The Wild Reeds: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- November 20, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special. The Wild Reeds' music shines when Sharon Silva, Kinsey Lee and Mackenzie Howe harmonize, but each also takes a leading role - and that's the power of the L.A. band, whose songs are clear and memorable, potent and sometimes delicate.
The Wild Reeds' 2014 debut album Blind And Brave only hints at the talent on display here. Here, the group opens with my favorite song from the record, "Where I'm Going," and then offers a taste of 2016 with two new ones. Next year ought to be a big year for The Wild Reeds, and this Tiny Desk Concert will show you what I mean.
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Set List
"Where I'm Going"
"Everything Looks Better In Hindsight"
"The World We Built"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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I maintain that this is one of the most impressive tiny desk performances
this performance will forever be one of my favorites, endless days/ nights singing these tunes at the top of my lungs
Since it isn't already listed in the video, the people playing are:
Sharon Silva - Electric Guitar (Black Shirt)
Kinsey Lee - Banjo/Harmonium
Mackenzie Howe - Electric Guitar (Flower Shirt)
Nick Phakpiseth - Bass
Nick Jones - Drums
MTV Unplugged used to be the raw, broken down versions of bands/singers, but this is even more intimate, more raw, and definitely more diverse.
Better artists, versus just star power.
you cease to lie here my friend.
Yea, mtv, especially early on, considered themselves rock only and did not allow any diverse content. This continued for a long time and it was particularly prevalent during the unplugged years.
Not to mention they provide WAY better sound engineers...I could go anywhere else for the same songs, and they never sound this good!
Also, here there's no pressure of attracting viewership. Allows for more experimental genres
I remember when I had moved to Colorado and I had no families or friends around me at first. I went to their concert by myself. It was weird and euphoric at the same time. I’ll always remember that little show at the Ogden.
I've been to 10-20 of their shows. Can confirm, that is the vibe every time.
I went to a Florence and the Machine concert alone when I was in college and it’s one of my favorite memories 🥰❤️
The audio engineer on all these recordings is amazing. You are a master of your craft. Thank you sir or madam
Years late, potentially, we all agree and salute. cheers to the people who bring music.
Thank you. my daughter and FB gets the credit, really..not me.........
It's so insanely goooood. I don't even know how its possible. You watch some of the tiny desks that were done on a single mic like Nickel Creek and its perfect.
True. The mics are high quality and actual musicians sound great when they are unplugged
aaron brockman agree
One of the best npr tiny desk. Love the voices
The second song, Everyting Looks Better In Hindsight, has so much raw emotion. she went through this and delivers the song so honestly its just beautiful.
They're using a harmonium. Just hearing the performance, I would never have imagined it as one of the instruments I was hearing. But here I am. See it being used so perfectly outside the traditional south asian music.
Now I want to see The Staves do an NPR Tiny Desk concert! Also, I can't wait until Matthew Santos gets on here
+Noodle THE STAAAAAAAAAAAVES!!!
Staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaves :D
Now that would be a hit.
Many times I have returned to this NPR of Wild Reeds. It's beautiful. As good as anything.
Love that second song! Homegirl just hanging in the back strumming all mousy and unassuming, then "Hold up, let me destroy your emotions with my voice real quick." Very beautiful!
Perfect.
yes, she surprised me too!
@@theofficalrutama2332 that was awesome
Sharon Silva is one of my favorite singers. such a beautiful voice live (black shirt)
Fierce
I haven't felt music like this in a long time. The second song took my heart away, they took a tear from me.
i hope they see your comment for this is what makes it worth it.
Same here!
Diego Rivera goodness yessss!!! The second song was incredible
Diego Rivera I felt too. Really they are good.
Absolutely holy poop wow
I stood on a train yesterday and The World We Built started playing, I have never more proudly cried in front of another man in my entire life, it goes hard 100%
Tiny Desks finds a way to show the true 'artist' in every musician/band on this show. These ladies are another great example of that!
Grammy for the sound guy please.
Also, holy crap this band is good.
Yeap that's exactly what I thinking. The sound is ridiculous - what a wonderful channel - full of joy.
Sound guys is nothing without musician.
@@Profitocracy- Musicians are nothing without sound guys. ;)
If a tree falls in the woods
I'll never stop coming back to this short set.
All of these NPR concerts are so touching and full of heart. All I want to do is meet all these bands and be serenaded to sleep. Major help for my anxiety and depression
"love is a choice every morning, not some fuzzy feelin in a room"
Looking for my sharpy,i want to write that everywhere!
5 years later.
And every evening too
She sang that the very moment I read this comment. The very moment I was thinking what an awesome lyric.
Explain please
I have a couple of their albums, but this blows them away. I wish NPR would release ways to purchase music from the Tiny Desk Concerts or, heck, just record the whole albums for these groups. Their sound producers and engineers are fantastic.
Did I just fall in love three consecutive times in under 15 minutes? Yep.
You could not go wrong on a random NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert playlist, ever!
Those girls give me goosebumps everytime. Love them.
Thanks Tiny Desk Folks. These ladies have a sound that is reminiscent of the Roche sisters at their best Thank you Wild Reeds for your beautiful insights into Love and life and feeding them to us in the sweetest of harmonies!
That girl singing "Everything Looks Better in Hindsight" looks so tortured, and sings it that way, so beautiful.
Yes, I liked that song best.
amazing! they are all great singers and musicians obviously. vocals are spot on.you can tell they feel the music deeply. i love when the girl on the first song yells. even her yelling sounds amazing and it adds another dimension to the emotion and feel of the music.
Saw them at Nelsonville Music Festival last year and they were great. Each lady led a different song that reflected slightly different musical styles. A talented group and I'm glad they're getting exposure.
The Wild Reeds is my favorite band. Unfortunately I discovered them after they split up so I never got to experience them live. This performance is incredible. I love that Sharon, Kinsey, and Mackenzie each had a song that showcases their talents.
Coming back to this almost two years later and they still give me chills
There will be life before I heard these harmonies, and life after. Wow. Blown away by these women! Tiny Desk for the win again!
love the vocalist singing Everything Looks Better In Hindsight. warm, lovely voice. almost reminiscent to Angel Olsen's lower timbre
it's Sharon she's very very good I love her
One of these concerts that make you stop on your tracks during your workday and forget what you were working on.
I love how they just play the different parts to make it sweet. Beautiful.
I get chills literally every time I listen to Hindsight.
I just want to say thank you NPR, you always bring the most amazing musicians to tiny desk.. I love you ❤️
Dang those harmonies are so good!
Their voices are amazing!! So much talent in one band. Beautiful.
That's amazing, more Wild Reeds..
Each girl has a different beauty about her.
like your momma
*woman
My mind travels through memories, I'll only remember the sweetest things
that "love is a choice every morning" fackin got me so it did!! :D Beautiful harmony :)
Why have I only found these Tiny Desk Concerts now?? These artists are awesome
Kirsty McNamara looks like you have some videos to watch
Thomas Kittock found some amazing new music!
Look up DRAM.
So good.
I know! Weird how most of my favorite artists, of late, are people i didn’t know existed...i have another group of favorites around the bend, I feel it :)
i am STARING theyre all so lovely and incredibly talented
omg the second song blew my freaking mind
agreed
Sharon's voice is incredible
tara pena that legitimately made me cry. It had the raw emotion and beauty of a John Denver song. I don't give that praise out lightly
They are wonderful! I remember crying to this song 3 years ago. Stupid ghosting guy! I replayed it many times
Incredible lyrics.
Incredible!!! Female three part harmony!!! Beautiful feminine intensity, intelligence, wisdom and beauty. Brava brava brava!!
This is where I fell in love with them!
holy shit I'm in love
+Leah Sero s**t, me too
+Leah Sero I'm boarding the love train, too!
Was EXACTLY my first response
Listen to their song “clouds” it’s my personal all time favorite from them.
Me too! Head over heels!
"Love is a choice every morning" 2:10
:)
An awesome fuzzy feeling in the room.
*not some fuzzy feeling lol
LaLluvia722
an awesome fuzzy feeling*
Great lyric
Love the way The Wild Reeds, paint pictures with music and tell it in song with clever use of lyrics, harmonies and perfectly placed instrumentals.
Warms my heart seeing this band on here with 2 million + views. Saw them open for The Lone Bellow a few years back and WOW, met them after the show too. Super sweet down to earth lovely people.
Where I'm Going 0:00
Everything Looks Better in Hindsight 5:24
The World We Built 10:19
stumbled over this on a sunday afternoon. What a vibe.
Wow. "Everything looks better in hindsight" is really stunning. Thanks.
had to come back to visit this...awesome performance
Back for more! The two gentleman in the back are an intrigal essential for the three aspects of ourselves to ring true! WOW AMAZING!
this is so beautiful. goosebumps and tears.
+sedona arabella I cried too :(
+sedona arabella like a Damien Rice song but better
Lets not go to crazy town-These ladies are fine and good but Damien Rice is the man
Bigfootbabysas
I don't know bro... I love Damien but this was pretty goooood : )
It is hard not to get stuck on this song after a breakup..Hindsight
How have I never heard of these girl until now!? They're incredible!
Extremely underappreciated band
Everyone’s talking about the second song but that first song is everything for me, gives me back a piece of my heart every time !
Sharon Silva "WOW" so incredible
Wow. Also - Wow. The first two songs are so raw and heartfelt and gorgeous it just wrecks me.
I just found out about tiny desk concerts and feel very lucky!
this is so good that it made me forget about the ice cream i was eating and it melted.
This is definitely a trifecta of beauty and talent!
There are 5 people involved
Every time I need a good cry I come to this video. Absolutely love the emotion and how close each song hits home.
It’s amazing how good these girls can make two simple chords sound in where I’m going. They’re really a talented bunch
And the two guys are just chopped liver :/
@@killinbildvow80 yeah they’re ok, but they didn’t write the song or create the harmonies that make it so good. Someone once told me the tongue is wicked learn to control yours. Perhaps someone should take their own advice
Reminds me of musical family gatherings...may they live as long as we find beauty. Bless all of you.
I love this music, greetings from Berlin, Germany !!! Thx
My god. I clicked without knowing who they were and I sure got a shock! As soon as the started playing I remembered hearing that first song a while back but had forgot all about it! Such a good song
these girls are fantastic
I listened to this one on the way to work one morning a couple years ago and meant to save it for later, because the scene that is set in the second song has been stuck with me ever since I heard it, but could never find the way to describe the lyrics, because it’s just such a vivid picture that is described in such a beautiful way.
Anyways, I’ve been trying to find this again and was almost beginning to think it wasn’t a Tiny Desk performance that I’d heard that song on. But today, I’ve finally found it. I’m complete.
Music does drive us to find it make it love it! Glad you found this song again…prayers for all of us searchers searching out our vibes 🎶🫶🎶
"Everything looks better in Hindsight." Who's watching this during the COVID 19 crisis?
I'm watching for the bazillionth (definitely an actual number) time and it just so happened to occur now, so yeah.
me, from germany
These ladies are singing me through my divorce. Love them.
@@sethhale235 me too, every morning
2020
This tiny desk brought me to tears at breakfast. So powerful
Oof. This Tiny Desk is one I come back to constantly. God I would love to see them live again. 5 years since the last time (at Nashville’s Basement East) and it’s been way too long. Please get back together, Wild Reeds. 😭 I’d love to hear their harmonies fill up the Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa especially; that would be incredible. I really don’t go to live shows right now because I need surgeries on my knees and back (among other issues) but I’d happily suffer to see them again… 🥴
Where I'm Going...I don't know but y'all take me there. Americana doesn't get much tighter or heartfelt than this. Just beautiful.
The Wild Reeds are especially talented. While they have their own creative voice, "The World We Built" is reminiscent of The Roches in some ways. The Wild Reeds' harmonies just cut to my core and move me deeply. This Tiny Desk Concert really did provide just the right stage to show off their considerable talent.
Hearing this band is refreshing like a summer breeze. Pretty talented ladies.
Heart melting, soul rejuvenating perfection .
I love live bands and concerts, I first came across Tiny Desk Concert on the news! Anyhow, this group is amazing, and I am happy I got to view their set!
DAMN!!! Pandora was kind enough to find me "Where I'm Going" a few months ago and I've been calmly in love with that track ever since. Admittedly, I haven't had time to indulge until tonight when I stumbles across this episode of Tiny Desk. This is outstanding! I'm buying both vinyl records and probably the t-shirt (because come on... it's a groovy skull with a wig). Thanks NPR Music.
When you wake up in the morning are you lonely?
To find only the items I had left
By your bedside, on the table, to your right hand?
Little traces are the proof that I exist
fantastic! so much talent in one band.
"Everything Looks Better In Hindsight" needs to be available somewhere. Love love love love love.
Christ on a bike, what a set of vocal performances... The harmonies just absolutely sent me.
oh, girls, what do you do with my emotions .....
thank you for this little tiny desk concert.
That first song was soo good
+Logan Kissinger
Buy or Download their albumBlind and Brave, it is sooo good! =)
Also, check out their JamInTheVan performance of "Where Im Going"
Boy have i missed out, well no more !The wild reeds are growing inside me now!i will sow these seed till i die! thanks to you,tiny desk! once again your platform is my passageway! What a huge ship you masters! AWESOME!!!
really great to see new music out there with soul
come on down to El Salvador and Guatemala, anytime
So beautiful I teared up. Amazing harmony, goosebumps, and listening to on repeat. Needless to say, I am in love.
oh wait... they all can sing? and are all amazing? awesome!
These women are INCREDIBLE!
You think you know where I'm going
The truth is I haven't got a clue
One thing I know where I'm going
There won't be another you
And that don't mean that I found another man
And that don't mean that I'll fall in love again
Where this ship is sailing
It don't need a captain of the crew
Where this train is traveling
The tracks lead me far away from you
And that don't mean that I'll find another man
And that don't mean that I'll fall in love again
You see, love is a choice every morning
Not some fuzzy feeling in the room
I never needed your company
But I surely longed for you
Yeah I surely long for you
I'm not running from a home we built for two
I'm chasing the winds, I'm leaving on whims and I'm learning a thing or two
You see i'm not running from a home we built for two
I'm chasing the winds, i'm leaving on whims and i'm learning a thing or two
Yeah, you think you know where I'm going
The truth is you haven't got a clue
And i never needed your company
But i surely longed for you
I surely long for you
full body chills
I really didn't know the Wild Reeds although I have heard of them in my travels. I must say this is in my top 2 favs (only behind lucius) Amazing sound. I will have to listen to more of their stuff. Thank you tiny desk
Donnie Dennison they are on tour check out their facebook
You haven't even experienced the wild reeds till you see them live! Check out their tour dates on their Facebook page
I LOVE LUCIUS! They remind me so much of them!
these lyrics crushed me and rebuilt me. so glorious.
Wow... just wow. How have I not heard these amazing before today? Amazing...
Love this. Very, very good. NPR music TDC great job. Awesome!
Don't know how many times I've come back to this. Good god.
Celebrating the triumphs of human music experience.