Daughter: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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  • čas přidán 21. 10. 2013
  • Daughter first popped up on our radar when we heard the London band's song "Landfill" while preparing for SXSW early last year: Achingly pretty and melancholy, the track builds to an absolute gut-punch of a line - "I want you so much, but I hate your guts" - that conjures a pitch-perfect mix of gloom, desire and hostility.
    The group has since released a full-length album, this year's lovely If You Leave, but Daughter was kind enough to resuscitate "Landfill" for this stripped-down performance at the Tiny Desk. As you'll see and hear, that aforementioned gut-punch is a recurring specialty for the band: In all three of these sad, searing songs, singer Elena Tonra showcases a remarkable gift for coolly but approachably dishing out weary words that resonate and devastate. --STEPHEN THOMPSON
    Set List
    "Youth"
    "Landfill"
    "Tomorrow"
    Credits
    Producers: Bob Boilen, Denise DeBelius, Stephen Thompson; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Parker Miles Blohm, Chloe Coleman, Denise DeBelius
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  • @nprmusic
    @nprmusic  Před 10 měsíci +17

    Hey Tiny Desk Fans,
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  • @liciasayz89
    @liciasayz89 Před 10 lety +6506

    This woman sounds exactly the same live and recorded. I respect that ultimately

    • @emilyj3996
      @emilyj3996 Před 6 lety +35

      Alicia Bodner I say the same thing. idk what it is about this band, but I absolutely love them.

    • @OmarHanafi97
      @OmarHanafi97 Před 5 lety +19

      First thing i noticed, such a great talent.

    • @ottoleyendecker2728
      @ottoleyendecker2728 Před 5 lety +37

      i love how its simple yet it sounds so amazing.

    • @soyogen22
      @soyogen22 Před 5 lety +6

      Positive vibes. Keep it up please

    • @acetrades4558
      @acetrades4558 Před 5 lety +36

      Honestly she's the type that's usually better live than after editing in a studio, to me at least.

  • @chrisdejoya733
    @chrisdejoya733 Před 6 lety +1659

    I ran into Elena at a music festival a few years ago and asked for a picture together. She offered to take the photo for us and was giggling the same exact way you see in this video. Then I told her "You don't act like your music," and she went "Oh, um. Depressed...!" making a teardrops-down-my-face gesture with her fingers. I died.

    • @cabaretbaretta7805
      @cabaretbaretta7805 Před 3 lety +13

      dead.

    • @francisxyz5412
      @francisxyz5412 Před 3 lety +71

      This is the most wholesome story.

    • @bigboy2217
      @bigboy2217 Před 3 lety +58

      I nervously talk too much in social situations but I’m pretty sure I have bipolar II disorder. Being overly “happy” around others isn’t really a sign that you are or aren’t depressed unless it’s a very prolonged experience. Can’t speak for everyone of course but that’s my experience.

    • @devlogan2030
      @devlogan2030 Před 3 lety +1

      Hh

    • @bethanychindlund5951
      @bethanychindlund5951 Před 2 lety +7

      @@bigboy2217 I feel this in my bones. Bipolar II here.

  • @sugarglider5
    @sugarglider5 Před 3 lety +2570

    It's been 7 years, and I still occasionally come back to this performance.

  • @KohtarohZushi
    @KohtarohZushi Před 9 měsíci +183

    Still enjoying this in 2023. Her music has been my solace during tough times and will undoubtedly continue to be in the future.

    • @thesaint9276
      @thesaint9276 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I forgot about them until they just now popped up on my feed. Such an incredible band.

  • @lidacold3371
    @lidacold3371 Před 3 lety +323

    If autumn was a person

  • @raphael_ko
    @raphael_ko Před 4 lety +879

    "And if you're still breathing, you're the lucky ones 'Cause most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs". Visionary.

    • @user-jq1qz3xx7j
      @user-jq1qz3xx7j Před 4 lety +7

      This sentence is a quote from the song?

    • @raphael_ko
      @raphael_ko Před 4 lety +1

      @@user-jq1qz3xx7j כן

    • @1cboogie
      @1cboogie Před 3 lety +7

      Yes indeed

    • @belowthesilvermoonBe
      @belowthesilvermoonBe Před 3 lety +4

      @@user-jq1qz3xx7j
      Youth
      by Daughter
      Shadows settle on the place, that you left
      Our minds are troubled by the emptiness
      Destroy the middle, it's a waste of time
      From the perfect start to the finish line
      And if you're still breathing, you're the lucky ones
      'Cause most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs
      Setting fire to our insides for fun
      Collecting names of the lovers that went wrong
      The lovers that went wrong
      We are the reckless
      We are the wild youth
      Chasing visions of our futures
      One day we'll reveal the truth
      That one will die before he gets there
      And if you're still bleeding, you're the lucky ones
      'Cause most of our feelings, they are dead and they are gone
      We're setting fire to our insides for fun
      Collecting pictures from the flood that wrecked our home
      It was a flood that wrecked…

    • @chriscoleman643
      @chriscoleman643 Před 2 lety +2

      @@belowthesilvermoonBe that this comment is more than a year ago makes me sad

  • @kat-yuh
    @kat-yuh Před 3 lety +809

    8 years later and I'm still here. Watched this when i was 9 and now i'm 17. crazy how time flies

    • @harlekin8116
      @harlekin8116 Před 3 lety +73

      soon, it will fly even faster. try to enjoy as much time as possible with good people around you. warm memories will keep you alive, not money or things. just a little hint. take care

    • @iGun4uSmile
      @iGun4uSmile Před 3 lety +4

      Sadge

    • @PaulGrowsUp
      @PaulGrowsUp Před 3 lety +44

      Your music taste for a 9 year old is outstanding!

    • @kat-yuh
      @kat-yuh Před 3 lety +22

      @@PaulGrowsUp lolll my cousin showed me it, she was a big fan of them back in the day!! sadly i wasnt organically cool when i was nine :(

    • @kat-yuh
      @kat-yuh Před 3 lety +7

      @@harlekin8116 thank you for the advice, ill take it to heart

  • @freeme1071
    @freeme1071 Před 4 lety +381

    Never date a poet this good and break his/her heart.

    • @reeddavis6216
      @reeddavis6216 Před 3 lety +62

      Unless you want a killer song written about you...

    • @SamHarty16
      @SamHarty16 Před 2 lety +1

      So very true, I have volumes to prove your theory

    • @TadejVig
      @TadejVig Před 2 lety +36

      It's awkward cause he's standing right next to her playing the guitar

    • @khojanekhethisa9711
      @khojanekhethisa9711 Před 2 lety +1

      haha, isn't that the point though. So they get to produce a masterpiece

  • @frogsoda
    @frogsoda Před 10 lety +687

    I love how she is a little bit embarrassed by the applause. May she never lose that.

  • @BradsMusic420
    @BradsMusic420 Před 9 lety +1675

    "If you're in love then you are the lucky one, cause' most of us are bitter over someone" chills.

    • @habitarikindred4604
      @habitarikindred4604 Před 5 lety +4

      I'm sorry, I am learning English and I understood that sentence, but I don't know what the word "bitter" means or what does being bitter over someone mean, would you mind try to explain me please?...

    • @Ron-se2dq
      @Ron-se2dq Před 5 lety +5

      @@habitarikindred4604 Just google "what does being bitter over someone mean". If you've ever had someone you love leave you then you already know.

    • @SpeedyCorky
      @SpeedyCorky Před 5 lety +20

      @@habitarikindred4604 angry, or resentful, hurt from that person

    • @pilisanchez7611
      @pilisanchez7611 Před 4 lety +3

      @@habitarikindred4604 como cuando alguien te deja y entonces quedas amargada o enojada con ese alguien o contigo misma

    • @kloimhals9224
      @kloimhals9224 Před 4 lety +5

      for me "youth" is one of the best songs ever ... until today I didn`t lost anything of my enthusiasm for this adorable text, voice and instruments

  • @prospectnyc
    @prospectnyc Před 5 měsíci +35

    here in 2024

  • @izzienaylor
    @izzienaylor Před rokem +71

    my emotional support tiny desk concert performance

    • @samueljlarson
      @samueljlarson Před rokem +2

      Lol - you are correct.

    • @rewindthelifetape
      @rewindthelifetape Před 3 měsíci

      izzie you're here too! can't wait to write the same thing under the video of your tiny desk concert

  • @alexyager3609
    @alexyager3609 Před 8 lety +6818

    Super impressive how that guy can play the drums with spaghetti

  • @BenignViewer
    @BenignViewer Před 9 lety +1587

    They get really into it in every song - Elena looks awkward at the start of each one, but totally loses herself in the music. It's quite humbling and strangely beautiful beyond physical appearances. Entrancing; captivating; are the words that best come to mind.

    • @tasheikabrewer6569
      @tasheikabrewer6569 Před 9 lety +46

      I got to see them live last year, and you're right. There's this raw awkwardness to her that's just... well captivating. It's real, unfiltered music. Something about it just speaks to my soul.

    • @BenignViewer
      @BenignViewer Před 9 lety +6

      Tasheika brewer Couldn't have said it better myself, and I've had the pleasure of seeing them live too! They just give me tingles of pure feeling and emotion.

    • @Newport31311
      @Newport31311 Před 9 lety +20

      I've never heard them before this, so this is my first time being exposed to them. She gives me the first impression that she has had a rough past, as many have. Being awkward and probably different from everyone she's known, never knowing where she fit. But then she found that she loses herself in her music - as you said,
      I get the sense that she is still that same awkward girl, never really fitting in, but that now she is ok with it, and has, in a sense, found that her "place" is not having a place. She loves her music and is at home there - she just visits us out here in the real world when she's not playing.

    • @BenignViewer
      @BenignViewer Před 9 lety +3

      Newport31311 Very well said. I don't know any of Elena's history, but I suspect you may be right on the money.

    • @oussamahridis5357
      @oussamahridis5357 Před 9 lety +4

      Lets all admit that all we want to di is to eat her with milk and cheetos as soon as she starts singing ... or i'm just a strange kind of psychopathe.

  • @kbar6644
    @kbar6644 Před 4 lety +583

    “We’re just completely awkward people” gotta love her 😂❤️

  • @shacozzi4888
    @shacozzi4888 Před 3 lety +303

    8:30
    Guy (in the audience?): "That looks like a completely awkward space to play in"
    Elene: "*giggles* No, it's fine; we're just completely awkward people."

  • @hanstonra
    @hanstonra Před 8 lety +1880

    We're just awkward people.
    Awwwww.
    So freaking humble.

    • @DanyVanillust
      @DanyVanillust Před 6 lety +24

      Is that being humble?

    • @andrea8m
      @andrea8m Před 6 lety +3

      Street Fighter Motorcycles don't be hard on the bear, he was lead to a very downhill life.

    • @carlwoods7910
      @carlwoods7910 Před 6 lety +3

      hyrnova what bear we on about guys

    • @callanc3925
      @callanc3925 Před 5 lety +5

      @Brian Williams admitting youre awkward doesnt mean you have low estimates of your importance

    • @callanc3925
      @callanc3925 Před 5 lety +3

      Brian Williams
      2 months ago
      @Dany Necochea Varillas Yes it is being humble by definition.
      humble | ˈhʌmb(ə)l |
      adjective (humbler, humblest)
      1 having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance:

  • @SunminJeong
    @SunminJeong Před 6 lety +795

    oh my god,,,,,,,,, can't belive her voice.... and it's a live version which is amazingly same with a studio version...
    oh my god............ i just can't help but say OH MY GOD WHAT IS THIS PERSON.

  • @Danielbalacs
    @Danielbalacs Před rokem +94

    1. Youth
    2. Landfill 4:21
    3. Tomorrow 8:43

  • @doyle6000
    @doyle6000 Před rokem +10

    8:38 "We're just completely awkward people" - 🥰 makes me feel better for being awkward myself

  • @miiinamayhem
    @miiinamayhem Před 8 lety +234

    fuck she sings SO good live, sounds almost exactly the same from on record.

    • @matheusbarreto4351
      @matheusbarreto4351 Před 7 lety +18

      Actually, she sounds better live.

    • @indiragoutam7401
      @indiragoutam7401 Před 7 lety +4

      Exactly ! her voice is more sonorous live.

    • @brunozadro
      @brunozadro Před 7 lety +16

      Tiny desk has the best audio engineers.. this is like a studio recording so if it is done well it can be even better than on the record..

    • @disquieter
      @disquieter Před 6 lety

      Mandi Boo even better than studio

  • @yacoale8153
    @yacoale8153 Před 9 lety +784

    what I love the most about Elena is that she sounds honest

    • @oussamahridis5357
      @oussamahridis5357 Před 9 lety +59

      *throws a huge bag of likes*

    • @Jackle02
      @Jackle02 Před 9 lety +9

      Oussama Hridis I would like to purchase this bag of likes in trade for my single like.

    • @towhatdegree
      @towhatdegree Před 8 lety +1

      +Jackle02 that's a mighty fine offer.

    • @oussamahridis5357
      @oussamahridis5357 Před 8 lety +2

      is it one of those high quality likes ? i need proof

    • @susandolan6992
      @susandolan6992 Před 7 lety

      Yaco Ale I love that she does bon iver covers

  • @dinnaputri6127
    @dinnaputri6127 Před rokem +91

    9 years ago and i am here today. Watching them again, still having the same chill. Thank you for companying my sleepless night and endless tears. My heart is full now with a grown family of 4. They are my emotional support when no one was there.

  • @raineyrainbow
    @raineyrainbow Před 5 lety +41

    " I want you so much but I hate your guts..." god damnn this is too real

  • @AlaskanTrain21
    @AlaskanTrain21 Před 8 lety +371

    It's so rare when an artist sounds exactly the same live as in the studio. Fantastic!

  • @ctarala11
    @ctarala11 Před 9 lety +364

    There's a certain feeling that only daughter can produce.

    • @alnoiseplaysmc
      @alnoiseplaysmc Před 5 lety +5

      Colin Tarala i suggest you look up both of julien bakers npr sessions. absolutely beautiful and same vibe.

    • @jessegalarpe7594
      @jessegalarpe7594 Před 4 lety

      Their song always reminds me of my demons and void inside, even though they wake them up my demons and void were soothed & calmed down. It is as though my demons and I feel at peace to be awake at the same time.

    • @sicsempertyrannis9024
      @sicsempertyrannis9024 Před 3 lety

      Poetic Melancholy

  • @harryeverett2152
    @harryeverett2152 Před 3 lety +149

    There is so much nostalgia in this band. I haven't heard them for years, makes me actually feel a bit emotional hah. Her voice is amazing, wish time could rewind.

  • @libbybartlett9508
    @libbybartlett9508 Před 3 lety +73

    Daughter is my comfort band. I remember playing life is strange and hearing them, from then on I’ve been obsessed

    • @rulr9721
      @rulr9721 Před 3 dny

      SAAMEE! I'm glad that i got to know daughter through my absolute favorite game ever

  • @Regimeshifts
    @Regimeshifts Před 7 lety +662

    Youth is one of those songs that has something that applied to everyone at some point in their lives. Amazing song

    • @jaguaroar
      @jaguaroar Před 5 lety +9

      its almost as if we were all young once.. ;)

  • @Mattsnotyours
    @Mattsnotyours Před 10 lety +687

    After listening to Daughter I almost always give a happy sigh with a heavy heart. Just lovely.

    • @Iphidor
      @Iphidor Před 9 lety +36

      before i read this comment, i didn't have a way to describe the way some music makes me feel. thanks.

    • @Mattsnotyours
      @Mattsnotyours Před 9 lety +12

      You've got it :)

    • @kristenjames1919
      @kristenjames1919 Před 7 lety +1

      Yes i love this description, thanks

    • @Annapaz25
      @Annapaz25 Před 6 lety

      I just love your sensitivity.

    • @teddwillys3792
      @teddwillys3792 Před 5 lety

      This is exactly it. The heaviness inside. Almost like there's a hole in there that's pulling everything in. Why do I feel so nice that someone else understands this...

  • @selenapacheco963
    @selenapacheco963 Před 4 lety +80

    Landfill is a timeless work of art. The lyrics, the instrumentals, her voice. Perfect trio.

  • @joebelenadeva6010
    @joebelenadeva6010 Před 3 lety +16

    The way she sang the words "...and you caused it.." with such emotion

  • @wimschmitz9388
    @wimschmitz9388 Před 6 lety +91

    When i went to watch them live at Pukkelpop (Belgian Festival) a couple of years ago, they arrived 45 minutes late. Nearly half the people had already left the tent when they finally showed up.
    Apparently their instruments were lost on the plain to Belgium. They eventually managed to borrow some guitars from a helpful band also attending the festival, and had to improvise on the drums or something iirc.
    The performance was a magical and pure moment, in the middle of the heat & busyness of an 80.000 people festival.
    When they played Youth, which was their only well-known song at the time, Elena started to lose her voice a bit, overwhelmed by emotion, while the small crowd completely took over for her.
    One of the best live experiences in my life.

    • @travellinmike4333
      @travellinmike4333 Před 2 lety

      I'm confused... was is an "80.000 people festival" or a "small crowd"in a tent?
      Guessing an audience of only a couple hundred at most if as you say "nearly half the people had already left the tent."

    • @epixcasual
      @epixcasual Před 2 lety +1

      @@travellinmike4333 a small tent in a big festival

  • @shappy805
    @shappy805 Před 8 lety +1838

    God bless this channel

  • @kenypcm
    @kenypcm Před 4 lety +38

    when everyone claps her smile shows that shes is so sweet and gentle like her voice

  • @danielrojas4347
    @danielrojas4347 Před 3 lety +45

    2021 and I still can't get over this video

  • @iphelper
    @iphelper Před 8 lety +530

    "Youth" - 00:00
    "Landfill" - 04:21
    "Tomorrow" - 08:44

    • @achuthankannan9050
      @achuthankannan9050 Před 7 lety +7

      Thank you :-)

    • @ajeje1996
      @ajeje1996 Před 7 lety +10

      You da MVP

    • @Xecutor.
      @Xecutor. Před 4 lety +4

      You are the true and absolute madman, Jesus Christ should be proud when he looks at someone like you, like honestly man, keep doing what you do, love ya man, appreciate it. XOXO from Costa Rica.
      Much Love.
      Att: Fabian

    • @Pemberjas
      @Pemberjas Před 4 lety +2

      you are a treasure

    • @nbrowne1
      @nbrowne1 Před 2 lety +1

      Cheers bro

  • @smultronkram
    @smultronkram Před 9 lety +26

    "is it an awkward plays to play in?"
    "no it's okay, we're just completely akward people.. "
    I LOVE HER!

  • @Joe-xp5ji
    @Joe-xp5ji Před 5 lety +20

    I love the way she smile after every song, she's totally embarrassed

    • @olac1809
      @olac1809 Před 4 měsíci

      right and yet she has one of the most beautiful voices ive ever heard. i wish she could hear it the way i hear it. i would never shut up if i sounded like her

  • @Is30old
    @Is30old Před 4 lety +152

    It's 2020 and this is still one of my favorite performances. She's absolutely amazing.

  • @luigi_garcia
    @luigi_garcia Před 8 lety +766

    I'm speechless. This is highly personal and beautiful. I sometimes wonder how sad lyrics, sad chords, sad face - a whole negative pathos really - can make you feel good. It has nothing to do with morbidity whatsoever. It is one of my favorite types of beauty, a form of romanticism. Thanks NPR and CZcams for broadcasting these amazing artists. You guys and KEXP are making a lot for music. Also it's nice to see some fine albums displayed on the back while listening, like Biophilia by Bjork. Hope to see more from Daughter!

    • @andra6301
      @andra6301 Před 8 lety +16

      What a wonderful comment. This is my favorite kind of art as well. Vulnerability is gorgeous.

    • @jacobhammock3355
      @jacobhammock3355 Před 8 lety +8

      listen to rejoice, by julien Baker. then listen to everything else by her. I think you will like it. :-)

    • @juanpabloeleazarcortesleal3582
      @juanpabloeleazarcortesleal3582 Před 7 lety

      Prolactin bro

    • @Deantrey
      @Deantrey Před 7 lety +30

      I think this has to deal with the limitations of language.We use the word sad for this, but sad is, like all terms in a language, an overgeneralization. It names a wide range, an infinite range, of very complex emotions, many of which can be beautiful even while they are sad.

    • @ajeje1996
      @ajeje1996 Před 7 lety +8

      Maybe it's because we're happy we're not the only ones feeling this way. Like our burdens are shared, and therefore lighter to bear

  • @PPplubploy
    @PPplubploy Před 9 lety +911

    This is why I always love introverted awkward weird or crazy people. They always have something fascinating and tend to be more artistic than the norm.

    • @EliezerPennywhistler
      @EliezerPennywhistler Před 9 lety +36

      Everyone IS introverted awkward weird or crazy.

    • @cleoat1
      @cleoat1 Před 8 lety +25

      +PPplubployI would have to disagree with you, you can be super extrovert and a goof ball and still procreate powerful music that's profound and powerful. We all have many facets and creactvity lets you explore within.

    • @curtishawksworth310
      @curtishawksworth310 Před 8 lety +5

      +PPplubploy try listening to Keaton Henson, you know if you haven't already.

    • @Jay-fq8uz
      @Jay-fq8uz Před 8 lety +3

      No is the same everyone is crazy in their own little way. It's just some choose to put on a costume instead of really expressing their true self.

    • @IIMaRVII
      @IIMaRVII Před 8 lety +4

      +Dead poolmonkey its almost always a sign of need for self affirmation, if someone calls himself/herself crazy. Most people are pretty average. Its a hard thing to say that, but its the most realistic thing most of the time and requires very much confidence...

  • @Pemberjas
    @Pemberjas Před 4 lety +46

    The NPR Tiny Desk Studio is like that office where you ask your co worker if they have a paperclip and theyre like, "oh yeah sure" and they slide their chair to some obscure part of the room and reach up on the third shelf of some remote five tier bookcase to grab two random paperclips, hidden from view, resting on top of a stack of books, underneath one sheet of paper.

  • @jamesshaffer9890
    @jamesshaffer9890 Před 2 lety +25

    I am 51 now. I have a degree in Literature. I walked through France to visit my favorite poet's grave in Ors. But this song...this song tears my hear apart. I have experienced all these feelings. It brings me back to my first kiss, my first lover. It hurts to hear, but it feels to feel.

  • @calmercaninestraining6260
    @calmercaninestraining6260 Před 7 lety +265

    Her vocal control is just incredible... So soft but so very powerful! All while she looks like she is feeling every bit of pain she felt when she wrote the songs.

  • @elenaguzman1927
    @elenaguzman1927 Před 10 lety +43

    She sings so effortlessly, it's insane. A+

  • @cine21films
    @cine21films Před rokem +62

    Absolutely charming and tender. Deep lyrics and sutile chords, the perfect balance.

  • @Neil-Aspinall
    @Neil-Aspinall Před 4 lety +22

    This woman has a lovely sad beauty.

  • @ghillzballer
    @ghillzballer Před 10 lety +79

    This is the first time I've ever heard Daughter, needless to say im devastated, in a good way.

  • @choiseunghyunns
    @choiseunghyunns Před 8 lety +1143

    this sounds eXACTLY like on the record what kind of sorcery?????

    • @kevinlajoie2966
      @kevinlajoie2966 Před 5 lety +16

      practice and talent

    • @god1770
      @god1770 Před 5 lety +25

      these probably are the kind of Artists who record in a Close studio with the entire band Playing together, with no separate takes..in today's age of Technology and Luxury❤️

    • @CaboLabsHealthInformatics
      @CaboLabsHealthInformatics Před 4 lety +2

      @@kevinlajoie2966 and sound engineers

    • @uelideschwart4056
      @uelideschwart4056 Před 4 lety +1

      I disagree. I like this version of Landfill even more than the studio one.

    • @CaboLabsHealthInformatics
      @CaboLabsHealthInformatics Před 4 lety

      @@uelideschwart4056 pst there are sound engineers making this sound this way...

  • @se7encureton
    @se7encureton Před 4 lety +23

    I am a punk rocker and have been playing for 20 years.
    Daughter is my favorite band for the last couple years. Amazingly sad.

  • @lyricallysikh1
    @lyricallysikh1 Před měsícem +2

    So underrated, the voice, the anthem, the lyrics absolutely amazing, feels like heaven on earth especially the first track.

  • @JEFFRAUSCHL
    @JEFFRAUSCHL Před 10 lety +82

    4:21 Landfill subtle and precise percussion can do so much for a song.

    • @Dvipe19
      @Dvipe19 Před 10 lety +14

      7:00 is pretty intense too. The cross tapping the drum sticks blew me away

    • @SpookyApparition
      @SpookyApparition Před 10 lety

      Dvipe19 Blew you away... seriously? Why?

    • @DavidVipond
      @DavidVipond Před 10 lety +6

      SpookyApparition I've never played or had the knack for percussion, strictly speaking as a guitarist, but what he does, to me, is just awesome. I would have never thought to come up with that pattern and the way it just flows subtly with the guitar is perfect composition to this song.

    • @Yeahitsthisguyagain
      @Yeahitsthisguyagain Před 10 lety +1

      SpookyApparition Just as Jeff Rauschl said, it's subtle and precise, percussion is made to accent the melody and to set the rhythm.

    • @broghywert
      @broghywert Před 10 lety

      That's what i see everytime i hear this!!!

  • @bryanty56
    @bryanty56 Před 9 lety +77

    I've watched this 30 times in 2 days. Her voice is unreal.

    • @jeffyoon9475
      @jeffyoon9475 Před 9 lety

      Her voice is great. There are tons of women who sound like her these days though. Still good however.

  • @Tru1981
    @Tru1981 Před rokem +9

    Tomorrow got me in the feels so hard. I just lost my Dad two weeks ago. “Don’t break tomorrow because I know I’m gonna lose you.” 💔🥺😭😭😭 My heart.

    • @OmicronFra
      @OmicronFra Před rokem +1

      I'm so sorry for your loss, our loves one keeps leaving in our heart, memories, what we do, we give it significance and closure. Do your best :)

  • @raphael_ko
    @raphael_ko Před 4 lety +158

    I just discovered this band in June 2020, this is so underrated.

    • @owenthebean515
      @owenthebean515 Před 4 lety +8

      The lead singer went solo! You should look her up: EX:RE

    • @theafr0842
      @theafr0842 Před 4 lety +4

      @@owenthebean515 I thought ex:re was just a side project of theirs.

    • @sortof3337
      @sortof3337 Před 4 lety +2

      You’re in for a treat. I keep coming back to these videos yeArs after

    • @AmandaASilva-ir7iu
      @AmandaASilva-ir7iu Před 4 lety

      me in july!

    • @alexfujita9498
      @alexfujita9498 Před 4 lety +1

      The Afr0 It is! They (Daughter) were going to make a tour through Europe this year, but they had to postpone it due to the pandemic :/

  • @oldwhtman
    @oldwhtman Před 9 lety +2069

    It's amazing that such shy people choose to give live performances. They seem uncomfortable under the bright lights.

    • @sconnor922
      @sconnor922 Před 9 lety +131

      oldwhtman But they sound amazing. That should probably be noted first when commenting on music.

    • @g00dbyegravity
      @g00dbyegravity Před 9 lety +101

      Sean W Connor I think something beneficial about live performances like these is that you get to see the band or artist as is, not behind a bunch of highly produced recordings. Although I love the music, and will always appreciate it, I also like to see the artist, it feels more intimate

    • @oldwhtman
      @oldwhtman Před 9 lety +99

      Kyle O'Connor I agree. I much prefer the unplugged, intimate performance. It's the best way to gauge the artist's true talent.

    • @BryanLagos
      @BryanLagos Před 9 lety

      ***** THANK YOU!!

    • @trevorbullion345
      @trevorbullion345 Před 8 lety +44

      +oldwhtman Regardless of how shy someone is, adrenaline is adrenaline and there is a standard on NPR for flawless, contained performances. They really only allow artists they know are classy and have self control on the show.

  • @21lovelysteph
    @21lovelysteph Před 10 lety +11

    She's so shy when the applauded her!! It's like, please stop, please just stop, thanks but it's making me uncomfortable, but thank you. Just, thanks but please don't. Awww I LOVE HER!!!

  • @gustavolpfr
    @gustavolpfr Před 4 lety +19

    as soon as the first notes started, i uttered my most sincere "oh boy"

  • @tylerpetrycki4172
    @tylerpetrycki4172 Před 2 lety +46

    End of 2021 and still loving listening to this. Probably have listened to this fully about 30+ times by now

  • @clintonmcbride6617
    @clintonmcbride6617 Před 10 lety +67

    Her words play my heart strings like her fingers play the guitar she is holding, so gently but with amazing resonance, Definitely teary eyed beautiful, damn good music

  • @BuzziMuzzi
    @BuzziMuzzi Před 5 lety +83

    I cried, I can really see her sadness when she sings. The soon she sings, it's like she immediately pulls back into her memories. Of the times she was hurt, she was alone and sad. The way she looks when she says "i hate you" in landfill, and the look in her eyes around 5:00... i got very emotional. Also they are such incredibly shy people and I love that they did this performance I feel like it may took some courage of her. I saw them live and they were incredibly cute to see. Elena was so shy she couldn't look the public in the eye during the concert at all. She and (I suspect boyfriend) Igor kept making eye contact during the show and smiled cutesy to each other. It was endearing to see.

  • @user-hc1vg5md3z
    @user-hc1vg5md3z Před 3 lety +10

    cant remember the last time music made me cry. this is... something.

  • @briajo5545
    @briajo5545 Před 3 lety +27

    I have this memory, listening to the daughter's tiny desk concert with good companies and chilling in our apartment. Now I'm away, this hits me different taking me back to the moment:)

    • @edublo1
      @edublo1 Před 3 lety +3

      Send you lots of blessings!

  • @azxzn
    @azxzn Před 9 lety +95

    This is basically like the studio recorded version on the cd. There is no difference. Talent, guys. Talent.

    • @azxzn
      @azxzn Před 4 lety +2

      I saw them live about 3 years ago. It was surreal. I may have cried.

    • @thelyinggamefan11225
      @thelyinggamefan11225 Před 4 lety +1

      Ct wing I would’ve cried too. She’s so raw and talented!

  • @alexnguyen4648
    @alexnguyen4648 Před 8 lety +13

    "We're just completely awkward people" - Elena omg.. i fucking love her.
    I was so awkward meeting them, but Elena made it feel so normal when iI was talking to her..

  • @jof6619
    @jof6619 Před 2 lety +32

    Heartbreaking and healing all at once. Been coming back for years, thank you for giving us this masterpiece, Tiny Desk.

  • @okkymahdi8688
    @okkymahdi8688 Před 4 měsíci +6

    one decade already, still coming back again and again...anyone?

  • @rania.hamzeh
    @rania.hamzeh Před 6 lety +500

    I think npr should bring daughter back to sing stuff from not to disappear.

  • @peterscolastico9137
    @peterscolastico9137 Před 8 lety +105

    I saw Daughter this past weekend in Boston. I spent the entire concert engrossed in Elena.. she is captivating, beautiful, and so fragile. The meaning behind each word she sings is insanity at best

    • @justmart4455
      @justmart4455 Před 5 lety

      Your profile picture looks nice. Digging the beanie man

  • @shrektheshining1442
    @shrektheshining1442 Před rokem +11

    Daughter's music touches my soul like nothing else. I keep coming back here because I always find that special kind of peace that my heart needs.

  •  Před 5 měsíci +2

    She is just immeasurably cute.

  • @keithharris3734
    @keithharris3734 Před 7 lety +87

    I get a little droplet of a tear in the corner of my eye every time I hear this band. Gorgeous, gorgeous music.

  • @joabkierkegaard7333
    @joabkierkegaard7333 Před 5 lety +16

    "Its ok, we're Just completely awkward People". Helena is so cute and amazing. So tallented

  • @essandur
    @essandur Před 3 lety +8

    from landfill:
    "throw me in the water, don't think about the splash i will create."
    the way she sings it, even if that small fraction of time towards the end of the line, really sent me somewhere else and back. sublime.

  • @lordclown1187
    @lordclown1187 Před 4 lety +36

    I'm late to comment, but this is the most genuine way to play. Doesn't give a feeling of an act. There's genuinity in their music.

  • @knifeforkandaspoon
    @knifeforkandaspoon Před 10 lety +34

    THIS BAND IS BEYOND AMAZING

  • @bramatthews2
    @bramatthews2 Před 7 lety +205

    in the landfill song, the drummer was doing the things! well done drummer person, you nailed the drum things!!! :)

  • @arvictan101
    @arvictan101 Před 3 lety +36

    I just love the truth and sincerity in her voice and the way she does it.

  • @Rikoshima
    @Rikoshima Před 4 lety +27

    i cant believe her voice just sounds like that... amazing

  • @ebbawler333
    @ebbawler333 Před 9 lety +68

    OMFG at 4:11 when she says "thanks" i literally freak out because she is so fucking cute.

    • @BeckerJr7
      @BeckerJr7 Před 9 lety +2

      evan volz hahah yooo Evan! It's Robbie from Springhill

    • @haazimmalik1133
      @haazimmalik1133 Před 6 lety +1

      too cute..imma hang myself rn

  • @hanstonra
    @hanstonra Před 8 lety +151

    Her laugh in the end. Goddammit. AGHGHH
    I'm dead.

    • @knobowski
      @knobowski Před 8 lety

      +Hans Tonra lol

    • @anthoffable
      @anthoffable Před 8 lety

      +Hans Tonra I second this...! So. Damn. Adorable!

    • @smook691
      @smook691 Před 8 lety

      +Hans Tonra It was for me.

    • @GhostlyJorg
      @GhostlyJorg Před 5 lety

      hans tonra@ agree. what does she say?

  • @toascranill5464
    @toascranill5464 Před 4 lety +18

    "We are just awkward people!" I felt that, deep down in me

  • @MajorAMinor
    @MajorAMinor Před rokem +10

    Since discovering Neil Young and his big music catalogue over 25 years ago, I haven't been as excited hearing of a new band like Daughter about 2 years ago. I discovered them while searching for similar bands like Wildes, with "Bare" being my favorite song of theirs. The music of Daughter matches my soul frequency. If it was made of glass it would break. It feels like their music is made just for me. Amazing and beautiful arrangements in its simplicity and with a deep sensitivity. Great lyrics and voice. Very special for me. It's the pauses and single notes and words that matter. They've perfected it and I'm very glad I've discovered them. Too bad they put out only so few albums.

  • @frankieis
    @frankieis Před 7 lety +25

    "If you're still breathing you're the lucky ones, cause most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs." Just beautiful.

  • @randymcsmash
    @randymcsmash Před 7 lety +75

    The only way this could be better would be an encore of Smother!
    'we are the reckless, we are the wild youth' is one of my favourite lyrics ever.
    The whole sentiment of the current struggles for first time buyers vs the generation with second homes; the brexit division which is often discussed as a generational divide; the unwavering obliteration of public and welfare services. Elena's (and mine) generation will be the first generation in history to be worse off than their parents; yet our generation is cast as work-shy, get told exams are easier, with tuition fees that result in huge debts and the constant burden of knowing that a huge proportion of the world's population don't have their most basic human needs met, and somehow we, the youth, need to fix it.
    when I hear that lyric delivered by Elena with such fragility in her voice, all of the above comes to my mind in that split second, it's astoundingly resonant and beautiful to me.

  • @skhumbuzombatha211
    @skhumbuzombatha211 Před rokem +4

    It’s been 8 years, and i still find myself back here

  • @Seissmo
    @Seissmo Před 3 lety +6

    When I first heard youth I knew this was gonna be my favorite band.

  • @michaelwood5033
    @michaelwood5033 Před 8 lety +1590

    You can almost see the music HURTING her.

    • @justagirlfloating
      @justagirlfloating Před 8 lety +20

      YES! I saw it too.

    • @H2886
      @H2886 Před 8 lety +2

      +Michael Wood i thought the same thing! its pretty awesome!

    • @alexnguyen4648
      @alexnguyen4648 Před 8 lety +49

      +Michael Wood OMG... I honestly wonder how and what she thinks about when she sings these songs... It's honestly amazing and so captivating to watch deeply at it.
      To have this inspiration come from somewhere.
      I actually saw her show last night in Toronto, and I was in front of her, it seems like she and the band were so tapped into a state so out of this world to bring forth such touching and deep lyrics. Everyone around me was mesmerized, including myself... Also got to meet her and hug her three times!... shes so lovely. I love her.

    • @michaelwood5033
      @michaelwood5033 Před 8 lety +5

      well if you love her then why don't you marry her!

    • @alexnguyen4648
      @alexnguyen4648 Před 8 lety +40

      LOOOL literally what I shouted at her concert "will you marry me!?" :P

  • @todddavis240
    @todddavis240 Před 10 lety +62

    Best most unbelievable delicate performance on NPR, judge the sound to the effort, most amazing musicians I have seen next to Ben Howard and India Bourne, thank you so much NPR for these tiny desk concerts, please please help out Ben Howard and India, they deserve this exposure, but always much love for what you do. peace

    • @maeanderdev9968
      @maeanderdev9968 Před 10 lety +1

      to me this Concert sounds interesting and great on CZcams, because someone had the effort to professionally record something really minimalistic - no or very few cuts on the camera, but a great picture! as well as a mono soundtrack (only that one microphone) pushing Elena far into the foreground while sadly causing the guys to be too silent on the track, the audience's listening expreience must've been really breathtaking there as they must've had a good (stereo ;-D ) sound, always hearing loud what they concentrate on - in a really great way, probably the best daughter concert on CZcams, although they're all extraordinarily good and their performance is per se flawless...
      Best Regards,
      maeander

    • @todddavis240
      @todddavis240 Před 10 lety

      maeanderdev Search NPR tiny desk Adele...it you want to hear extraordinary. just love love the intimate experience.....peace and love

    • @maeanderdev9968
      @maeanderdev9968 Před 10 lety

      Todd Davis I probably will. I just watched this performance and it is quiet similar - the above fits to this one as well...
      I think I understand what you mean with that intimate experience, I've been on some performances with very few people around them, they let you recognise the finest detail!
      But that is the bad thing about that there are too few microphones, in this video the sounds from the drumkit were details, but they should be strong and clear imho, usually only things like small flaws make those details I mean, but when the sound isn't the right way - which it in both cases imho is - it is not quiet the intimate experience you talk about, it's more like a distorted experience...
      Best Regards,
      Maeander

    • @candycryptid2832
      @candycryptid2832 Před 5 lety

      AURORA

  • @ThrivewithSierra
    @ThrivewithSierra Před 5 lety +18

    First heard daughter in 2012, I saw them live in 2013... I also happened to meet her after the show. She is one of the sweetest and humble artists I have met

  • @shiaragloria7614
    @shiaragloria7614 Před 3 lety +11

    she sounds as if she lives in the snowy woods with a cozy blanket, fire cracklings on the fireplace, never bothered by the loudness of the world

  • @aldousorwell4577
    @aldousorwell4577 Před 9 lety +48

    Youth. I can never really figure out what this song is about, love? death? revolution? hopelessness? extinction? all i know is that it hits me right in the gut everytime i hear it.

  • @vineyou1802
    @vineyou1802 Před 9 lety +3860

    OK. TINY DESK. YOU REALLY NEED TO DO BEN HOWARD.
    PLEASE.
    Guys, like if you know who im talking about!

    • @Neliith
      @Neliith Před 9 lety +48

      Get this to the top, this needs to be noticed.

    • @FightersForTheCau
      @FightersForTheCau Před 9 lety +18

      OH HELL YES

    • @parhelio___
      @parhelio___ Před 9 lety +11

      TwentyFourMillion EffectivePixels DO.THIS.
      Obama approves.

    • @islphrs1350
      @islphrs1350 Před 9 lety +21

      TwentyFourMillion EffectivePixels You mean invite him for a tiny desk, not sex, right?

    • @JulieJonesMusic
      @JulieJonesMusic Před 8 lety +15

      OMG YES. PLEASE. ILL CRY.

  • @rino-sebastijanmoric-gluha124

    She got me tearing up,the pain in her soft voice,in the end I got the story...so glad I found her❤

  • @charlessomerset9754
    @charlessomerset9754 Před 3 lety +15

    Amazing. Youth is simply stunning. The only band I've ever seen who could probably cover Nick Drake and pull it off. Especially Pink Moon. She would own that track.

  • @drv102091
    @drv102091 Před 10 lety +11

    That awkward,quiet, soft, "Thanks..." at 4:10 *Swooon...*

  • @hosseinmehdi1110
    @hosseinmehdi1110 Před 7 lety +265

    It's a real shame that more people are not listening to truthful music like this. I guess to each their own, but this is literally the definition of music and art, listening to it just takes you somewhere else, somewhere dark and complexed with emotions that you just don't get to reveal everyday in your life - AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL. Ugggh, it's just freaking amazing, I can't describe what it is, but I'm pretty sure everyone else here knows what I'm talking about.

    • @meagannola1001
      @meagannola1001 Před 4 lety +5

      Hossein Mehdi the stuff that lives in diaries, never seeing the light of day until something like this beautiful work brings it to light but also helps it makes sense. at the very least, helps to feel more human because it helps you feel understood. that’s art

    • @DICKIESXVEGAN
      @DICKIESXVEGAN Před 4 lety

      I know exactly what You explain. You make a movie of your own life on the mind.

    • @Danielfvelho
      @Danielfvelho Před 4 lety +5

      There is music for each type of vibe you are. If you wanna chill and think a little, this music is very good, but if you are at a party, you gonna want something that makes you shake your bones. Or if you're happy, and wanna listen to uplifting music. I know what you meant, but music can't be defined by only one song.

    • @bdancepants5003
      @bdancepants5003 Před 3 lety

      great comment. so many feeling it, not enough said it!

  • @sunra23
    @sunra23 Před 3 lety +27

    daughter is just so talented like this is so pure. the sound, the instrumentals, Elena's voice and vocals. this is exactly like the studio version. I'm just so ecstatic to watch them do this. I am so glad I know they exist❤️