Just wanted to comment for those interested in the quartet. Their name is Rootstock Republic and they agreed to play with Violents and Monica Martin for this session only. They are separate groups with amazing talent and equally busy schedules.
To be honest, I much prefer this live version over the album recordings. The live performance has this magic that puts me in a trance and has had me rewatch this video over 10 times. So lovely.
popcornisfromcorn popcornisfromcorn yeah, totally. The production on the songs are very modern and creative. I guess I'm partial to hearing Monica perform live :3
Their music is so good it could put me to sleep, but in a good way. It's mellow, nice and soothing. Monica and tha strings are AWESOME. And tha piano guy.
When PHOX went on hiatus I was nervous we'd never get to hear Monica Martin again. Thankful for this project and hopefully some more solo releases one day. Love her voice
This is a 5 year late reply to tell you I saw Monica Martin open for Nickel Creek the other night, she performed some solo stuff she’s recording now to come out early next year - she was incredible!!! Hadn’t ever heard of her but going back now and listening to all her stuff.
They are a perfect fucking match! Didn't expect this to be as gorgeous and moving as it is. Made my day, kinda. That's NPRs speciality, I guess: Making days.
@LuthienMoonLight: A perfect description of how I felt when I first heard this about the same time you did, since then this is my go to song for believing in love......and liquor LMAO!
Michael Kariuki Indeed! I watched an interview of hers where she explained how she initially didn't have much confidence in her vocals, as they are really unique. I'm glad she took the route she did, sharing her amazing talent!
She has a very unique voice. It's beautiful. It's not hard to respect great music like this, regardless of musical preference. These are a talented group of individuals.
i love her work in PHOX, i'm so happy to hear her here! and this musical style is wonderfully suited to her voice. it's obvious everyone in this group is INSANELY talented.
Brenda Tran I love that you get introduced to amazing singers/bands that yve never heard of before, and at the same time big names come too that youd never expect to see at such a small paired down venue
We just drove through Baraboo yesterday, on our way back to Ohio from Minnesota. Thought of Monica and the boys from Phox. Hoping to inadvertently pass them on the highway. lol. I can't wait for them to get back together 🤞. The reason she sounds so great with violents and the others is because she would fit in anywhere. She has that kind of talent. The creativity in Phox was phenomenal! Monica made that great band, incredible!! Thanks for that. Monica you really are one of a kind! ...cute too!
Something about just amazing vocal quality, insane beauty, and quirkiness that makes Monica unforgettable. Add on in one thing that gets missed alot - fantastic songwriting. I haven't connected quite with this on that level - but I'm wondering if Monica is the main writer - her songwriting on the Phox album is, to me, esoteric and connectable somewhere deep. Anyway, gotta get this album..just to add to my Monica closet shrine. haha!
All these songs were written by Larson. Monica even mentioned after the first song that she felt she should also clap because these weren't her songs. That being said, I completely agree with everything you said. I adore her with PHOX because I love their musical arrangements and their harmonies are so overwhelmingly beautiful together, but seeing her perform these songs with Larson/Violents, her voice is so shy yet commanding at the same time. And there's a quality to her voice that no one else has. It's hard to put into words.
They sound so raw and true because its basically just a live raw un edited version. It is in simplest form just them. Thats their true sound, just beautiful. This makes me want to pick my flute back up after seeing some of theese tiny dest concerts
Tiny desk is like this perfect big sister who brings all the latest and coolest records home and who knows the musicians and brings you backstage. The best thing that happened to me in the last two years. I wanna say thank you
Why is it every time I watch Tiny desk, my eyes are closed, my ears are open and my body is in sway. So much for video, and I say that with the utmost respect for the form. :P Stand out performance
MAGICAL!!!!! Hope this becomes an album....love Monica's interpretations and the melodies and lyrics!! Lovely violins too! I stumbled upon Monica with Phox....and had to hear more...but this is just beautiful under Jeremy's lead. WOW!!! Cannot get enough!!!
Found this project recently (happily) after being frustrated for lack of any new PHOX releases. Monica Martin's voice and lyrics move me deeply, and the collaboration between these two is really such a perfect match. Incidentally I love the acoustic arrangements of these songs, and they juxtapose beautifully with the more electronic (but equally lovely) production of the album cuts.
I still listen to the Phox concert regularly and it is a concert born out of many talented musicians' contributions - so I am beyond excited to get this spiritual reprise at the hands of other, amazingly talented musicians. While I hope for more Phox, I can't wait for more Violents & Monica Martin collabs. More stunning music in a crisp, emotional style.
Remarkable songs, congratulations. The collaboration of the string quartet Rootstock Republic is very interesting. Innovative music in my opinion. Congratulations to J. Larson for his cutting edge musical insights.Monika's voice is particularly engaging without overdoing it, she manages to give the melody something exotic
was busy doing something when it started, but as soon as she started singing I was hypnotized and couldn't take my eyes and ears off this and had goosebumps all over......
I hope they can do more work together. Such a pleasant surprise! Npr does it again. All these songs just transport you to different places. Well done to you all.
It's crazy how shy she is considering how much talent she has. I know singing talent and stage presence don't go hand in hand but it's not as if the crowd don't already love her.
I've been binging Tiny Desk lately, and this is the one I keep coming back to. All the elements come together so seamlessly and leave me breathless. So darn good.
She is gorgeous and amazing, the live instruments that her voice almost becomes a part of only make this a more amazing experience. This was my tiny desk introduction and I fell in love.
Unraveling lyrics I'm sinking ships, lips are loose I can cope any way I choose And I have not cried in three whole days That was back in my sober phase In your ivory tower, standing tall You're watching me stumble through the halls And you taught yourself to disconnect from your regret And everything I live to forget [Chorus] Wide-eyed wonder, where did you go? I'm unraveling, ooh Pagan cynic, constant critic, friend to a foe I'm unraveling, ooh [Verse 2] Callous stare, face obtuse You can leave any day you choose I have not lied the past three days My body lags, need to keep the pace In a place that's ours, white-washed walls You're watching me stumble to a fall 'Cause you taught yourself to misdirect, to disconnect From everything I live to forget [Chorus] Wide-eyed wonder, where did you go? I'm unraveling, ooh Pagan cynic, constant critic, friend to a foe I'm unraveling, ooh [Outro] (2x) I much prefer you the way that I found you And I hate who I am when I am around you But you're far away and I need you close to me A sad simple truth that's lost in the irony
Ms. Monica’s voice, beauty, and essence makes my mind do a happy dance. As I listen to her voice, I begin to day dream the most magnificent thoughts of dancing bare foot on a grassy hill; Surrounded by flowers and sunshine, accompanied by just enough of wind to carry the flowers’ scents and to keep sweat at bay...the image lifts me far from any care in the world! As you can see Ms. Monica, my first sight of you has me bugging! 😉☺️🤦🏽♂️ xoxo
Monica, we’re 11 minutes and I haven’t heard an introduction for you. Please know that I was willingly captured by you, your black girl magic and the sounds of Phox and I was drawn to this project because of that. Monica, please keep shining and moving us in the way that you naturally do. You and your voice matter!
I'm sinking ships, lips are loose I can cope any way I choose and I have not cried in three whole days that was back in my sober phase In your ivory tower, standing tall you're watching me stumble through the halls and you taught yourself to disconnect from your regret and everything I live to forget Wide-eyed wonder, where did you go? I'm unraveling Pagan cynic, constant critic, friend to a foe I'm unraveling Callous stare, face obtuse you can leave any day you choose I have not lied the past three days my body lags, need to keep the pace in a place that's ours, white-washed walls you're watching me stumble to a fall 'cause you taught yourself to misdirect, to disconnect from everything I live to forget Wide-eyed wonder, where did you go? I'm unraveling Pagan…
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Just wanted to comment for those interested in the quartet. Their name is Rootstock Republic and they agreed to play with Violents and Monica Martin for this session only. They are separate groups with amazing talent and equally busy schedules.
imo sad they're not on Spotify :(
Jacob Kirch where can I find Rootstock republic? Do they still play?
@IyaEarthseeds I understood him perfectly! 🤷🏾♂️
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Just wanted to say I listen to this Tiny Desk very regularly, it is one of my absolute favorites ❤️❤️
To be honest, I much prefer this live version over the album recordings. The live performance has this magic that puts me in a trance and has had me rewatch this video over 10 times. So lovely.
agreed. both are good in their own ways 2
popcornisfromcorn popcornisfromcorn yeah, totally. The production on the songs are very modern and creative. I guess I'm partial to hearing Monica perform live :3
Honestly, I feel that way about quite a few songs that I heard first on Tiny Desk Concert.
Gotta give credit to the engineers who make this sound better than a studio album
Me too, just stunning
you ever listen to something so beautiful it changes your life
This album is currently helping me through a break-up. Really helping me readjust my mindset and Monica is gorgeous.
Their music is so good it could put me to sleep, but in a good way. It's mellow, nice and soothing. Monica and tha strings are AWESOME. And tha piano guy.
Tigran Hamasyan...
When PHOX went on hiatus I was nervous we'd never get to hear Monica Martin again. Thankful for this project and hopefully some more solo releases one day. Love her voice
Yes, I completely agree! I miss PHOX! ❤️
Watch her collaborations with Scary Pockets: mesmerizing.
This is a 5 year late reply to tell you I saw Monica Martin open for Nickel Creek the other night, she performed some solo stuff she’s recording now to come out early next year - she was incredible!!! Hadn’t ever heard of her but going back now and listening to all her stuff.
I want to hug her voice.
:o)
love you
Young Leslie Knope killing the cello!
They are a perfect fucking match! Didn't expect this to be as gorgeous and moving as it is. Made my day, kinda. That's NPRs speciality, I guess: Making days.
thank you
:,)
@LuthienMoonLight:
A perfect description of how I felt when I first heard this about the same time you did, since then this is my go to song for believing in love......and liquor LMAO!
all of them milking with green fleshy flowers
Pretty much!
Her voice sounds like glass. So delicate and brittle... I'm amazed. Thank you NPR Music.
Michael Kariuki You should look up the Phox Tiny Desk and hear her sing a different genre! You'll enjoy it.
She's so talented.
Michael Kariuki Indeed! I watched an interview of hers where she explained how she initially didn't have much confidence in her vocals, as they are really unique. I'm glad she took the route she did, sharing her amazing talent!
Michael Kariuki y'all needs to check out the record as a whole. It's 🔥🔥🔥
I like how she sings so well and yet is so timid about talking.
Monica, that voice and those curls are giving me LIFEEE!
She has a very unique voice. It's beautiful. It's not hard to respect great music like this, regardless of musical preference. These are a talented group of individuals.
Props to the violins, they add so much to this. Especially the first song, so cinematic worthy...
Don't forget the viola and the cello ;)
@@squeakyice-cream441 ;-] true;-] , 2nd song is magical ;-]
No doubt
oooooh thats pure beauty!!! beautiful group and energy. And Monica girl you're gorgeous and your curlsssss were on thaaaat level !!! 😍
Her performance in Phox on Tiny Desk made me go see her live in Los Angeles, and now this metamorphosis on a Monday, is truly special!
Venus Thomas I was thinking she looked like the girl from phox!
Monica will always have one of the most unique voices!!!! Simply beautiful.
Adriana Auten Monica of the 90s. Yes I agree
What would we do without Tiny Desk Concerts? Wonderful!
Just got back from a long graveyard shift, listening to this whilst falling asleep is blissful.
i love her work in PHOX, i'm so happy to hear her here! and this musical style is wonderfully suited to her voice. it's obvious everyone in this group is INSANELY talented.
I love Monica Martin's voice. Everyone here put on such a beautiful performance.
Absolutely beautiful, Monica has such a sweet and lovely voice!
That spark song, the arrangement is so nice. Instruments are awesome and the voice is just breath taking
😍😍😍 her voice, the band. Done.
The Tiny Desk series is how I find such phenomenal music, always something I look forward to
Brenda Tran I love that you get introduced to amazing singers/bands that yve never heard of before, and at the same time big names come too that youd never expect to see at such a small paired down venue
Tiny desk thank you for show casing art. Thank you
We just drove through Baraboo yesterday, on our way back to Ohio from Minnesota. Thought of Monica and the boys from Phox. Hoping to inadvertently pass them on the highway. lol. I can't wait for them to get back together 🤞. The reason she sounds so great with violents and the others is because she would fit in anywhere. She has that kind of talent.
The creativity in Phox was phenomenal! Monica made that great band, incredible!! Thanks for that. Monica you really are one of a kind! ...cute too!
Something about just amazing vocal quality, insane beauty, and quirkiness that makes Monica unforgettable. Add on in one thing that gets missed alot - fantastic songwriting. I haven't connected quite with this on that level - but I'm wondering if Monica is the main writer - her songwriting on the Phox album is, to me, esoteric and connectable somewhere deep. Anyway, gotta get this album..just to add to my Monica closet shrine. haha!
All these songs were written by Larson. Monica even mentioned after the first song that she felt she should also clap because these weren't her songs.
That being said, I completely agree with everything you said. I adore her with PHOX because I love their musical arrangements and their harmonies are so overwhelmingly beautiful together, but seeing her perform these songs with Larson/Violents, her voice is so shy yet commanding at the same time. And there's a quality to her voice that no one else has. It's hard to put into words.
WOW. JUST WOW! This was BEAUTIFUL!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 and Rootstock Republic... 😩😩😩😍😍😍 ALLLLL of this was just SO BEAUTIFUL!!! Thank you!
I have to say that i don't care what NPR upload's, as long is it's tiny desk. i know it's going to be great
Beautiful tone, Monica. The instruments added such warmth and color.
Yes. Amen to that. And the Tiny Desk versions of songs are mostly better than the originals.
I would have to agree :)
Keffin Hauser : Tiny Desk versions sound more authentic and genuine, but mostly because the artists invited are always so talented !
They sound so raw and true because its basically just a live raw un edited version. It is in simplest form just them. Thats their true sound, just beautiful. This makes me want to pick my flute back up after seeing some of theese tiny dest concerts
Tiny desk is like this perfect big sister who brings all the latest and coolest records home and who knows the musicians and brings you backstage. The best thing that happened to me in the last two years. I wanna say thank you
Why is it every time I watch Tiny desk, my eyes are closed, my ears are open and my body is in sway. So much for video, and I say that with the utmost respect for the form. :P Stand out performance
I get so excited for new tiny desk concerts!!!!! Definitely my favorite part of my work day
This performance is beautiful and epic. Monica was divulging her heart in this. I can tell it was hard for her yet still so elegant. She is a queen.
I've been missing Monica and Phox so much! So happy to have this project while Phox is on hold.
Wonderful... Monica Martin is so pretty and she has a beautiful voice...
Pretty dope find! NPR is the absolute 🔌 for excellent 🎶. Music is always fabulous when real musicians are involved.
MAGICAL!!!!! Hope this becomes an album....love Monica's interpretations and the melodies and lyrics!! Lovely violins too! I stumbled upon Monica with Phox....and had to hear more...but this is just beautiful under Jeremy's lead. WOW!!! Cannot get enough!!!
What a beautiful rich sound they make together. Monica has the wild and curlies goin' on. Lovely. Never want it to end.
Found this project recently (happily) after being frustrated for lack of any new PHOX releases. Monica Martin's voice and lyrics move me deeply, and the collaboration between these two is really such a perfect match. Incidentally I love the acoustic arrangements of these songs, and they juxtapose beautifully with the more electronic (but equally lovely) production of the album cuts.
So much beauty... a beautiful pair of collaborations... beautiful sound, beautiful compositions... beautiful voice... and her gorgeous hair...
"Everything unique in me was everything you said would need some shaping, or sorting out" damn...
right!!!?
Simply beautiful music... an amazing performance!
Gorgeous! Thank you for the beautiful music!
If this woman were any more beautiful, she'd be illegal! :) And a wonderful melodious voice, fantastic performance! I love it!
Soulfully singing with this perfect classical strings arrangement, that's how good Monica Martin is.
wow what a bunch of great looking talented people
I still listen to the Phox concert regularly and it is a concert born out of many talented musicians' contributions - so I am beyond excited to get this spiritual reprise at the hands of other, amazingly talented musicians. While I hope for more Phox, I can't wait for more Violents & Monica Martin collabs. More stunning music in a crisp, emotional style.
The best music I've possibly ever heard. #bliss
This is INCREDIBLE. I much prefer this version to the more techno-y sound on the album
I have admired Monica’s voice since I heard PHOX at the Project Lodge in 2012...incredible.
thank you for this heavenly union for magical music makers!
i can listen to this a million times
This is wonderful! Her voice is so powerful and magical, it makes me tearful every time she starts singing. Tiny Desk
absolutely beautiful! Thank you!
love the sound of her voice so much, she looks so lovely. x
This music is beautiful and well performed.
Loved this! So wonderful. Her voice sort of reminds me of Frou Frou.
This was on the tip of my tongue, my peripheral consciousness, for years. Thank you so much for giving it a name.
@@jamesbuttram9753 glad I could help 💖👍🏽
i love that this exists
Remarkable songs, congratulations. The collaboration of the string quartet Rootstock Republic is very interesting. Innovative music in my opinion. Congratulations to J. Larson for his cutting edge musical insights.Monika's voice is particularly engaging without overdoing it, she manages to give the melody something exotic
was busy doing something when it started, but as soon as she started singing I was hypnotized and couldn't take my eyes and ears off this and had goosebumps all over......
Jeremy, Monica, Juliette, Jessica, Kristine and Jarvis, just THANK YOU SO MUCH...
whoa. blown away. love the violents project:)
Very magical! These artists converging to deliver a performance unlike anything else around, thank you all for this moment!!!
Speechless . . . just utterly brilliant!
this just melted my soul...pure beauty
I hope they can do more work together. Such a pleasant surprise! Npr does it again. All these songs just transport you to different places. Well done to you all.
Monicas pants are so so nice! Amongst everything else obviously.
thank you for broadening my musical tastes tiny desk
Jeremy Larson is amazing. And the singers he works with on Violents makes this all so heavenly
It's crazy how shy she is considering how much talent she has. I know singing talent and stage presence don't go hand in hand but it's not as if the crowd don't already love her.
i feel like being talented and believing you are talented are two completely different things :)
Oh! I recognize Jeremy Larson from A Beautiful Mess. I had no idea he is such a talented musician. What a talented couple!!!
I've been binging Tiny Desk lately, and this is the one I keep coming back to. All the elements come together so seamlessly and leave me breathless. So darn good.
I love, loved..? Her in PHOX! As long as she's singing I don't care what the name of band is called. She is fantastic. Unique voice.
many congratulations to the sound enegeneer: outstanding job!
She is gorgeous and amazing, the live instruments that her voice almost becomes a part of only make this a more amazing experience. This was my tiny desk introduction and I fell in love.
wowwwww awesome!!!! Beautiful voice, you all sound amazing, and one time for that quartet, arrangement also dope
i've been waiting for this for so long! unraveling is so beautiful live, wow
She has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.
Unraveling lyrics
I'm sinking ships, lips are loose
I can cope any way I choose
And I have not cried in three whole days
That was back in my sober phase
In your ivory tower, standing tall
You're watching me stumble through the halls
And you taught yourself to disconnect from your regret
And everything I live to forget
[Chorus]
Wide-eyed wonder, where did you go?
I'm unraveling, ooh
Pagan cynic, constant critic, friend to a foe
I'm unraveling, ooh
[Verse 2]
Callous stare, face obtuse
You can leave any day you choose
I have not lied the past three days
My body lags, need to keep the pace
In a place that's ours, white-washed walls
You're watching me stumble to a fall
'Cause you taught yourself to misdirect, to disconnect
From everything I live to forget
[Chorus]
Wide-eyed wonder, where did you go?
I'm unraveling, ooh
Pagan cynic, constant critic, friend to a foe
I'm unraveling, ooh
[Outro] (2x)
I much prefer you the way that I found you
And I hate who I am when I am around you
But you're far away and I need you close to me
A sad simple truth that's lost in the irony
I might be tearing up at my desk. Thanks for making this beautiful music, my fellow Midwesterners.
Well, I guess Jeremy is from TN. :) Monica is from WI.
Vulfpeck took me here.
Me too!
Alan Dill she also did an epic cover with scary pockets fyi 🍒
Yes!
me 4
Same, always reliable
She looks stunning...
and so she sounds
One of life's greatest mysteries - How can 93 people dislike this? This is magical
Beautiful - the singer, the music, the song
Was asked to support Monica when her old band Phox toured the UK. I'd never heard of them but am now a huge fan - She is as lovely as her voice is.
Ms. Monica’s voice, beauty, and essence makes my mind do a happy dance. As I listen to her voice, I begin to day dream the most magnificent thoughts of dancing bare foot on a grassy hill; Surrounded by flowers and sunshine, accompanied by just enough of wind to carry the flowers’ scents and to keep sweat at bay...the image lifts me far from any care in the world! As you can see Ms. Monica, my first sight of you has me bugging! 😉☺️🤦🏽♂️ xoxo
Monica Martin's voice is enthralling. Her freckles just add a visual accompaniment. What a talent.
beautiful. stunning. I loved it. I am a new fan x
Modern classical music that is not dystonic. What a treat!
This is beautiful! Such a great voice, and the quartet too 😵😵
amo, sempre volto aqui pra escutar novamente
this music is so soft and makes me really calm
I fell asleep last night crying to this the first time I heard it. This is so powerful and beautiful wow thank you
I keep rewatching this I love it. There are Sade sensibilities here I think that's why.
This is pure gold! Has a wonderful calming effect on me!
Monica is soooooooo precious, woooooow!!!!!
30 minutes ago I'd never heard of Monica Martin or Phox. Fast forward 2 NPR Tiny Desks and I might just be in love
This is stunning.
thank you
Saw her live once. One of the most memorable moments of my life. Purely magical
Monica, we’re 11 minutes and I haven’t heard an introduction for you. Please know that I was willingly captured by you, your black girl magic and the sounds of Phox and I was drawn to this project because of that. Monica, please keep shining and moving us in the way that you naturally do. You and your voice matter!
this is so incredibly moving
I'm sinking ships, lips are loose
I can cope any way I choose
and I have not cried in three whole days
that was back in my sober phase
In your ivory tower, standing tall
you're watching me stumble through the halls
and you taught yourself to disconnect from your regret
and everything I live to forget
Wide-eyed wonder, where did you go?
I'm unraveling
Pagan cynic, constant critic, friend to a foe
I'm unraveling
Callous stare, face obtuse
you can leave any day you choose
I have not lied the past three days
my body lags, need to keep the pace
in a place that's ours, white-washed walls
you're watching me stumble to a fall
'cause you taught yourself to misdirect, to disconnect
from everything I live to forget
Wide-eyed wonder, where did you go?
I'm unraveling
Pagan…
Beau-ti-ful! NPR should release an album. Most of the artist are sound most impactful in their barest without the artificial antics:)