- Mar 13, 2022
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There wouldn't be too many people on the planet who 'put a little boogie' into more people than this dude! Ab Fab.
He is definitely a musical inspiration, if that makes sense.There wouldn't be too many people on the planet who 'put a little boogie' into more people than this dude! Ab Fab.
"I'm a songwriter for a living, okay. I usually have all the words but I'm genuinely speechless." RAYE told the audience at her Tiny Desk. "All I've wanted is to be seen and respected as a musician."
The South London-bred singer-songwriter had finally made her way to NPR headquarters, her signature cherry-hued pin curls full of bounce and a radiant smile spread across her face. It was a long time coming, and in a re-arranged set of songs from her stunning debut album tailored to the Tiny Desk, RAYE exuded the confidence and abilities of a veteran vocal powerhouse.
In the game for over a decade, RAYE's debut album was 7 years in the making after being stuck in a major label deal that had her confined to recording mainstream pop and electronic records, and penning hits for other artists instead of executing her own creative vision. Now independent, she released the genre-busting My 21st Century Blues this year, an impressive and raw album that touches on some of the artist's most vulnerable life experiences. Over the course of her Tiny Desk, RAYE's musicianship shines as she displays a melange of jazz scats, gospel and blues inflections. Closing out her set with "Buss It Down.," she recruits the audience for some call and response action only after giving us a brief vocal lesson, 'cause that's just how particular she is. If this Tiny Desk concert is your introduction to RAYE, prepare to be enraptured.
SET LIST
"Worth It."
"Five Star Hotels."
"Mary Jane."
"Buss It Down."
MUSICIANS
RAYE: vocals
Matthew Brooks: drums
Liv Thompson: bass
Briana Washington: keys
Paul Murray: guitar
Michael Cordone: trumpet
Greg DeAngelis: trombone
DeSean Jones: saxophone
TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Bobby Carter, Ashley Pointer
Director/Editor: Maia Stern
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Videographers: Maia Stern, Kara Frame, Sofia Seidel, Alanté Serene
Audio Assistant: Neil Tevault
Production Assistant: Jill Britton
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Joshua Bryant, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Pilar Galván
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
I'll meet you in the middle with this classic:
By Japanese composer Yoko Kanno, arr. by Molly Pease. Molly Pease, voice & effects; Mike Robinson, guitar; Matt Rousseau, bass; Pete Agraan, drums.
You Don't Know What Love Is, by: Don Raye (lyrics), Gene De Paul (music), Molly Pease (vocals), and Jeff J. Findley (guitar & production).
Hello @Jonny Quest,You had me on this one with the first opening notes..nice one I will be checking on more of her tomorrow, hopefully, she's on Spotify.
Yes, thank you, YouTube definitely works. Subscribed, so I don't lose track of herHello @Jonny Quest,
Nice, this is the second song that I have heard by Molly Pease after finding her SoundCloud (Mollypmusic) by accident yesterday; when I was trying to find a video of her live jazz recital performance / cover of the song Christmas In The Silent Forest.
That I saw / heard several years ago that is now private on YouTube, unfortunately.
Fortunately, her SoundCloud had another live performance of that song: Christmas In The Silent Forest - (LIVE RECORDING).
I might contact her through her website's contact page to see if she can unprivate her video on YouTube of her jazz recital of that song.
I will also be listening to more of her songs from her SoundCloud, her website, her YouTube channel, et cetera.