NaN/100 votes#1 - Daniel Norgren
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2020
The Swedish singer sways and writhes as he and his band create a dream state calming enough to slow the day's hectic pace to a crawl. Take a seat on a comfy couch and have a listen.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - Bridget Kibbey
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2020
The irrepressible harpist proves that the instrument can be as tempestuous as a tango, as complex as a Bach fugue and sing as serenely as a church choir.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Brownout
Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 1/10/2020
The Austin, Texas band brought old-school R&B horns, bongos and deep grooves to the Tiny Desk.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Jordan Rakei
Season 13 Episode 4 - Aired 1/13/2020
Despite some unexpected gear problems, the soulful R&B artist and his band locked-in and played a phenomenal set behind the Tiny Desk.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Joyce DiDonato
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 1/15/2020
Watch the celebrated opera star deconstruct old Italian love songs with her signature flair, backed by a crack jazz ensemble.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Yola
Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 1/17/2020
The singer who once sang for Massive Attack and sampled by Iggy Azalea and The Chemical Brothers, is front-and-center at the Tiny Desk.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Max Richter
Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 1/22/2020
The eclectic composer joins members of the ACME ensemble for some of his most affecting music, which moves the audience to tears.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - J.S. Ondara
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 1/24/2020
After first trying to win our annual Tiny Desk Contest, the singer-songwriter from Nairobi decided to put out a record, got nominated for a Grammy and wound up here anyway
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Koffee
Season 13 Episode 9 - Aired 1/27/2020
The fast-rising teenager from Jamaica just won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album, making her the first woman and youngest artist to ever win in the category.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Jimmy Eat World
Season 13 Episode 10 - Aired 1/29/2020
Jimmy Eat World showed up to the NPR Music office all smiles and no guitars. They borrowed a couple acoustics, a gong and a tambourine for a heartfelt set that included "The Middle."
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Rising Appalachia
Season 13 Episode 11 - Aired 1/31/2020
The Atlanta-based band came to NPR in a van packed with a bodhrán (Irish drum), an ngoni (West African harp) a huge gourd, a cello, a baritone guitar and more.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - SiR
Season 13 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2020
The R&B singer from Inglewood, CA made his performance a family affair, dedicating it to his late godson, with his mother and older brother on backup vocals.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Another Sky
Season 13 Episode 13 - Aired 2/5/2020
The strength of this London band is matching message with music. There's intensity and clear intention in their use of rock as an art.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
Season 13 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/2020
Here's a first: Steelpans at the Tiny Desk. It's true. Nearly a thousand performances into the series and the instrument has never been featured, until now.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Baby Rose
Season 13 Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2020
At 25, she mixes the bluesy melisma of Nina Simone and the deep register of Sarah Vaughan — two of her influences — with songwriting as devastating as her delivery.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron
Season 13 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/2020
Phil Elverum shares his open wounds — of death, love and the loss of love — in close harmonies, accompanied only by electric and nylon-string guitars.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Laura Stevenson
Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/2020
Backed by a small string section, Stevenson performed three songs that sounded so gorgeous, an actual marriage proposal broke out shortly after her set ended.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Snoh Aalegra
Season 13 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/2020
The Iranian-Swedish singer draws her musical cues from Brandy and Sade while racking up a list of collaborators such as Vince Staples, James Fauntleroy and, most recently, Pharrell Williams.
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NaN/100 votes#19 - Elisapie
Season 13 Episode 19 - Aired 2/20/2020
The Canadian singer-songwriter gives a deep, soulful performance against a sometimes moody backdrop of bass saxophone and bowed guitars.
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NaN/100 votes#20 - Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
Season 13 Episode 20 - Aired 2/21/2020
Chris Dave, your favorite musician's favorite drummer, takes listeners on a journey through a virtual record store, picking up different genres along the way and putting them in your bag.
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NaN/100 votes#21 - Jenny Lewis
Season 13 Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/2020
A consummate storyteller, going as far back to her days with her band Rilo Kiley, the words of Jenny Lewis comfort and inspire.
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NaN/100 votes#22 - Indigo Sparke
Season 13 Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/2020
The Australian singer transforms the NPR Music offices with a voice that, at moments, comes as a whisper.
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NaN/100 votes#23 - Cimafunk
Season 13 Episode 23 - Aired 2/28/2020
The band from Havana brings its intoxicating mix of Afro-Cuban dance music and 1970s funk-and-soul to the Tiny Desk.
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NaN/100 votes#24 - Bob Weir and Wolf Bros
Season 13 Episode 24 - Aired 3/2/2020
Weir, along with Don Was and Jay Lane, play a set rich in Grateful Dead lore, including an emotional take on the sing-along, "Ripple."
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NaN/100 votes#25 - Mellotron Variations
Season 13 Episode 25 - Aired 3/3/2020
Robby Grant, Pat Sansone (Wilco), Jonathan Kirkscey and John Medeski (Medeski, Martin & Wood) give an all-Mellotron performance, making music of magic and mystery.
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The Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 13
Every episode of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 13!
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Season 13 Ratings Summary
"Daniel Norgren" is the best rated episode of "NPR Tiny Desk Concerts" season 13. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/3/2020. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Bridget Kibbey".