Wednesday: Tiny Desk Concert
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Published 2024-03-08
"I learned how to play guitar watching Tiny Desk concerts," Wednesday's lead singer Karly Hartzman says in the band's performance. Specifically, she says, by way of Mitski's scream-filled 2015 set. "The chords to these songs are pretty easy, if you want to mirror 'em."
The Asheville, N.C., rock band is constantly on the road, supporting Rat Saw God, which made NPR's best albums of 2023. But Wednesday made time to stop by NPR headquarters to play the Desk, toning down its noisy, country-influenced sound in a quieter setting. The rollicking opener "Chosen to Deserve" gets a pep in its step that begged for some in-office line dancing — nobody partook — before playing the quiet, romantic "Formula One" and ending with "Bath County."
And now, we count down to see which artist will cite Wednesday's performance as how they learned guitar.
SET LIST
"Chosen to Deserve"
"Formula One"
"Bath County"
MUSICIANS
Karly Hartzman: lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Alan Miller: drums
Xandy Chelmis: pedal steel, lap steel
MJ Lenderman: guitar, vocals
Ethan Baechtold: bass, piano
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Hazel Cills
Director/Editor: Maia Stern
Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame
Audio Engineer: David Greenburg
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Michael Zamora
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
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All Comments (21)
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MJ needs to come back for his own tiny desk now!
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I love how Jake and Karly write love songs to each other within their own respective projects lol. It's adorable
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Fantastic pedal steel guitar
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So weird hearing these songs so laid back haha. great band!
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I met these dudes back in 2020. They lit some fireworks off after their set in Indy and chatted with us hooligans. Glad they are still jamming and have blown up quite a bit
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On a friend’s recommendation last summer I was listening to Rat Saw God while out walking the dog at night and had kind of an out of body experience during Chosen to Deserve. A group of us saw them at the Sinclair in Cambridge a little while later. They brought it, for sure. Love seeing them get some real attention and love seeing them in the Tiny Desk. Thank you!
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sososo happy to see this concert finally released!!!! So proud of Karly for making it full circle!!!!!! Happy international women's day!!!!
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pedal steel player is crushing it
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This band is just the best. Was lucky enough to see them in Raleigh on this tour when I was in town for a few days and it was one of my favorite shows I’ve seen :)
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I remember finding "I was trying to describe you to someone" a few years back. been hooked on Wednesday since. glad they have made it this far!
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Ahh the iconic Mitski tiny desk mention!
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One of my favorite bands out. Can’t wait to see y’all in 2 months
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The guitarist, M.J. Lenderman, is a fine singer songwriter in his own right. Think... Kurt Vile meets Gram Parsons.
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the twangier takes on these songs sound soooo good
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Did she say they got high on Benadryl?..Ok I'm in...this is bluegrass ? Its got soul.
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Saw them in Dublin recently, they were so good. Love this band.
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Dont usually listen to this type of music but something attracts me to this band and music. Sounds amazing on my xm4 headphones.
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the chapter titles are wrong. first song is called "chosen to deserve", second song is called "formula one", third song is called "bath county"
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She has such a distinct voice, hearing her sing in any song I instantly think, that's Wednesday hahaha
