Tiny Desk Favorites

Twelve tracks of NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert favorites — the pared-down acoustic-and-low-volume run that defined the series’ aesthetic across its first decade and into the post-2020 home-concert era. Black Pumas anchor the soul-rock-revival peak that crossed the show into broader pop awareness; Giolì & Assia bring the electronic-acoustic-fusion bridge that opened the format to non-traditional acts who rebuilt their full setups for the desk; the rotating cast of one-off-favorite performances fills the gaps with the kind of intimate-room performances that made the series a cultural fixture and a frequent first-encounter for artists outside their established genre lanes. The shortlist of returns-worth-revisiting, in the order they earned their replay value.

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Tracks (12)

1. 1 Jack Harlow: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert NPR Music
2. 2 Ed Sheeran: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert NPR Music
3. 3 Dua Lipa: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert NPR Music
4. 4 Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music
5. 5 Coldplay: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music
6. 6 Sting And Shaggy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music
7. 7 Olivia Rodrigo: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert NPR Music
8. 8 Colors Black Pumas
9. 9 Usher: Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music
10. 10 Even If The Time Will Pass By (I,II,III) @Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, Iceland Giolì & Assia
11. 11 with Geraint Lewis Where did the Universe come from?
12. 12 Bad Bunny: Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music