Season 2020

E1. Daniel Norgren

Jan 3, 2020

The Swedish singer sways and writhes as he and his band create a dream state calming enough to slow the day's hectic pace to a crawl. Take a seat on a comfy couch and have a listen.

E2. Bridget Kibbey

Jan 8, 2020

The irrepressible harpist proves that the instrument can be as tempestuous as a tango, as complex as a Bach fugue and sing as serenely as a church choir.

E3. Brownout

Jan 10, 2020 · 15m

The Austin, Texas band brought old-school R&B horns, bongos and deep grooves to the Tiny Desk.

E4. Jordan Rakei

Jan 13, 2020 · 18m

Despite some unexpected gear problems, the soulful R&B artist and his band locked-in and played a phenomenal set behind the Tiny Desk.

E5. Joyce DiDonato

Jan 15, 2020 · 21m

Watch the celebrated opera star deconstruct old Italian love songs with her signature flair, backed by a crack jazz ensemble.

E6. Yola

Jan 17, 2020 · 14m

The singer who once sang for Massive Attack and sampled by Iggy Azalea and The Chemical Brothers, is front-and-center at the Tiny Desk.

E7. Max Richter

Jan 22, 2020 · 18m

The eclectic composer joins members of the ACME ensemble for some of his most affecting music, which moves the audience to tears.

E8. J.S. Ondara

Jan 24, 2020

After first trying to win our annual Tiny Desk Contest, the singer-songwriter from Nairobi decided to put out a record, got nominated for a Grammy and wound up here anyway

E9. Koffee

Jan 27, 2020

The fast-rising teenager from Jamaica just won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album, making her the first woman and youngest artist to ever win in the category.

E10. Jimmy Eat World

Jan 29, 2020

Jimmy Eat World showed up to the NPR Music office all smiles and no guitars. They borrowed a couple acoustics, a gong and a tambourine for a heartfelt set that included "The Middle."

E11. Rising Appalachia

Jan 31, 2020

The Atlanta-based band came to NPR in a van packed with a bodhrán (Irish drum), an ngoni (West African harp) a huge gourd, a cello, a baritone guitar and more.

E12. SiR

Feb 3, 2020

The R&B singer from Inglewood, CA made his performance a family affair, dedicating it to his late godson, with his mother and older brother on backup vocals.

E13. Another Sky

Feb 5, 2020 · 12m

The strength of this London band is matching message with music. There's intensity and clear intention in their use of rock as an art.

E14. Jonathan Scales Fourchestra

Feb 7, 2020

Here's a first: Steelpans at the Tiny Desk. It's true. Nearly a thousand performances into the series and the instrument has never been featured, until now.

E15. Baby Rose

Feb 10, 2020

At 25, she mixes the bluesy melisma of Nina Simone and the deep register of Sarah Vaughan — two of her influences — with songwriting as devastating as her delivery.

E16. Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron

Feb 12, 2020

Phil Elverum shares his open wounds — of death, love and the loss of love — in close harmonies, accompanied only by electric and nylon-string guitars.

E17. Laura Stevenson

Feb 14, 2020

Backed by a small string section, Stevenson performed three songs that sounded so gorgeous, an actual marriage proposal broke out shortly after her set ended.

E18. Snoh Aalegra

Feb 18, 2020

The Iranian-Swedish singer draws her musical cues from Brandy and Sade while racking up a list of collaborators such as Vince Staples, James Fauntleroy and, most recently, Pharrell Williams.

E19. Elisapie

Feb 20, 2020 · 17m

The Canadian singer-songwriter gives a deep, soulful performance against a sometimes moody backdrop of bass saxophone and bowed guitars.

E20. Chris Dave and the Drumhedz

Feb 21, 2020

Chris Dave, your favorite musician's favorite drummer, takes listeners on a journey through a virtual record store, picking up different genres along the way and putting them in your bag.

E21. Jenny Lewis

Feb 24, 2020 · 14m

A consummate storyteller, going as far back to her days with her band Rilo Kiley, the words of Jenny Lewis comfort and inspire.

E22. Indigo Sparke

Feb 26, 2020 · 17m

The Australian singer transforms the NPR Music offices with a voice that, at moments, comes as a whisper.

E23. Cimafunk

Feb 28, 2020 · 18m

The band from Havana brings its intoxicating mix of Afro-Cuban dance music and 1970s funk-and-soul to the Tiny Desk.

E24. Bob Weir and Wolf Bros

Mar 2, 2020 · 26m

Weir, along with Don Was and Jay Lane, play a set rich in Grateful Dead lore, including an emotional take on the sing-along, "Ripple."

E25. Mellotron Variations

Mar 3, 2020

Robby Grant, Pat Sansone (Wilco), Jonathan Kirkscey and John Medeski (Medeski, Martin & Wood) give an all-Mellotron performance, making music of magic and mystery.

E26. Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science

Mar 4, 2020

The veteran jazz drummer is joined by special guests that include producer and percussionist Kassa Overall and actor Malcolm Jamal Warner, for a potent and deeply moving set.

E27. Taimane

Mar 6, 2020

Within the first moments of Taimane's magical set, we hear her play fiery flamenco, a famous phrase from the opera Carmen, a touch of Bach and more than a nod to her Hawaiian homeland.

E28. Coldplay

Mar 9, 2020 · 18m

A nine-piece choir joins the band for an inspired reworking of four Coldplay songs — and a surprise cover of Prince's "1999."

E29. Kirill Gerstein

Mar 11, 2020 · 17m

Watch the award-winning pianist play a hit by Chopin, a premiere by Thomas Adès and a cherished song by Gershwin dressed in a virtuosic arrangement.

E30. Chika

Mar 13, 2020 · 18m

The 23-year old rapper from Alabama went for a stripped-down set anchored by a Peruvian cajón.