As soon as, at a live performance, I overheard somebody whisper that Emily King sounded similar to her information, however higher. With a nod, her buddy replied, “Yeah! It is like getting hugged by a rose petal!” As a longtime fan myself, I do know this Tiny Desk will do the identical for you.
King’s silky tones attain new heights when her band members, every a grasp of their instrument, surprises the viewers with stunning voices of their very own. On gutwrenching breakup songs like “Georgia” and “Down,” they add dreamy harmonies. Regardless of singing of heartbreak, King’s barely-contained pleasure brightens the room between every tune. She remarks on the enjoyable she’s had enjoying together with her band, and speaks about all of the music that she and her long-time collaborator, Jeremy Most, have created collectively over time.
Generally, as she tells us, the songs that King writes are supposed to present herself a lift when she feels unhappy or discouraged. She leans into predominant character mode together with her new yr’s anthem, “This 12 months,” and reminds us {that a} “Particular Event” is finest when it is celebrated collectively. To me, sharing this Tiny Desk live performance is a type of moments.
SET LIST
- “Distance”
- “Georgia”
- “Down”
- “This 12 months”
- “Particular Event”
MUSICIANS
- Emily King: vocals, guitar
- Randy Runyon: guitar, background vocals
- Tim “Smithsoneon” Smith: percussion, background vocals
- Jeremy Most: tenor bass, background vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Nikki Birch
- Director/Editor: Kara Body
- Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
- Host/Sequence Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Kara Body, Joshua Bryant, Sofia Seidel
- Audio Engineer: Tiffany Vera Castro
- Manufacturing Assistants: Dhanika Pineda, Dora Levite
- Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez
- Tiny Desk Workforce: Maia Stern, Josh Newell
- Sequence Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Government Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Government Director: Sonali Mehta
- Sequence Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton
