The Hold Steady: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit - stripped-down sets, an intimate setting - just a different space.
Lyndsey McKenna | June 3, 2021
If you’ve ever seen a Hold Steady show, then you know it’s an experience, complete with communal singalongs and confetti. But for its first-ever full-band Tiny Desk appearance, the group squeezed behind a cramped backstage corner of the Brooklyn Bowl, COVID mask protocol in place (“Unusual times, unusual measures,” Craig Finn explains).
Illuminated by string lights, the band ran through tracks from its latest album, Open Door Policy, kicking off with “Heavy Covenant” as a swell of clarinets and trumpets round out the sound (“The Horn Steady,” as Finn tells it). Though the lineup consisted of its current supersized iteration - featuring both Steve Selvidge on guitar and multi-instrumentalist Franz Nicolay back on accordion - the band scaled back its swagger for the space. Here, the recurring “Woos!” on the recorded version of “Unpleasant Breakfast” become softer and more subtle; the surf sounds of “Riptown” still rolick, but with restraint that suits the setting.
Even after eight studio albums and nearly two decades, it’s surreal to think that any band can still have the capacity to surprise. But to this fan’s ears, Open Door Policy upends expectations and redefines what The Hold Steady sound can be. And even in a compact - and crowdless - setting, there’s still so much joy to be found in what The Hold Steady has built for almost 20 summers.
SET LIST
"Heavy Covenant"
"Unpleasant Breakfast"
"Riptown"
"Parade Days"
MUSICIANS
Bobby Drake: drums
Craig Finn: vocals
Tad Kubler: guitar, vocals
Franz Nicolay: keyboards, accordion, vocals
Galen Polivka: bass
Stephen Selvidge: guitar, vocals
Stuart Bogie: clarinet
Peter Hess: clarinet
Jordan McLean: trumpet
CREDITS
Video: Jonathan Healey, Clint Tuccio
Audio: Scott Adamson, Jonathan Silverman
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bob Boilen
Video Producer: Maia Stern
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Associate Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Production Team: Kara Frame, Gabrielle Pierre
Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
#nprmusic #tinydesk #theholdsteady 
Видеоклипы
0:00 - *Heavy Covenant* (4:43)
5:55 - *Unpleasant Breakfast* (11:04)
11:31 - *Riptown* (14:52)
15:49 - *Parade Days* (19:07)
[19:13 - Tiny Desk team]
Genuinely the only band I need
Ah these guys are special. What a wonderful way of lyric writing and story telling.
It’s amazing that Craig still sounds like he did when the Hold Steady was founded.
Thank you for wonderful performance.💜I had a happy time with your performance!
Tad on Craig’s right and Steve on his left?! I’m thrown for a loop!
One of the best bands ever. Exciting.
@@Oldysrv it's one of the best bands ever mate.
Story telling at its best! I love this stuff! Amazing depth musically with a really nice mix!
Thanks again NPR Tiny Desk!
wow!! i love this style of music, the lead singer was amazing. And the use of all the instruments was just beautiful.
Beautiful.
What a pleasant discovery. Thanks NPR 🙏. Keep ‘em coming!!
You can make him like you was my jam in 2006
So happy to see this! Can’t wait to see these songs live ❤️
This has reminded me how much I love Franz Nicolay's accordion
Dude franz nicolay was a solid member of the world inferno friendship society for years, their singer just passed, if you like his accordian you should check it out
Hello The Hold Steady Positive-Posting friends
Well, it is a constructive summer after all
How can you say anything negative.
What else do punks listen to at the end of the day?
THANKS npr tiny desk CONCERT..a from SWEDEN today ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏😊😊👍👍👌👌🤝🤝🤗🤗💛
Wow! Wonderful surprise hearing this group for the first time!
THS just kicking through the pandemic. Roll on next March in Camden, can't wait to see the new stuff live
What a band!
The start of Heavy Covenant reminds me of Frightened Rabbit.
Definitely! Head Rolls Off vibes
@@NickLamando And of course we know Craig loves that song. His cover on the Tiny Changes album breaks my heart.
What a set. Wow. ❤
That was really great. Parade Days is such a fantastic track. It definitely s/h/b on the vinyl
This is great guys! u always rock!
This made my day..
Super cool!
Your tempos are really interesting and I really really like these songs
Love the accordion on this!
Same here! Made me think to buy one and play it again after 35 years of absence. :)
Is that a shipping container?
Hmm. Great stuff!
☀️😎🇺🇸☀️
How good is Unpleasant Breakfast! My 8 and 10yr old know all the words now! LOL!
had an itch for the bear and the maiden fair, hadn't heard any of their other stuff since, this is really nice
You know its weird when the sax players bring their clarinets.
Makes me miss the metro
Great tiny desk but I cant believe they left out the best bit of Unpleasant Breakfast...WOOOO!
So this is what Steve does when he’s not in Bash & Pop.
Chill out tent
Did anyone else watch The Awesomes or was it just me
Hii everyone
All I hear is cat stevens 😂. Great performance.
A resonator with a missing string.
Get GRUPO FIRME on here 🔥
CHIPS AHOY
Neil Diamondy
🌴🌴🌴🌼🌼🌼🍂🍂🌈🌈🌈
I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone play the accordion
Really? That is completely surprising!
Feels disrespectful that it took a pandemic for you to bring the hold steady to the tiny desk
First
Gentlemen what are we doing? Here is what you should have done with your 20 minutes on Tiny Desk. Hit them hard right off right off the bat with "Stuck Between the Stations". Next slow them down with "Lord I am Discouraged". "Party Pit" next, bongos in place of the drums. This is debatable. you have so many good songs I just had to pick one. Close with "Magazine". Who is your manager and why did this person allow this? If Jon Landau was your manager this would never have happened I can assure you. An objective third party that has your back is what you need. With that written peace and love.
Bring the the hits. Thats what gets you new fans who have never heard you. You already have the old fans.
they’re promoting Open Door Policy (which is an excellent album btw)
Hmm, singing through his nose.
Need a new vocalist