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Artist │ Alicia Keys
Title │ NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Label │ NPR Music
Genre │ R&B
Format │ Album
Year │ 2020
Time │ 27:37
Size │ 50.90 MB
Source │ WAV
Bitrate │ VBR 244 kbps
Freq │ 48.0 kHz
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01. Show Me Love 8:52
02. Gramercy Park 5:25
03. Underdog 6:19
04. Fallin' 7:01
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On a brisk February morning, Alicia Keys, full of effervescence,
entered NPR through the loading dock wearing a canary yellow
faux fur coat. During our ride to the fourth floor, she joked
about how she hadn't been invited to play at the Tiny Desk.
That, of course, wasn't exactly true. We worked on and off
for years to make this moment happen, and I can say whole
heartedly that it was worth the wait.
Alicia Keys has an aura that you can sense the second she
enters a room, or in my case, an elevator. She radiates
compassion and kindness. This spirit is the key to Keys's
songwriting, which is rooted in introspection and mindfulness.
As she approached her piano, a bit surprised at the amount
of people in the room, she smiled and remarked over her
shoulder, "Gee, the Tiny Desk is tiny!" She kicked off the
set with an uncanny ode to combat the darkness of this
moment in American history: "Show Me Love," a single
she released in 2019. No one could have predicted then
how much her lyrics and musical healing would be crucial
during this emotionally fraught time of unprecedented
political and racial unrest, heightened by three months
of quarantine due to a global pandemic.
The stand-out moment during her Tiny Desk was the premiere
of "Gramercy Park", a song from her upcoming self-titled
album, ALICIA, which is set to be released this fall. It's one
of those timeless songs that will transcend radio formats
and genres, with lyrics that address how utter selflessness
and worrying about making everyone happy but yourself
can throw your own center askew. The song's spiritual
refrain is sure to be a sing-along moment for the rest of
Keys's career.
She told the crowd after "Gramercy Park" that she's struggled
with appeasing people her whole life, but she's trying harder
now to set boundaries. Luckily for the Tiny Desk audience,
that resolution didn't pertain to this concert. After wrapping
up what was to be a three-song set with her latest single
"Underdog," which you may have seen her perform at this
year's Grammys, the crowd begged for an encore. After
crowdsourcing suggestions, she and her band delivered a
riveting rendition of Keys's breakout 2001 single, "Fallin'."
The world, now more than ever, needs more love, reflection
and accountability - a mantra that's woven into every fiber
of Alicia Keys's being and every lyric of her songs.
SET LIST
Show Me Love
Gramercy Park
Underdog
Fallin'
MUSICIANS
Alicia Keys: vocals, piano
RAII & Whitney: vocals
Ant Parrish: bass
Curt Chambers: guitar
Mike Reid: drums
Omar Edwards: keys.
CREDITS
Producers: Abby O'Neill, Morgan Noelle Smith, Kara Frame
Creative director: Bob Boilen
Audio engineers: Josh Rogosin, Natasha Branch
Videographers: Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Melany Rochester, Shanti Hands
Editor: Maia Stern
Associate Producer: Bobby Carter
Executive producer: Lauren Onkey
VP, programming: Anya Grundmann
Photo: Kisha Ravi/NPR
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