Moses Sumney: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Опубликовано: 5 дек 2017
- Nov. 29, 2017 | Bob Boilen --Moses Sumney puts a great deal of thought into the heartfelt music he creates. On his debut album, Aromanticism, he was inspired by everything from the works of Plato and Aristophanes' account of the origin of humanity to the Bible, particularly Genesis and the story of creation. It's all in an attempt to understand human relationships and the sorts of couplings we tend to be drawn to. But despite the working and reworking it took to put these ideas to song, and to then make his brilliant debut, there's a spontaneous side that you'll see in this Tiny Desk Concert.
The concert opens up with Moses not behind my desk, but at the piano we keep in our office. As his team of sax, harp and guitar players set up, Moses sat at the piano and began to play "Doomed." He had instructed the band, which had already perched behind my desk 40 or so feet away, to create a transition for him to walk from piano to desk, continuing one of the most inspired 8-minute stretches I've witnessed here at the Tiny Desk. And there was more to come.
If you don't know this Los-Angeles-based force of nature, and haven't heard him on tour with James Blake or Sufjan Stevens or perhaps on albums by Beck or Solange, then this is your chance to watch one of the most thoughtful talents of today as he makes music that is outside the box but easy to relate and connect to.
Set List
"Doomed"
"Quarrel"
"Plastic"
MUSICIANS
Moses Sumney (vocals/guitar/keys/loops), Sam Gendel (sax/guitar), Mike Haldeman (guitar), Brandee Younger (harp)
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineers: Josh Rogosin, Josephine Nyounai, Karla Barrera; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Alyse Young, CJ Riculan; Production Assistants: Salvatore Maicki, Stephen Thompson; Photo: Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR
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Not emotionally stable enough to hear this, will come back in a week or two. sounds amazing tho
munezlove in all honesty I hope you came back. I totally understood your comments. This is something you need to feed the soul.
I had to get up and walk away after I started feeling stuff I wasn’t intending on feeling. Got some wine 🍷 & came back armed & ready to defend myself!
hahahaha
Just checking. Did you watch it?
Right...
I'm crying. His music sounds like when its raining as the sun's out, when all the tiny rain drops embody the grandness of the glorius, vibrant sun. It looks like it's raining sunshine, but yet it smells like dew, and feels so fresh. Ahhh. So satisfying to all the senses
Well said
That's exactly what i was gonna say but in Chinese..
This comment made me cry, because it's painfully accurate. As somebody who grew up on sunshowers in Florida, they are my favorite thing on the planet. His music is exactly that.
Ah to be young and inexperienced
Lol that was so poetic but also I feel so inaccurate. Usually sunshowers are all swampy and humid. And the smell of dew and rain is not pleasant at all imo. But to each their own.
The first song, Doomed, was one of the last songs my husband played for me before he passed last year. I just can’t. I’ve still not been able to listen. Hopefully, I will be strong enough soon.
Wow, chest voice to falsetto so effortlessly. Got Prince vibes.
That would be great if he could cover a Prince slow jam. Adore! Beautiul ones, dancing slow and close
I thought it was Bilal when i heard it on 'David makes man'.
Sounds like bilal
@@saphyreblu690 yesssss me too
@@havenrab
Impeccably observed.
Ghana is proud of you Golden Child
Yes, we are!
hey brother, peace!
peace and love
he is a true son of the Gold coast
PurelyAfrican yup! He lived in California until he was 10 and then moved to Ghana. Not sure when he moved back.
This man's got a velvet falsetto that's incredibly pure. This shit is beautiful and insanely creative.
DAMN, by far the best random click i've ever made in my life.
Is a tiny desk click ever really random?
preach
7/10, me too bro
+1!
Yeah. My brain is still processing what my ears have now heard, just wow
I love "Plastic." He speaks to being someone who's been hurt before, lied to before, and is not afraid to try love again. "My wings are made of plastic, and so am I" flexible and resilient. I know what it is to be hold, not be held. Man, that is beautiful.
I interpreted it a bit different. I think hes (like all of us) been hurt before, which turns into pain that creates more pain. So basically, he has now hurt somebody, and knows what it feels like to be hurt, and understands the fragility of pain and how it can be reproduced. We all believe when we are in love, the other person is perfect and round, but we all carry pain in us that hurt others without wanting it. Its one of the bitter experiences of life.
Here to celebrate “Doomed” being a part of QUEEN AND SLIM.
Raymond Perez
YEAH!😭I just saw it. Tried so hard not to cry... this some didn’t help. I have a huge headache...
I swore i heard him singing but doubted my ears - figures
It was in Westworld too, he still deserves way more!
Just watched it last night. Sobbed. Like, real, chest-heaving release. That was so much beauty over so much pain.
@@andersbonders very that. *crying emoji*
I feel like the crowd’s reaction is the opposite of what mine would’ve been. They’re so calm and I’m about ready to throw my shoe at this man. Come through vocals 👏🏾👏🏾🔥 Truly amazing.
Osaze Akil a shoe a cake a net to trap him whatever works honestly
true that.... but i aint throwing shoes... but I will throw my heart and that is a rare move. I think I am in love...
@Learning Now They need it though!
Osaze Akil I took my shoes off too gawtdamn
They might be transcending🤔
how is this voice humanely possible????
Because he literally has like a 4 or 5 octave range. It's fucking wild.
He said he's been singing in falsetto since he was a kid. I'm guessing the range just came naturally from that or he used it so much that he never lost any range. Interesting either way
@@thatguyfromhouse it's all about practice... I'm a tenor and when I sing in falsetto my voice has more like an Alto range on it... can't hit the whistle anymore though 😂😂😂
Ck out phil Perry range this guy is very talented
exactly.. thats what I have been asking
Him holding that falsetto for 16 seconds in Doomed...wow wow wow. This man is talent and soul personified
Moses Sumney is underrated as hell. Thanks for bringing him on Tiny Desk!
this is hands down the best Tiny Desk. I fucking love Aromanticism. This was so beautiful. I'm emotional. I didn't know how much I was yearning for Moses Sumney's music until I was blessed to hear it.
yes friend yes!!
Stop being so dramatic.
Ashanti Maluleke come on, POET!!!!!!
def gotta agree. One the most creative vocalist with truly moving music and videos, its all there. I gotta check him live.
these are my feelings exactly. coming across his music was like coming across the answer. the question? Me.
I love the orange tinge of his cheekbones and eyelids. Beautiful person with beautiful music :)
Inde Francis I hate em cause I have them lol
@@clips9294 you are beautiful
and finger tips.Cant agree more
Why? He is just a black person. Nothing fascinating about that.
@@lolaispure4296 his features are simply beautiful. That's all they were trying to say.
Most ethereal tiny desk I've ever listened to. Moses is such an original artist.
wow this guy was killing the music scene at UCLA when he was there! leagues ahead of most everyone. good to see he's getting some airtime
So cool you got to see that!!
If he's able to do this much with just three backing artists, just wondering what he might be able to accomplish with an orchestra behind him. I see some kind of portal taking shape that would transport listeners to another universe. An even grander one.
Check out The Cinematic Orchestra - 'To Believe feat Moses Sumney'
I feel like a lot of the beauty comes from the contrasting complexity of the simple 3 person backing instrumental, they can all be so intense and emotional during their isolated sections but it’s not enough to drown out the power of his voice
check out his Colors performance you're in for a treat ;)
I would love to see that.
you low-key spoke this to existence. he recently performed with an orchestra (in NY) and it was beautiful.😭😭😭
Am I doomed to watch this twice a day for the next year of my life
'plastic' speaks to me at so many levels
Sara R. it's the first song of moses sumney i came across and what made me listen to more :)
Oh, so this must be how talent sounds like.
that harpist!! so so so so lovely
Emily Ash magical indeed.
His voice is literally making me cry. It brings out some emotion in me. Music should make you feel like that.
I was thinking if I was in this room they’d hear sniffling 😂
* Moses : starts singing
* Me : Start crying
Thank you for this amazing and sweet Tiny Desk ! So delicate.
It infuriates me that this man STILL doesn't have even a Grammy nomination. He is musical and vocal perfection 🤧
I'm convinced this is musically the best Tiny Desk concert ever recorded
0:00 Doomed
8:50 Quarrel
16:35 Plastic
Hold on ....8 minutes songs?
I thought that 1:50 started another song
@@felicialewis7969 no its the same. FYI they usually put the set list in the description box too. Always check there to find the songs
He is so wonderfully introverted, too. What a treat to be able to listen to this!!!
He is an angel. Seeing him live was like a spiritual journey.
Absolutely!!! It’s a new dimension, enlightenment each time !!
How he's wearing his coat, it looks like a cape and reminds me of Lando from Star Wars. Also the girl playing the harp is SO PRETTY
Moses Sumney is a beautiful man
may the oceans be calm at your cries and the stars sparkle ur inner peace
He's truly one of the best vocalists around. The way he uses his voice is incredible, the sharp notes are a standout. 💘
Check out Bilal, They're def somewhat inspired by him.
You mean at 11:34?
Maybe OP meant high notes not sharp (accidental) notes.
Check Out matt corby
falsetto
His songwriting is on another level
*_yesssssss_* how does NPR always know _exactly_ what I'm listening to? I never even would've thought this would happen!
"I know what it is to be broken and be bold
Tell you that my silver is gold
Though we're much too old for make believe
And I know what it's like to behold and not be held" - Plastic. My top 5 favorite songs. So beautiful.
Woah, holy shit. Quarrel is gorgeous.
THAT BOY CAN SANG! Goodness gracious. *Searches more Moses Sumney music
This made me simultaneously very happy and very sad. Happy, because it’s always a delight to find new, amazing music. Sad because there is so much new - and old - amazing music that I’ll probably never see. It’s a great tragedy. But at least I got to hear this ☺️
It's not about the destination, it is about the journey my friend
#J. S. Ominsky
we have infinite time to behold our infinity. we are the indivisible fabric of the cosmos. one cannot rush an aeon.
no fear nor tear; you will persevere.
I feel that melancholic truth as well. Always have, always will.
This is the greatest thing to ever happen to anything ever.
I know this is an exaggeration but I see where you're coming from and i agree
Period 💫
3 years later and I still listen to Aromanticism to fall asleep every night. This man really changed me in a way I can’t really describe. Thank You Moses 🙌🏾
The fact that this doesn’t even have 500k views :/ saddens me. He’s before our time y’all 😂
People aren't ready just yet
now it is
truly
That's the first thing I said when I saw him. This man is ahead of his time.
Views mean nothing. The fact everyone has commented on the video on how truly brilliant this is, is enough
Wow. An Alien came down from mars to show us how music can be, when it’s done with so much soul. Benjamin and Moses they’re something else. That voice is really an instrument on its own.
😂😂😂😂😂 yeah cause this is not a human performance
How does this video not have millions of views!? It is a true masterpiece, Moses is a masterpiece.
Share and share
He is the kind of being Who makes me remember why the music it's an art.
Moses sings, I cry. Every. Damn. Time. :' )
that doomed is a soul toucher.
Weird, wonderful, soul-cuddling, music. Today is going to be alright. (:
I fell in love with Doomed when I heard it on Queen and Slim but his music it speaks to my soul
I first heard the instrumental version of Doomed by Ramin Djawadi on Westworld. I prefer that version, but both hit differently and both men are geniuses.
Love the harp in quarrel
I have to Say i've been Listend to Moses sumney Music for a while and He is a really versatile Musican. Sometimes He is totaly in the Jazz or Soul Mood and sometimes it seems for me nearly psychedelic ,which i Like. I think the Art about him is,that He found His inner middle,and he knows exactly how to Play with all those emotions and Feelings and create His own Atmosphere.
Well said! ❤❤
him and benjamin clementine, pure art
flokiz z i love benjamin clementine too
benjamin clementine's boy
Had a shallow moment, clicked because of the beautiful man in the thumbnail and now I’m hooked. All round beautiful artists and artistry.
I did the same.
Porsche Neale 😂happy I’m not the only one.
This is beyond music... this is a cosmic combustion of pure eternal cosmic brilliance.
his tone is absolutely beautiful
I will be the first to admit that I was sleeping on this young man's album. After watching this I've, literally, listened to Aromanticism for days. I had the pleasure of seeing him at a James Blake concert as the opening act and can truly say I'm a fan-fan now. He's tremendously talented.
after coming to listen to this beaut for the past 2 or 3 years, I have decided it is the best npr tiny desk concert
Ohmazing!!! I thought I heard Moses channeling D'angelo, Prince & Macy Gray on Quarrel. I am sublimely walking on a cloud & my day is now so very complete. 💓💓💓💓
Nicol C and Bilal
CGreenBlues Yasss!
Otherworldly. Existence on this plane fades when when he sings.
From sofar sounds to becoming a star on NPR... Much love Moses
I fucking love this rendition of Doomed way more than the one that ended up on the album - and that's saying a lot.
Over here just happy we have both :)
BLACK MAGIC
This young man's voice & range are equally PHENOMENAL!!!
YES! I was waiting for this patiently. Sampha, Moses and Benjamin Clementine are my favorite guys in the world!
Andrijana Manojlovic RIGHT
Literally always in rotation.
I love Sampha and I'm quickly falling in love with this too, I'm guessing I shouldn't sleep on Benjamin Clementine either lol
Alcoda you def shouldn't
TASTE
This was a spiritual experience! Love me some him!
19:59 his singing was so good he set sirens off
How TF did I miss his NPR performance for two years 🤔. And why does he sound just like the recording; maybe even better 🤔 This is the TIny Dess’ performance that speaks to me the most 😇
Out of this world I’m mesmerized 😍😍😍😍😍
What is this heavenly session?! Tears.
Wow! What a vocalist. Exquisite
right? when i found his music i had same thoughts
His voice is like a angelic ancient chant. I'm Spellbound. I have to see him in person.
It's kinda amazing how curated the sound is, in an environment designed to strip down an artists sound. Moses and King Krule and Tyler turn the tiny desk into a damn studio
Found him through spotify, his music is just ethereal! I'm so glad I found his beautiful music. Truly one of the best I've heard in a long time. Wow, just wow!
Doomed makes me think I’m in a desert all alone with the sun beaming against my skin. Watching life passing me by, but it’s ok bc I’ll know I’ll be fine.
something about quarrel's melody will always make me feel safe and warm inside :D
gave me an out of body experience there moses
Thank you tiney desk for putting me on to such cool artists
the most beautiful song I have ever heard. it poses a question that we all as humans ask are selves and God. God bless this man and the power of music.
Moses, you are merging truths and doing it in a healthy and open way. I tried to tell you what I believe your HISTORY is (bastardy and lies the same as in mine) but I'm so old I don't understand technology or have your access to it to tell the story I see in the pile of rubble you are delving into to pull out the "call and response" that the Originators used to communicate. If you go to the Comments on your "Cut" album, you can read the history that (IMHO) could have destroyed you but that over time, but that you carried through Time waiting for NOW. Crazy is a label I've had to live with, so you can write off everything I've addressed to you. Keep going! Your voice is not only beautiful, it's on a frequency of LOVE available to more spirits than are ready to hear you! Best to you!!!
I'm guessing I'm not the only person here who had a "i have never felt like crying listening to a song for the first time like this" moment when I heard Lonely World?
We haven't had a creative this good since Channel Orange Frank Ocean.
I was listening to Doomed on Spotify, wondered what Moses was like live and I got this !
Smashing tiny desk 💕💕💕💕
And hopefully hiatus kaiyote or nai palm soon plleeaase
Pressure. Apply ‼️
Well, Tiny Desk has again opened my eyes to another amazing artist I didn't know about. Amazing.
Sam fucking Gendel on the saxophone. Dude plays with Knower a lot, he's a monster. Cool to see him in the context of Moses.
true renaissance man, what is that bass he's playing
Moses,Moses,Moses... Simply Beautiful ❣️❣️❣️
i remember being marveled by his performance with sufjan stevens at pitchfork 2016, it's really great he's becoming popular in his own right. he deserves it
Every so often I return to rewatch this performance and every time it’s like a soul cleansing. I listen, I sing along, I cry, I feel, I am cleansed. Thank you.
🎶😑😔🥺😩😭🥲😌☺️✨💖🎶
After watching this, I am convinced Moses Sumney is the voice of God. Absolutely divine performance!
I’m old school and thought Philip Bailey of Earth Wind & Fire had the most beautiful falsetto I had ever heard .....this tho! 😃
This performance is impressive. Moses has a new lover of his music. My God soo transcendent his art is!
I come back to this regularly. This performance of Doomed is my favourite and just moves me to tears everytime. The music is stunning, the words astound me everytime - his artistry is stunning.
Gosh! ‘Doomed’ turned in a very emotional flow
Deeply impressed and inspired🖤🥀
I’m cryin too. He has a new fan. I heard this on Swan song and had to find it. My soul yearns for these kind of superhuman abilities. His light shines through his art. My God it’s amazing. Truly gifted young man THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR GIFT WITH THE WORLD
I don't think I've ever heard such intuitive, effortless control in someone's voice.
Wow.
WHAT A GEM. I am entirely in love with the art that emanates from Moses Sumney
Very calming other worldly sound music..I have never heard of him so this is my first experience. He Effortlessly hits those high notes. His 3 piece band is awesome. I am definitely going to look for his music.❤🧡❤
This man is so lovely. It's like Billy Holiday's loneliness has reappeared in a beautiful reminder to have faith the in beauty of art and music. Thank you Moses.
When you use technology to enhance talent and skill rather than invent it. And just as he magically apparated into our lives he disappears back through the magical desk portal to his mystical universe.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY i am so unbelievably happy, Moses Sumney has been a favorite for a long while now and it is fantastic that he’s getting more recognition.