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Check her last two projects: PANG (2019) and Desire I Want to Turn into You (2023). They are both really really good. She also had a band called Chairlift, and another solo project called Ramona Lisa.
@@Jerry_attrick Amanaemonesia is a masterpiece 💖🐇 I just realised she has two songs that talk about rabbits haha. Bunny is a Rider and Amanaemonesia has the line "Chasing the rabbit".
Yes!!! I saw her in Paris and it was INSANE. She's in my top 3 of best live performers. It was so magical, and her vocals were so perfect it left me shook.
the keyboardist playing the bunny is a rider motif in sunset was such a special addition, it really shows the attention to detail that goes into every performance. also Caroline’s vocals are otherworldly, what an amazing tiny desk!!
Her voice is so incredibly unique. Like she is singing and yodelling at the same time, it's honestly something I've never heard before, she is truly a unicorn
Sorry, but she sounds like any old person who's ok at singing having a go at different styles in the shower... This sounds just like jarring, dry and uninspiring vocal noodling.
Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference.
I'm just mesmerised by her honestly. she did the job of taking these very digital, electronic songs and translating them into a more organic, analog sound amazingly. each rendition felt so different yet so essentially the same as the record and each was very special. Caroline's voice is still something unearthly that I cannot fathom. want to see her live soo bad !!!!!
@@tristan8172Sophie was one incredible musician, producer and songwriter who had passed away in 2021, sadly. I Believe is a song dedicated to Sophie, who is a friend to Caroline.
So so so glad I got to see Caroline live. Easily the best and most impressive concert I’ve ever attended. I hope more people get to discover her music because of this video!
Same here, I literally spent most of the concert just staring in complete awe. This will sounds corny but it was almost akin to a religious experience (or at least what I imagine a religious experience would be like).
Same. I saw her in London on Valentine’s Day this year, having not heard too much of her stuff. But her music is so intuitive I felt like I’d already been listening for years. She was just truly wonderful, she IS music to me
@@layanee1234 It matters a lot. People work there whole lives to get into the recording academy in order to vote on the Grammys, there was a huge transition to the younger generation over covid as the older voters died. And once you win a grammy that grammy award winning title sticks with you your whole life that's front page news in your home town, respect from your family and friends, and most importantly more business opportunities and better pay across the board as well as better placements on lineups. Unless you are Kanye if your a musician who makes a living off it you care about the Grammys.
@@bumblebootwiddletoes5185they mean the earlier UK wave of massive attack / portishead / tricky trip hop not the later festival/glitch hop tipper type sound (which should rly have its own name but idk if it does).
No clue what trip hop is but it was so beautiful! I mean I love the original, how big it feels, but this version I feel allows the message to be carried in a different way. It gave me chills!
@@anaischampignon4455 "(...) this version I feel allows the message to be carried in a different way" YES! 100% agree with that! It felt more... real somehow? More raw, sentimentally speaking
i love how intentional she is with her music, like in the brief moment where the keys played alone during the bridge in sunset, the melody from the chorus of bunny is a rider was playing
Well, a new artist for me. What an amazingly flexible, agile voice, fulls of rills and runs. Lovely! This is why I love NPR Tiny Desk. Thank you. Great band too
0:00 Pretty In Possible 3:56 Blood and Butter 8:58 Sunset 13:02 I Believe (Accoustic) adding here so I don't need to scroll down to find someone's timestamp :p crazy how much i'm going back here again and again
definitely fell in the "haters who believed it was all autotune" category. I humbly stand corrected. What amazing talent and such a beautiful performance from all of them.
Every artist uses autotune and editing software to some degree for albums to make them perfect. Some need more help than others. Some use autotune as their gimmick. Its a wide range
@@JayH-y1z I wish we'd leave aside the need to make things perfect though. Artists managed without pitch correction for all of recorded music history until the late '90s. And it still sounded great. And no, not every contemporary artist uses pitch correction. Some still do it the old fashioned way of singing it as good as possible and living with the tiny imperfections.
The fact that they worked "Bunny Is A Rider" into Sunset is just one the many amazing reasons this is one of the top 5 tiny desk concerts of the year. Period.
First time to hear her and when the video started playing, I had to double-check if I was listening to a live performance. The clarity in her voice puts it in front of the instruments, like she's right in front of you. Her voice reminds me of the 90s with a modern take.
I’m the old man in the corner of the tavern missing an eye and not shy of exposing my hollowed out socket holding an entire civilizations souls encapsulated within my blue phosphorus tooth opaque yet transparent from days when I was a king oppressive in combat towards my weaker foes
the industry NEEDED someone like caroline, someone extremely fresh and unique that still sees value on some traditional features on music, she is so new and so never the same, like, when we listen to desire, we get that it's SO CAROLINE and so none other than her, but it's still so different compared to pang and to her previous work as ramona lisa, CEP and chairlift. Also, you know we're seeing a very original and versatile artist when we see how her own songs are clearly made. Caroline uses a lot of the hyperpop producing and even imaginarium but then we watch her tiny desk concert and all of her songs, even I Believe (which is prob the most hyperpop / electronic of them) can be played acoustically so you know, no one mixes traditional music and progressive takes on music better than her. We're literally seeing the rise of the music genius of our generation.
Are you a Joanna Newsom fan? If you haven't heard of her please listen to her concert at Bottletree in 2006. And then listen to her 2010 (I think) album titled *_Have One On Me_* Spectacular stuff!
One thing a fair few hyperpop fans don’t realise (especially if ur not British) a lot of it is inspired by UKG (garage) I believe has always felt more garage than hyperpop to me and a lot of the early PC music stuff took from that and 10’s pop
Not only was this performance INCREDIBLE, but she interpolated 'Smoke' into 'Pretty In Possible,' 'Hey Big Eyes' into 'Blood and Butter,' and 'Bunny Is A Rider' into 'Sunset' to give fans some Easter eggs? The level of detail with which Caroline approaches her craft is staggering.
@@takenforpomegranate Both what @Oudri125 said, and the shouted "Eliza" at 2:42 (this is on the album, but way harder to make out) from this recording is similar to the one at 2:20 on Smoke's official music video.
I've never played with anyone remotely on THIS level but I can totally vibe with the band members spontaneously cheesing at how incredible her voice is. It's a great feeling, being awestruck like that
she’s one of the few artists who not only sound the same as their studio versions but even BETTER, insane chills throughout this entire thing she’s crazy talented
I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that Caroline has a background in opera training so she has excellent technique compared to most pop singers. She's very talented.
This is my first time hearing her... how somebody possesses this much raw talent truly is beyond words. Amazing job to the band, prod and everyone else involved.
I’m a 👴 . An old hip hop and Jamaican / British reggae head…desire I want to is one of my all time favourites classic albums. if not a cure to any malaise at least a healing balm imho
She was is so next level perfect. “I Believe” has always been my favorite track from “Desire, I want to turn into you, “ but this version is just sublime.
It is so insane that her live singing actually sounds like that. The control is used so impressively and interestingly. Also so fitting for a sophie tribute song 🥲
Caroline is in a league all her own. Not just her singing prowess and song writing, but her embodiment of music as a performer. Her backing band also cannot be overlooked. So happy to be inspired by such an incredible artist.
@@lagunabxo you might be disappointed :D . In my opinion her solo project is much more unique than her previous work in Chairlift which I never really connected to apart from the famous hits at the time (which I guess I liked because it was on TV all the time in iPod commercials)
She is literally a fkn goddess. 10:40 the fact that she actually is doing the yodel during the falsetto is ridiculous 😮 I try so hard and don't even get close to her 😂 she's so special 😭
Yes, her voice is sooo unique. She has used it in so many creative ways (with her solo projects as well as collaborating with other artists. Search for "Caroline Polachek set @ 7 by 7 | A. G. Cook". Or also the extended version of The Gate. Both are out of this world experiences).
Had never heard of Caroline Polachek before but so glad I stopped on this video. Some music, and some voices, can just send you to another place! Incredible!
Caroline’s voice, jaw-on-the-floor, heart-achingly joyous, is only equal to the material she’s been writing her whole career. Terrific, deft accompaniment from the band, serving the songs well in their arrangement. Well done all👏
The year was 2012 I was a freshman in highschool BLARRING met before by chairlift and falling in love with SOMETHING. Now it's 2023 and I have a 2 year old and you're bigger than ever as a solo artist. I have never been more proud of an artist
I could relate to Izzy on the guitar so many times during this set. His face of pure bliss and joy at certain moments was just so relatable. It must have felt amazing, to be part of this. ❤ and they all did an absolutely amazing job
something she embodies that I was always taught in vocal lessons in a classical sense is that the voice is part of the ensemble. You as the vocalist aren't always the centerpiece of the sound. Rather a part of the overall sound that is being expressed. I feel she has a great sense of that and blends well. Even better the ladies harmonizing blend SOOO well. cheers ladies true professionals
I was confused at first trying to figure out whether or not her vocals were being synthesized in certain parts but they are all natural from what I've seen and heard and I'm so in awe. NEW FAVORITE ARTIST.
She’s been this in control of her instrument since her time in chairlift. And she’s only blossomed since going solo. Hers was the last concert I saw before the covid lockdown in February 2020 and she was ill with either a terrible cold or covid and while she was clearly not feeling well she still slayed. I’ll never forget that show.
@@geoms6263With as prominent as it is you'd think you could understand what she's singing... Instead it sounds like galimatias. She obviously has not had training in vocal enunciation. Before hearing her speak I thought maybe she was foreign and had a really harsh accent. Nope.
Listening to this artist feels like an immersive experience, where their music becomes a sensory cascade akin to raindrops on your face. In each note, there's a profound connection, a sense of divinity encapsulated within the rain. It transcends mere sound, making it feel like an ethereal encounter with something greater than oneself - as if the very essence of God is present in the music, and each listener is a part of this divine rain, collectively experiencing the beauty and depth of the artist's creation.
@@metalyuncle sure it is. Lots of movements, posture, pelvic rotation, etc. are really important to sound. All art is whatever we want it to be. The boundaries are suggestions
@@obrey__ I agree! Movement isn’t singing tho. Singing is making sounds with your mouth. I responded to @fcgravisimo who seemed quite condescending for no reason
@@metalyuncle ooh, I didn’t even process their reply lol. Yeah I agree with you now that I think about it. The movement that affects sound is technically a different, unique thing
I remember when I first listened to Caroline’s music I thought the vocal effects she used were really cool but then I saw her live and realized she can just sing like that
Sorry, but I am on the "unlistenable" side too. Singing minor and major thirds is the only thing this music is about. But people with no knowledge about music consider this as remarkable "vocal effects".
melody singing with her and Mikey on keys is iconic. Also I know Izzy from Banks’ tours, how cool! Caroline is beyond talented. What a wonderful performance. 🥹
This brought me to tears lol. Caroline’s voice is so captivating and the keyboardist made me emotional with the bunny is a rider insert. Also the backup singers name being Melody is so cool, the fact she has a beautiful voice makes sense
Never seen anyone play with their voice like this with that control. This is almost like a different way of singing. This will be one of the best albums of the decade. Aesthetic Influences of the european antique, traditional folk sounds and 00s spirkles of production. I can only imagine how many hour she was singing by herself to discover and master those vocal tricks.
I don't know what NPR did with the audio-recording for this episode, but it sounded absolutely fantastic! Some of the best acoustics I've ever heard on RUclips.
You are right, but to me all tiny desk concerts sound amazing. They really know what they're doing sound wise, I guess that's one of the reasons this channel is so popular.
the way she closes her hands while modulates her voice...heavenly to see how both guitarists are vibing with the symphony...breathtaking performance, plenty of details to get lost in
other than maybe Bobby McFerrin I can't think of anyone that can jump from note to note being an octave away from each other with such accuracy. I thought before seeing her perform live that she had a mixer to produce her voice to sound like that. How impressive!!!
Check out Autumn Leaves performed by Rachelle Ferrell circa 1989. One of the greatest live vocal performances I've ever heard. She does a lot of similar things to Bobby McFerrin. I also find the way she moves her body during the performance to be quite fascinating - Caroline is also similarly an artist who employs her physicality in service to her vocals to great effect.
like nothing I have ever heard before ! ❤️ It’s so hard to hear something different that’s so good! Thank you all ! I love the music, writing, singing - You all have unique style- please keep your deep soul sound. I don’t understand it (as a basic pop-rock musician) but I love them. They play and sing every note with such passion. Large kudos to all! 🙏👍❤️ This is the first music in a long time I would love to support and buy.
These new arrangements are so so good. I would die for an album or EP of stripped down/reworked arrangements from Caroline. Also Blood And Butter and Sunset are so Zeldacoded. I can’t unhear Gerudo Valley when listening to them.
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Her voice control is insane. She sounds so clear, it's incredible!
Auto tune is insane!
@@ooooswain 🤡
She doesn't though.
@@ooooswain are you slow? she literally has videos of her vocal flipping.
@@ooooswaini know it’s hard to comprehend but she is just very talented love lol
I usually skip artists I don't know but she actually made me sit and watch the full thing. Now I need to check out the rest of her music.
Check her last two projects: PANG (2019) and Desire I Want to Turn into You (2023). They are both really really good. She also had a band called Chairlift, and another solo project called Ramona Lisa.
Amanamonesia by chairlift her previous group made me a fan forever ❤❤❤
@@Jerry_attrick Amanaemonesia is a masterpiece 💖🐇 I just realised she has two songs that talk about rabbits haha. Bunny is a Rider and Amanaemonesia has the line "Chasing the rabbit".
Welcome to heaven
You bet you do. And you still don't know how much you need it
those are probably the best live vocals I've ever heard
Agreed. The sheer talent it takes to perform at this level... It's outstanding.
Righttttt?????
its obviously autotune
@@celliasmaridiusshe sang like this in an interview so i highly doubt it
@@celliasmaridiusthese tiny desk concerts are supposed to be raw audio like mtv unplugged was, the most they’re allowed to add is reverb to their mic
If you are able to catch Caroline live, I recommend. She is a really captivating performer!
I was very lucky to see her in Amsterdam only two weeks after Desire came out, it was a experience i will never forget
Unfortunately she performed in my country on the same night as Anna of the North… maybe next time
the best concert of my life
Yes!!! I saw her in Paris and it was INSANE. She's in my top 3 of best live performers. It was so magical, and her vocals were so perfect it left me shook.
Got to see her in Toronto! Couldn’t believe I paid 45 dollars to see the best vocal performance ever
So many 90s and early 2000s vocal influences in her voice: Alanis Morissette, Imogen Heap, Bjork. Good stuff.
Yes, reading all the comments about her uniqueness, which I agree with, but her sound is drenched in nostalgia at the same time
Dolores too
another couple to your list and you have a new Lilith Faire or whatever it was called
@@wolfmaulerI can totally hear that now. I miss the Cranberries. RIP Dolores
Also Dido!
the bunny is a rider interlude in the middle of sunset is waaaaay too good! Her mind, I'm obsessed
I dont hear it? Can you provide timestamp? thank you
@@arnoudh6203 10:52 :)
the guy on keys are so good
How about the lead guitar running it back at the end of I Believe? 17:04
the keyboardist playing the bunny is a rider motif in sunset was such a special addition, it really shows the attention to detail that goes into every performance. also Caroline’s vocals are otherworldly, what an amazing tiny desk!!
she also added a vocal adlib from her big eyes into this rendition of blood and butter its so awesome 😎
Full Circle Moment
Tiny sprinkling of it at the end of I Believe too..❤ 17.08
loved that part too!!!
Yessssss thought the same thing
her voice basically has its own FX board. wonderful performance
👏🏼
yes exactly!!!
its*
she's a human synthesizer
you might have wobbly tables, but you're right about this one
a backup vocalist named melody and a guy named mikey on keys slayed a little i fear. caroline polachek real-life siren
Her voice is so incredibly unique. Like she is singing and yodelling at the same time, it's honestly something I've never heard before, she is truly a unicorn
@@endocann I definitely will be doing that. Thanks for the suggestions
check out Laureena McKennitt, she has similar intonations at times
also dianne cluck
She sounds very heavily influenced by Alanis Morissette. Even down to the short spoken word sections in some tracks.
jewel did that. also the singer from the cranberries
she's like a synthesizer if it slayed
Sorry, but she sounds like any old person who's ok at singing having a go at different styles in the shower... This sounds just like jarring, dry and uninspiring vocal noodling.
synths so slay tho..m
realest comment
Technically our voices are the most advanced synths! She's so sick
No cap
This is my favorite acid trip video of all time. Her falsetto, the swaying, the set and her band. It's so perfect
Oh my gosh I bet
Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference.
Her farts stink really badly too
i cracked up bad and actually clapped AT A COMMENT, this is what Caroline does to my brain sheesh
THIS
YASSS
captivating...she's never the same in any performance, but the one thing that never changes is her enchanting essence
What if she weighed 400 lbs?
@@bumblebootwiddletoes5185 i dont see why that would change anything? 🤔 maybe grow up and stop getting angry at things you've imagined in your head
The first 20 seconds tell you all you need to know about her insane musicianship. Wow
I'm just mesmerised by her honestly. she did the job of taking these very digital, electronic songs and translating them into a more organic, analog sound amazingly. each rendition felt so different yet so essentially the same as the record and each was very special. Caroline's voice is still something unearthly that I cannot fathom. want to see her live soo bad !!!!!
0:00-3:30 Pretty in Possible
3:50-8:16 Blood And Butter
8:55-11:47 Sunset
13:01-17:24 I Believe
Thanks for this. Am I crazy for wanting more?!?!
Thank u! 🥰
@@CraigStanleyWatch her wkrp live piano and her Ramona Lisa piano album trust me there’s SO MUCH
Blood and Butter also had some vocalisations from Hey Big Eyes
@@graphenehere8972 yes and it sounds great
Sound engineers for these sets are insane. Especially for a set like this, nuts.
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@@globalsoundconcerts was that you? Amazing job either way? Listening with some nice earbuds and the base drum sounds like I can feel it.
@@Pigsandpies1984 thanks!
Amazing work global!
that rendition of I Believe is incredible, RIP Sophie 🥹
@jovibaby Can I ask why you said RIP Sophie? Truly don't know!
@@tristan8172She dedicated the song to her. There's full context on Genius Lyrics
@@tristan8172Sophie was one incredible musician, producer and songwriter who had passed away in 2021, sadly. I Believe is a song dedicated to Sophie, who is a friend to Caroline.
As soon as she said that was her last song I started crying 😢😢 gone way way way too soon, RIP Sophie 💔
So so so glad I got to see Caroline live. Easily the best and most impressive concert I’ve ever attended. I hope more people get to discover her music because of this video!
Same here, I literally spent most of the concert just staring in complete awe. This will sounds corny but it was almost akin to a religious experience (or at least what I imagine a religious experience would be like).
Same for me, have seen her twice this year.
agreed. an angel in the flesh
same, the best way to describe it! I have almost a spiritual experience when I listen to her@@nedisahonkey
Same. I saw her in London on Valentine’s Day this year, having not heard too much of her stuff. But her music is so intuitive I felt like I’d already been listening for years. She was just truly wonderful, she IS music to me
I was fortunate enough to see this performance in person! I was blown away with how talented Caroline and her entire band were.
an album that deserves grammy nomination
Louder for the people in the back. Give her a Grammy!!
Who cares about plastic prizes, music is not made for it
@@layanee1234 It matters a lot. People work there whole lives to get into the recording academy in order to vote on the Grammys, there was a huge transition to the younger generation over covid as the older voters died. And once you win a grammy that grammy award winning title sticks with you your whole life that's front page news in your home town, respect from your family and friends, and most importantly more business opportunities and better pay across the board as well as better placements on lineups. Unless you are Kanye if your a musician who makes a living off it you care about the Grammys.
she totally deserves a grammy
@@mehehe1989 yessss!!!! but sadly she was just nominated
this rendition of I Believe is absolutely stunning, almost like a trip-hop vibe. her voice is incredible and the band is awesome.
I hope she releases this acoustic version of I Believe... it was truly magical
@@bumblebootwiddletoes5185they mean the earlier UK wave of massive attack / portishead / tricky trip hop not the later festival/glitch hop tipper type sound (which should rly have its own name but idk if it does).
No clue what trip hop is but it was so beautiful! I mean I love the original, how big it feels, but this version I feel allows the message to be carried in a different way. It gave me chills!
@@anaischampignon4455 "(...) this version I feel allows the message to be carried in a different way" YES! 100% agree with that! It felt more... real somehow? More raw, sentimentally speaking
i love how intentional she is with her music, like in the brief moment where the keys played alone during the bridge in sunset, the melody from the chorus of bunny is a rider was playing
The way that keyboard player worked "BUNNY IS A RIDER" into "Sunset" was AMAZING!!! *mind blown*
Do you have a timestamp?
@@Ritikulously 10:52 :)
I knew I wasn’t hearing things! ❤
and 17:03
Well, a new artist for me. What an amazingly flexible, agile voice, fulls of rills and runs. Lovely! This is why I love NPR Tiny Desk. Thank you. Great band too
Oh youre in for a treat, I reccomend the album Pang. The whole album is a masterpiece from beginning to end.
Agile is beautiful word
@@nedisahonkeyAs is Desire, I want to turn into you. Two phenomenal records.
Check out her first band Chairlift too. Second album "Something" is a GEM. The album she is promoting now is some of the best stuff she's ever done!
yup, that's the album.@@MisterBrimm crying in public on their last one is great as well.
0:00 Pretty In Possible
3:56 Blood and Butter
8:58 Sunset
13:02 I Believe (Accoustic)
adding here so I don't need to scroll down to find someone's timestamp :p crazy how much i'm going back here again and again
definitely fell in the "haters who believed it was all autotune" category. I humbly stand corrected. What amazing talent and such a beautiful performance from all of them.
Every artist uses autotune and editing software to some degree for albums to make them perfect. Some need more help than others. Some use autotune as their gimmick. Its a wide range
@@JayH-y1z I wish we'd leave aside the need to make things perfect though. Artists managed without pitch correction for all of recorded music history until the late '90s. And it still sounded great.
And no, not every contemporary artist uses pitch correction. Some still do it the old fashioned way of singing it as good as possible and living with the tiny imperfections.
The fact that they worked "Bunny Is A Rider" into Sunset is just one the many amazing reasons this is one of the top 5 tiny desk concerts of the year. Period.
was looking for this comment! I LOVE bunny is a rider 🩵
First time to hear her and when the video started playing, I had to double-check if I was listening to a live performance. The clarity in her voice puts it in front of the instruments, like she's right in front of you. Her voice reminds me of the 90s with a modern take.
shes my celtic ancestress putting our village to sleep with her siren abilities . im sleeping zzz dreaming of fairies and god given lands
im the beast that comes and eats your crops in the night because she asked me to
Pp😊😊😊ppp😊😊
I'm the boy who cried wolf until the village was targeted by a beast that ate our crops. No one believed me when it really came.
I’m the old man in the corner of the tavern missing an eye and not shy of exposing my hollowed out socket holding an entire civilizations souls encapsulated within my blue phosphorus tooth opaque yet transparent from days when I was a king oppressive in combat towards my weaker foes
I was missing the bagpipes in Blood and Butter 😂
the industry NEEDED someone like caroline, someone extremely fresh and unique that still sees value on some traditional features on music, she is so new and so never the same, like, when we listen to desire, we get that it's SO CAROLINE and so none other than her, but it's still so different compared to pang and to her previous work as ramona lisa, CEP and chairlift. Also, you know we're seeing a very original and versatile artist when we see how her own songs are clearly made. Caroline uses a lot of the hyperpop producing and even imaginarium but then we watch her tiny desk concert and all of her songs, even I Believe (which is prob the most hyperpop / electronic of them) can be played acoustically so you know, no one mixes traditional music and progressive takes on music better than her. We're literally seeing the rise of the music genius of our generation.
Are you a Joanna Newsom fan? If you haven't heard of her please listen to her concert at Bottletree in 2006. And then listen to her 2010 (I think) album titled *_Have One On Me_*
Spectacular stuff!
@@bumblebootwiddletoes5185 i’ll def check it out thanks !
@@bumblebootwiddletoes5185the bottletree concert is such a gem everybody should view it at least once their lives
One thing a fair few hyperpop fans don’t realise (especially if ur not British) a lot of it is inspired by UKG (garage) I believe has always felt more garage than hyperpop to me and a lot of the early PC music stuff took from that and 10’s pop
True. We can see the exact same thing on her Kexp piano gig.
She must be one of the greatest vocalists ive never heard of. Until today. Thanks tiny desk.
Not only was this performance INCREDIBLE, but she interpolated 'Smoke' into 'Pretty In Possible,' 'Hey Big Eyes' into 'Blood and Butter,' and 'Bunny Is A Rider' into 'Sunset' to give fans some Easter eggs? The level of detail with which Caroline approaches her craft is staggering.
Isn't the bridge of Smoke just interpolated from PIP already?
which part of Smoke is in PIP again? I couldn’t make it out. can you give a timestamp please? this is so cool
@syfzaa The melodic lines starting from "and the fall out doesn't phase me", it mirrors the "dadada da dadada da"
@@takenforpomegranate Both what @Oudri125 said, and the shouted "Eliza" at 2:42 (this is on the album, but way harder to make out) from this recording is similar to the one at 2:20 on Smoke's official music video.
It's one of my favorite parts of the album. It's so technically impressive, especially for pop.
She is what I imagine sirens sound like. Ethereal voice
speaking of, have you heard Flume’s tune Sirens ft. Caroline?
@@noahsabadish3812 was about to say the same. Amazing song.
The Word or Name that you are looking for is "Harpie" it should not be a "Sirene".
@@bohrturm_Z17 not you misspelling both
@@ryanhotknife9441 what is the correct form / way to spell even "one"?
I've never played with anyone remotely on THIS level but I can totally vibe with the band members spontaneously cheesing at how incredible her voice is. It's a great feeling, being awestruck like that
she’s one of the few artists who not only sound the same as their studio versions but even BETTER, insane chills throughout this entire thing she’s crazy talented
I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that Caroline has a background in opera training so she has excellent technique compared to most pop singers. She's very talented.
She really knows how to improvise and give to the song that “something” that'll make you feel everything she's feeling
Never heard of her before. This is why I adore Tiny Desk. NPR lets me discover this kind of gem.
Never heard of them? Getting John Lennon to do your drums should be a pretty quick way to get known to the general public.
@@marnixvanboetzelaer631lol he does look like Lennon😂
her old band chairlift is pretty fun, too.
def see her live if you get the chance. She is pretty amazing.
Same for me - never heard of Caroline before seeing this - now I adore her music.
"I believe" is one of my favorites from the album with the burst-sounding effects in the album and is amazing in this acoustic version!!
The control she has in her voice is wild
the Hey Big Eyes melody thrown into the Blood and Butter outro thingy at 7:22 is so cool
besides hey big they they interpolated bunny is a rider in i believe and in sunset 💞
The clarity and tightness of Caroline AND band is exceptional. One of the brightest talents in music right now.
This is my first time hearing her... how somebody possesses this much raw talent truly is beyond words. Amazing job to the band, prod and everyone else involved.
Sounds like a dying whale
Born with raw talent - no doubt highly polished over a lifetime to this level of mastery. Truly incredible.
The way she interpolates riffs from other songs into these arrangements is so inspiring. I didn’t even know you were allowed to do that
It’s so cool!! She uses the riff from Hey Big Eyes at the end of Blood and Butter and it works sooooo well
and the riff that the bagpipes/keyboardist plays at the end of Blood and Butter is actually Grimes' vocal line from I Fly To You @@mattbeaven1847
YUP and she did that for me!@@mattbeaven1847
"Allowed to fo that"? Why on earth would she not be allowed? These literally are her songs lol
Lol you might be new to music, but this happens a lot.
I just found this trying to find a voice production breakdown. She IS every plug in she ever needed 😮 love this
I’m a 👴 . An old hip hop and Jamaican / British reggae head…desire I want to is one of my all time favourites classic albums. if not a cure to any malaise at least a healing balm imho
The hand shake vibrato thing she does during sunset is so iconic
I can’t get enough of it 😭😭
can't get over it
Is it vibrato? It's so 'fluttery' that is feels almost like it's tremolo.
period
@@dahalofreeek idk im not a doctor
This is by far the greatest acoustic performance I’ve ever heard
Of course she’s drinking water from a chalice, I adore her.
i think that’s more of a goblet shape, but either way it’s sick. where are the drinking vessel experts at
She was is so next level perfect. “I Believe” has always been my favorite track from “Desire, I want to turn into you, “ but this version is just sublime.
That’s her voice magic juice
Yeah about right🤣
Like any respectful elf
It is so insane that her live singing actually sounds like that. The control is used so impressively and interestingly. Also so fitting for a sophie tribute song 🥲
Wait, which one is the Sophie tribute?
@@yetanotherrandomyoutubecha4382I Believe 🥲
@@yetanotherrandomyoutubecha4382"i believe"
Caroline is in a league all her own. Not just her singing prowess and song writing, but her embodiment of music as a performer. Her backing band also cannot be overlooked. So happy to be inspired by such an incredible artist.
For those who haven't heard of Caroline, check out the band Chairlift. It's her earlier work, that's still some of my favorite music!
Thanks for the tip! I've been a fan of Caroline for a while but I've never heard of Chairlift. Looking forward to checking it out!
she's quite a few projects, Ramona Lisa and CEP are others@@lagunabxo
@@lagunabxo you might be disappointed :D . In my opinion her solo project is much more unique than her previous work in Chairlift which I never really connected to apart from the famous hits at the time (which I guess I liked because it was on TV all the time in iPod commercials)
Seriously, go all the way back to 2008 and listen to every recording she has done.
@@BrendanMacWade you can't make me
She is literally a fkn goddess. 10:40 the fact that she actually is doing the yodel during the falsetto is ridiculous 😮 I try so hard and don't even get close to her 😂 she's so special 😭
easily one of the best tiny desks i have ever seen
I have never heard a voice like hers. absolutely entrancing, one of the best pop stars out rn
Yes, her voice is sooo unique. She has used it in so many creative ways (with her solo projects as well as collaborating with other artists. Search for "Caroline Polachek set @ 7 by 7 | A. G. Cook". Or also the extended version of The Gate. Both are out of this world experiences).
Her control between falsetto and her head voice is craaaazyy
Had never heard of Caroline Polachek before but so glad I stopped on this video. Some music, and some voices, can just send you to another place! Incredible!
Caroline’s voice, jaw-on-the-floor, heart-achingly joyous, is only equal to the material she’s been writing her whole career. Terrific, deft accompaniment from the band, serving the songs well in their arrangement. Well done all👏
The year was 2012 I was a freshman in highschool BLARRING met before by chairlift and falling in love with SOMETHING. Now it's 2023 and I have a 2 year old and you're bigger than ever as a solo artist. I have never been more proud of an artist
Incredible. I felt awful today, this set lifted me out of that feeling. I danced in my chair. I danced around my kitchen. I needed this. Thank you. 🙏
I could relate to Izzy on the guitar so many times during this set. His face of pure bliss and joy at certain moments was just so relatable. It must have felt amazing, to be part of this. ❤ and they all did an absolutely amazing job
i loved her little mix with ‘hey big eyes’ towards the end of ‘blood and butter’ it was so satisfying to hear 🫶🏼
and there was a little ‘bunny is a rider’ instrumental in sunset oh shes such a genius
something she embodies that I was always taught in vocal lessons in a classical sense is that the voice is part of the ensemble. You as the vocalist aren't always the centerpiece of the sound. Rather a part of the overall sound that is being expressed. I feel she has a great sense of that and blends well. Even better the ladies harmonizing blend SOOO well. cheers ladies true professionals
she is otherworldly!!!!! an artist to be studied. thank you caroline
Potentially the best tiny desk...of all time. Every member locked in. I can't stop coming back.
Go watch tune yards - also fantastic
Usher was also fantastic!
I was confused at first trying to figure out whether or not her vocals were being synthesized in certain parts but they are all natural from what I've seen and heard and I'm so in awe. NEW FAVORITE ARTIST.
This is one of those albums where it's just blowing my mind more with every listen. Her voice is amazing.
She’s been this in control of her instrument since her time in chairlift. And she’s only blossomed since going solo. Hers was the last concert I saw before the covid lockdown in February 2020 and she was ill with either a terrible cold or covid and while she was clearly not feeling well she still slayed. I’ll never forget that show.
1:16 she didn't believe in her vocal range in that moment, so smiled! So beautiful, love her!
i can confirm: this girl has made her place among the most beautiful and delicate voices of our generation.
That voice is something...👏👏👏
overrated😀
@@geoms6263With as prominent as it is you'd think you could understand what she's singing... Instead it sounds like galimatias. She obviously has not had training in vocal enunciation. Before hearing her speak I thought maybe she was foreign and had a really harsh accent. Nope.
^ look at these losers trying to claim everyone else’s ears must be fooled. Idgaf about training or technicalities. It sounds great to my ears
Who said what she's saying is important? I don't know most of her lyrics. The important thing is her voice.
Listening to this artist feels like an immersive experience, where their music becomes a sensory cascade akin to raindrops on your face. In each note, there's a profound connection, a sense of divinity encapsulated within the rain. It transcends mere sound, making it feel like an ethereal encounter with something greater than oneself - as if the very essence of God is present in the music, and each listener is a part of this divine rain, collectively experiencing the beauty and depth of the artist's creation.
So true actually bestie
The way she uses her whole body to modify the way she sounds to the mic is genuinely insane. It’s not dancing, it’s something else 😮
Yes, it's something else. It's singing
@@fcgravisimomoving your body isn’t singing though
@@metalyuncle sure it is. Lots of movements, posture, pelvic rotation, etc. are really important to sound. All art is whatever we want it to be. The boundaries are suggestions
@@obrey__ I agree! Movement isn’t singing tho. Singing is making sounds with your mouth. I responded to @fcgravisimo who seemed quite condescending for no reason
@@metalyuncle ooh, I didn’t even process their reply lol. Yeah I agree with you now that I think about it. The movement that affects sound is technically a different, unique thing
This is amazing! She's like yodeling almost to change pitches super fast. It sounds so clean and awesome.
Each member seems to have a different story to tell through their instruments. Really good attention to detail
I remember when I first listened to Caroline’s music I thought the vocal effects she used were really cool but then I saw her live and realized she can just sing like that
I find it unlistenable. But I generally also don't like Jacob Collier so who am I to say
Sorry, but I am on the "unlistenable" side too. Singing minor and major thirds is the only thing this music is about. But people with no knowledge about music consider this as remarkable "vocal effects".
@@henribaumgart7976 if you understood anything about music you’d realize why it’s good
@@henribaumgart7976tf do you mean??
The control in her voice is always so mesmerising
melody singing with her and Mikey on keys is iconic. Also I know Izzy from Banks’ tours, how cool! Caroline is beyond talented. What a wonderful performance. 🥹
she gives off incredibly strong Imogen Heap vibes, and is very cool
This is what I’ve been saying since I’ve learned about her. Glad Im not the only one who made that connection,
Reminds me of chairlift a bit
@@erics2132she was the singer of Chairlift.
@@akselbierman6288 haha that's the joke
Great comparison. I loved Imogen since the 90s with iMegaphone. It’s been great to see her change. Very similar creative women.
She shakes her hand and makes a vibrato, amazing superpower
I love her music so much. La Vita Nuova is a fave that she did not play, but there’s an awesome video of her collab with Christine and the queens
Pretty In Possible - 0:00
Blood And Butter - 3:50
Sunset - 8:52
I Believe - 13:00
🫡
Thank you!
how hard is it from them to just put chapters on the videos?
obrigada
@@Starzohextremely apparently.. the edits in the beginning of the songs are enough for them lol
Clicked this video without the knowledge of this artist, now I'm a fan. That voice is RAW
same here
so true
@@maciek_dme as well caroline is so underrated
So crazy how I saw her live in December🤭🤭totally unexpected and probably one of the best experiences of my life!
Caroline has such an unique voice that is so captivatingly beautiful!!!! Thanks for sharing this awesome song 🎵 ❤️🔥💥
This brought me to tears lol. Caroline’s voice is so captivating and the keyboardist made me emotional with the bunny is a rider insert. Also the backup singers name being Melody is so cool, the fact she has a beautiful voice makes sense
Never seen anyone play with their voice like this with that control. This is almost like a different way of singing. This will be one of the best albums of the decade. Aesthetic Influences of the european antique, traditional folk sounds and 00s spirkles of production. I can only imagine how many hour she was singing by herself to discover and master those vocal tricks.
I agree with you I’m amazed by her control and it sounds almost Auto tuned at some parts she’s phenomenal the way she can do that naturally. Wow!!!!
I agree with you I’m amazed by her control and it sounds almost Auto tuned at some parts she’s phenomenal the way she can do that naturally. Wow!!!!
I don't know what NPR did with the audio-recording for this episode, but it sounded absolutely fantastic! Some of the best acoustics I've ever heard on RUclips.
Way this sounds I feel like I'm a bug sitting right in front of her
yeah big ups to sound mixer - she is facing away from the mic half the time. i'm sure the track automation is ^v^v^v^v
@@donovandorranceindeed
You are right, but to me all tiny desk concerts sound amazing.
They really know what they're doing sound wise, I guess that's one of the reasons this channel is so popular.
Shelves full of books work better than acoustic panels.
the way she closes her hands while modulates her voice...heavenly to see how both guitarists are vibing with the symphony...breathtaking performance, plenty of details to get lost in
0:00 Pretty In Possible
3:52 Blood & Butter
8:53 Sunset
13:02 I Believe (Acustic)
other than maybe Bobby McFerrin I can't think of anyone that can jump from note to note being an octave away from each other with such accuracy. I thought before seeing her perform live that she had a mixer to produce her voice to sound like that. How impressive!!!
Imogen Heap is the only other vocalist that I've heard like her. Extraordinary.
chelsea could you point out where you're saying she jumps an octave between notes? i'm only hearing thirds, fourths, fifths at the most.
Prime Mariah Carey
Check out Autumn Leaves performed by Rachelle Ferrell circa 1989. One of the greatest live vocal performances I've ever heard. She does a lot of similar things to Bobby McFerrin. I also find the way she moves her body during the performance to be quite fascinating - Caroline is also similarly an artist who employs her physicality in service to her vocals to great effect.
That hand shake, and vibrato in sunset just SHOOK me
caroline polachek: human synthesizer
like nothing I have ever heard before ! ❤️ It’s so hard to hear something different that’s so good! Thank you all !
I love the music, writing, singing - You all have unique style- please keep your deep soul sound. I don’t understand it (as a basic pop-rock musician) but I love them. They play and sing every note with such passion. Large kudos to all! 🙏👍❤️ This is the first music in a long time I would love to support and buy.
This is the most strikingly beautiful and unique music I've heard in years. Her voice is just incredible. What amazing control and tone!!
The "Bunny is a Rider" riff at 10:52 at the end of Sunset ! The details !!!
She is so ethereal and magical!! We are so lucky to have been given the opportunity to experience her presence in musical form! 💜💜💜
These new arrangements are so so good. I would die for an album or EP of stripped down/reworked arrangements from Caroline.
Also Blood And Butter and Sunset are so Zeldacoded. I can’t unhear Gerudo Valley when listening to them.
an acoustic album would be everything
i heard she did sample gerudo valley in sunset ! the strumming pattern seems to be extremely similar.
omg yesssss
acoustic Blood and Butter is very Zelda coded
She works a lot with Danny Harle (he makes a cameo appearance on the cover of her album, holding his kid) who is a huge Zelda fan
this came out 6 days ago and i have already watched it at least 10 times and i can't get it out of my head, she is so mesmerizing
Holy cow - you mean her voice isn't autotuned on the fly - that's incredible. Kudos - what a talent.
I was gonna say. She's got natural autotune.