ONTD Original: Public radio live music performances

[irajaxon]

Ah yes, that mandatory stop on the album promo tour: the public radio station. Whether you’re a big act or an indie up-and-comer, this is a time-honored tradition for all musicians. Before the algorithms and Discover Weekly playlists, public radio was your best chance to find some off-Billboard (and sometimes off-off-Billboard) new music or hear

Comments

[kittenmittons]

Great post, OP! I'm a big fan of Ethel Cain's performance myself.

Some of my favourites:

"Dynasty" is incredible here.

And of course, the new-classic:

There's lots of other good ones too, like boygenius on Tiny Desk, The Staves' Tiny Desk, Arlo Parks on KEXP, Lucy Dacus' Tiny Desk, Wolf Alice on Tiny Desk, both of Phoebe Bridgers' Tiny Desks, Mitski on both, Caroline Polachek's KEXP, and Chromeo's Tiny Desk is a lot of fun too.

[noodlecookie]

Stromae! 💞

[irajaxon]

love the stromae one, i almost included it! he also has a set for KEXP from the racine caree tour, it's great too.

[eyeoneye]

Yes! That Bartees Strange performance got me into him. His live shows are so good.

[panucho]

OP you taste!

For KEXP my faves are London Grammar's Strong, OMAM Little Talks and Cafe Tacvba whole set

But Florence performance of Cosmic Love (and Rabbit Heart!) is transcendental, it's embedded in my frontal lobe

[irajaxon]

i debated including the cosmic love one! but it really made me wish she would've done KEXP or tiny desk during the "dance fever" promo.

[itsme_eloise]

cosmic love came to my mind while reading the post

[oncourt]

I wouldn't say it's the best one, but it's the one I rewatch the most: Chloe x Halle. They start it out with Don't Make It Harder on Me, my favorite

I also love the Dua Lipa's, the aesthetic is so pretty

[eatmydustbinns]

Omg the Distillers on Yahoo Music takes me back! I remember watching that performance on my dad's office computer because... that was the family computer.

[xdaisyxlovesxbb]

Lol jk. But I really love radio perfs. There is something about them that make them special.