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Tame Impala released their new album, Deadbeat, today, and to celebrate the arrival, Kevin Parker and company visited NPR’s Tiny Desk to deliver the band’s first-ever all-acoustic performance. Armed with six acoustic guitars — one of which was used as the percussion — Tame Impala played four songs over 20 …

Carlos Vives brought his catalog of hits to NPR’s Tiny Desk. The Colombian vallenato leader previously appeared on the Tiny Desk (At Home) series, but made a proper debut with an ambitious performance. Backed by a 12-piece band, Vives ran through seven songs in just under half an hour. Vives …

What better way to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month than with an Argentine rock icon on Tiny Desk? On Monday, NPR shared Fito Páez’s performance, which saw him play songs from across his lengthy discography and also offer the “world premiere” of a new track. Páez, dressed in a sparkly …

To celebrate the release of his album Play, Ed Sheeran stopped by NPR on Friday afternoon for a live-broadcast edition of their Tiny Desk series, which also served as a fundraiser for the public broadcasting company. Before starting his set, Sheeran — dressed simply in a pink T-shirt promoting his …

The first time Turnstile appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series, their set was recorded from home. The band filled the walls of their space with stuffed animals and cartoon plushies, which essentially stood in for a real crowd. Of course, it wasn’t quite the same. Now, they’ve made their …

PinkPantheress radically reimagined her own songs and stuffed a full band into a cubicle for her Tiny Desk Concert, which NPR Music shared Friday. The British singer managed to cram eight tracks (and six band members) into the space of 23 minutes, delivering unique spins on tracks like “Pain,” “Illegal,” …

For Rusowsky, Tiny Desk had been a long-held dream. On Tuesday, the Spanish musician stopped by the NPR headquarters to serenade Tiny Desk with a concert featuring songs from his newest album, Daisy. Rusowsky’s set opened with the sound of a flute as the Spanish star eased into “Johnny Glamour,” …

Anohni and the Johnsons brought their big questions about humanity and purpose to NPR Tiny Desk. Led by Anohini, the ensemble complete with Gael Rakotondrabe, Jimmy Hogarth, Leo Abrahams, Sam Dixon, Doug Wieselman, and Christopher Vatalaro delivered their debut performance with three songs. The set opened with “Why Am I …

Bloc Party appeared on NPR Tiny Desk for the first time with a career-spanning set that goes back to the very beginning. The U.K. rock band’s Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Louise Bartle, and Harry Deacon kicked off the performance with “Banquet,” a selection from their 2005 debut album Silent Alarm, …

The reunited Clipse continued their promo tour in support of their new album Let God Sort Em Out with a visit to NPR’s Tiny Desk on Friday. The duo of Pusha T and Malice were joined by an NPR-enlisted backing band that included the Lox drummer Daru Jones, keyboardists Darryl …