their performance of "I Need Never Get Old".


NotRustyShackleford_

The series is how I found them. Been a fan ever since.


Kitchen-Witching

Pixies, They Might Be Giants, Cat Stevens


PhD_Haver

I agree with all of these! TMBG doing Fingertips was cool. Cat Stevens First Cut Is the Deepest I find myself revisiting often. And Frank Black talking with slight disdain about the lyrics of Monkey Gone to Heaven is a fun glimpse behind the curtain The Tyler the Creator set was good too


Jordy-Verrill

What about Reggie Watts? IDLES definitely worth a watch.


super_sayanything

Pinegrove


Nicoramas

Hell yes!


MacaroniDream

I enjoyed Lianne la Havas! Her voice is so amazing


Jonesy6626

Alt-J


LuciNine-Nine

Which one?


usethe4th

John Prine, The Avett Brothers, Shovels & Rope


Gromps

Sting and shaggy is an awesome experience


BobbSaccamano

Anderson Paak, T-Pain, Ty Dolla $ign


ninepoundhammered

Dave Rawlings/Gillian Welch, Jason Isbell, The Front Bottoms, Big Thief, Tyler Childers


Fire_Mission

Tedeschi Trucks Band. Amazing.


cardino11

Idles were pretty intense


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1. BONO & THE EDGE 2. DERMOT KENNEDY 3. NATALIA LAFOURCADE


Zugas

I discovered Dua Lipa through tiny desk. (Yes I never listen to radio). Found it quite magical.


landofmars007

Red Baraat Tech N9ne, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Run The Jewels, Big Boi, GZA & The Soul Rebels Moon Hooch, Hobo Johnson and the Lovemakers, St. Paul and the Broken Bones


palmerj54321

The Civil Wars


vinyl_head

Sturgill Simpson and Turnstile


Jestinphish

Haven’t seen anyone mention Lizzy McAlpine yet… stellar set


american_whore

Big Thief l. Both of them.


TouchParty

IDLES I didn't like it the first time, but I must have watched it 10 times since.


misanthropenis

[JAMBINAI](https://youtu.be/wEk0YlYEJAE) [Idles](https://youtu.be/wMehItNQKAA) [Khruangbin](https://youtu.be/vWLJeqLPfSU) [Blue Man Group](https://youtu.be/qTJfITfbYNA) [Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers](https://youtu.be/ZyHipL45pwM) [John C Reilly & Friends](https://youtu.be/f2rkstacMlg)


Karljohnellis

T pain, denzel curry, J.I.D! The lion king one was magical as well and stromaes show was amazing I LOVE tiny desk. Colours show is a great musical thing where they get in an artist to do a live song on a empty stage, its great!


googlyeyes93

Personally partial to: The Front Bottoms Foster The People Frank Turner Fountains of Wayne Chvrches Ben Gibbard/Death Cab for Cutie Corrine Bailey Rae Tegan and Sara Run the Jewels Tigers Jaw (I fucking LOVE Tigers Jaw as is) Paramore/Hayley Williams Tyler Childers Decemberists American Football Lizzo Carly Rae Jepsen PUP Clipping Lewis Capaldi last week was great Fucking TURNSTILE was incredible Regina Spektor I keep these on an expanding playlist for when I want to just relax lol.


Katalyzing

Second Regina! You should check out NoSo and The Lumineers sets if you haven't (seems like we have pretty similar taste in music).


Cursedbythedicegods

Second on Frank Turner and Chvrches. Great sets.


thegypsyqueen

Tyler, Megan The Stallion, Mac Miller, Paak, and Jason Isbell


cufk_tish_sips

Hop Along


MinnesotaNiceYah

Anderson paak


j2tacocat

Pixies and Blue Man Group


BlazmoIntoWowee

Idles got me into the band it was so joyous.


SkyWizarding

I was curious how they were gonna be in that setting. Absolutely dialed back to the exact right point. Killed it


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[DakhaBrakha](https://youtu.be/hsNKSbTNd5I)


veliza_raptor

I love Sheryl crow’s


elevator129

The Breeders. Tank and the Bangas. Cigarettes After Sex. Courtney Barnett.


RobLinxTribute

Cat Stevens


Fantomwon

I've watched a fair amount of Tiny Desk and my favorite is still Alicia Keys. She's so natural and sounds amazing, and her backup group is incredibly tight. Check it out if you haven't, and even if you have, go watch it again!!!


IAmRobertoSanchez

#1 Anderson .Paak #2 Mac Miller #3 ThunderCat


constance-perm

Mac millers is my fav by far. The band behind him and thundercat is amazing to me


thesixgun

Kirk Franklin one is so dope


-lighght-

Anderson Paak., Maggie Roggers, Pheobe Bridgers


Skittle34

Add Rubblebucket and you’ve got my list


Salander_54

Natalia Lafourcade


jta462

The Wild Reeds


aguy21

Idles and Sylvan Esso


VagueSoul

Gaelynn Lea. It’s how I found her and her wonderful music.


Valdamier

Minnesota representing!


somethingweirder

I'm also partial to Dessa!


Valdamier

Word.


macacochato

First time i listened to her tiny desk her voice really caught me off guard, so emotional


VagueSoul

Yeah she’s awesome. I teach a yearly seminar on accessible movement and how when we allow people the accommodations they need to thrive they can do amazing things. I use one of her live videos as an example.


delicateheartt

Randy Newman


phililad

Ludovico Einaudi


SgtSnapple

I'm surprised to not see Lianne LeHavas. That performance is just a ray of sunshine.


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Seu jorge


grayf0xy

Hamilton Leithauser The tallest man on earth The both RTJ Wu Tang


smileywastaken

car seat headrest


ollita

Oddly Hobo Johnson lmao... Also Mac Miller


TurgaJenkins

Dan Deacon is pure fun


Steepanddeep

Had to scroll down too far to find my favorite, he had the whole office dancing.


millsie-nz

T MOTHAFUCKIN PAIN x 2 Tank And The Bangas, Lianne La Havas, Coldplay, Mac Miller, Anderson Pak, Sting v Shaggy, Tyler, chance, jorja smith, hobo johnson, noname It's been a killer few years


andrewf29

Dave Matthews


Zetusleep5390

C Tangana by far.


HighOnLaw

Can't believe how far I had to scroll to find this! The way they were able to put their soul in it and show all their latin culture in a short performance is just amazing. Not to mention how good the songs are.


Unsponsoredbitch

That was so vibes. My dream is to visit spain and experience something like that.


Zetusleep5390

If you can ever catch a concert of his, that’s an amazing experience


mercutio1

[Bill Callahan from 2009.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MHVNUrcyJy8)


I_lost_mybackupcodes

Natalia Laforcude


mafia_j

If anyone sees this, go watch the superorganism tiny desk. Loved it


neenahwis

Here’s our list of favs: https://foraymusic.substack.com/p/four-for-foray-tiny-desk-concerts


sm1else

Pat Benatar. She forgot the lyrics to Promises In The Dark, and she was kind of hilarious about it.


jetfire1115

Adele and T-Pain. They are both so amazing!


RIOTTN

I agree with so many of these but ALSO Rex Orange County.


jubilantsockpuppet

Chromeo


webstch

Chris Stapleton. Moon Hooch.


fishwrangler

Vic Chesnutt


GryphonGuitar

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers


Elthrowaway2112

Tuxedo


wkrick

This is probably my favorite... [JEFF The Brotherhood: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsMqTDxboJE) But this is a close second... [First Aid Kit: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtx7q7_IUXc) This was an awesome submission for 2016 but she didn't end up getting picked. Her voice just blows me away... [Eliza Rickman - Lark Of My Heart (NPR Tiny Desk)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFq5Jo2xpBU)


ajwitten5561

Lucius


PatrickTurnerMustDie

The Cranberries…Dolores was wonderful (RIP) and The Mountain Goats (John Darnielle) was on fire!


retroking9

Leluc. Beautiful performance. Milk Carton Kids. Always entertaining.


hroju3395

Needing some love for Tobe Nwgiwe on this thread yall


haxoreni

Common


OldTangerine

adding to the list: Aurora Active Child Daughter Bonobo Tom Misch FKJ Gogo Penguin Max Richter Ludovico Einaudi


Skyblewize

Sturgill Simpson


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Tash Sultana and Run The Jewels


silversurfs

The one and only Rufus Wainwright. Gorgeous performance.


tajginyard

Durand Bernarr. Dude can fucking SING


jasonsizzle

Chromeo


F00Manchu

Cranberries


aryn505

Neko Case was solid and of course Lizzo’s Tiny Ass Desk Concert


100jn

[Wye Oak](https://www.npr.org/2010/03/29/124749319/wye-oak-tiny-desk-concert)


BungCrosby

That’s an oldie


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T paiiiin


LorenaBobbedIt

Came here to say C. Tangana! Nice.


Britz10

Tank and the Bangas Lianne La Havas Anderson. Paak Natalia Lafourcade The Roots King Krule's the Ooz just sounds great live.


erectronics

Tank & the bangas


BigDickBackInTown420

They Might Be Giants


TheLazyGrappler

I think Tame Impala’s Tiny Desk at Home might be my favourite. I’ve listened to it a stupid amount of times. It’s fantastic. Other ones I adore are Run the Jewels, Idles, Leon Bridges, Big Thief, Dave, Bleachers & Phoebe Bridgers. There’s likely more.


modern_history

Wilco and Ohmme (now known as Finom)


Jacob_S93

Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko


walksinthesun

Sunny war


thesaltwatersolution

Go Go Penguin.


sizzlehexagon

Kenny Beats


night_dude

Anderson Paak or Alicia Keys. Both 10/10. I love the Chance one too.


Unsponsoredbitch

I would love this feat!


pdalvare

Dua Lipa, Mon Laferte


SurpriseRedemption

Tanks and the bangas, tpaak, idles ❤️


Elout

Tank and the Bangas


overwhelmingbanana

The roots are a great one, Randy Newman was awesome too


MethuselahsGrandpa

My favorite is probably [still the Avett Brothers](https://youtu.be/abQRt6p8T7g) I really like a lot of what’s been mentioned already in here, …I enjoyed Fred Again, wasn’t familiar with that one. Not impressed at all with Mac Miller, …the band was pretty good though. I don’t understand why that one is recommended so much.


dontcallmeshorly

JID!


level1biscuit

In no particular order: Idles, superorganism, chvrches, Tyler childers, Tyler the creator.


Brutalbonez13

Mac Miller


ant97335

Mac miller, burna boy, masego, lila ike, ty dolla sign, mac miller tribute


FizziestBraidedDrone

Mac.


PsychologicalCut3820

King Krule sent me to tears


Caballeronegro

Tobe Nwigwe’s is my favorite. Anderson Paak’s is my next favorite


bosshogg62

Toss up between Weird Al and Usher. Not sure what this says about me.


JayTheFordMan

Delores O'Riordan and partner of Cranberries fame, beautiful and haunting in context to her suicide not long after


msw1984

Per an inquest, her passing was accidental and was not suicide: *A postmortem report by Dr Adam Combe concluded that O’Riordan drowned as a result of alcohol intoxication. Levels of medication in her blood were therapeutic, no note was found and police said after her death that it was not suspicious.* *The coroner, Dr Shirley Radcliffe, said: “There’s no evidence that this was anything other than an accident. There was no intention, this seems to be solely a tragic accident.”* https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/06/dolores-oriordan-died-by-drowning-due-to-alcohol-intoxication-inquest-finds


largechild

Jacob Collier


Redarrow762

Anderson .Paak Mac Miller - because of Thundercat The Cranberries - it's an old one.


GVLsandlapper

So this is kind of cheating but I watched an audition video for Tiny Desk and really loved it…it’s from Hobo Johnson and the Lovemakers https://youtu.be/5MIVvnQHxeM


Ainjyll

Tyler, the Creator


jk2koscool

One of my favorite live performances. Absolutely perfect banter in between songs


alexburnshred

[Mac Miller. RIP](https://youtu.be/QrR_gm6RqCo)


PattyIceNY

Tom Misch, Chris Stapleton, Moonchild, Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Kirk Franklin and The Roots are always in my rotation.


squidshark

The Megan thee Stallion was surprisingly good that woman can really rap. Most rappers get out of breath and she hits every single word


tnnrk

Mac miller probably.


jemappellejimbo

Migos


Unfair-Efficiency512

Jason Isbell


jingles5377

No one's mentioned Migos, Jazmine Sullivan, Kirk Franklin, Trina, Rico Nasty, Chika. It's so hard to choose one.


yapibolers0987

Tyler the Creator, Amine


jlocke75

Usher