I by no means anticipated to see Daniel Caesar on the Tiny Desk once more. Caesar’s 2018 efficiency is sort of untouchable: at present within the prime 15 most considered Tiny Desk concert events on YouTube, showcasing his finest work at that time in his profession. However reflecting on the vulnerability and intimacy of 2025’s Son of Spergy, I felt like my arm was twisted, understanding he had to come back again. This album, our area, together with the shared imaginative and prescient for a way it will unfold, gave the inexperienced mild for half two.
Within the eight years since we final noticed the Canadian singer-songwriter, he is remained constantly good, but he gave the impression to be looking out. All through that search, spirituality has been a continuing — from his debut, Freudian, to the 2 albums that adopted, CASE STUDY 01 and NEVER ENOUGH. Son of Spergy feels just like the completion of a pilgrimage and a newfound sense of acceptance.
Right here on the Desk, the presentation is straightforward: an upright piano, a guitar and Caesar, lifted by a 12-piece choir. From be aware primary, I, together with the viewers of NPR staffers, was immediately shocked by the facility of the choir and the way Caesar effortlessly led them. On the conclusion, there is a pause earlier than applause. There might have been others within the crowd who felt what I felt: This is without doubt one of the most transcendent moments on the Tiny Desk.
SET LIST
- “Rain Down”
- “Emily’s Tune”
- “Moon”
- “Who Is aware of”
- “Sins of the Father”
MUSICIANS
- Daniel Caesar: vocals, guitar, piano
- Aver Ray: piano, music director, background vocals
- Tiana Kruškić: choir director, background vocals
- Yanina: background vocals
- Carmi Harris: background vocals
- Alanna Ysabel: background vocals
- Mia Taylor: background vocals
- Myranda Pagan: background vocals
- Joshua Taylor Brown: background vocals
- Wayne Wilson: background vocals
- Malik Spence: background vocals
- Cmaze: background vocals
- Chris Jackson: background vocals
- Daron Lameek: background vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producers: Bobby Carter, Dhanika Pineda
- Director/Editor: Maia Stern
- Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
- Videographers: Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Kara Body
- Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
- Manufacturing Assistants: Dora Levite, Ashley Pointer
- Photographer: Virginia Lozano
- Sequence Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Government Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Government Director: Sonali Mehta
- Sequence Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton
