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The Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7

Every episode of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 1 - Van-Anh Vanessa Vo
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    #1 - Van-Anh Vanessa Vo

    S7:E1

    The musician unpacks an array of traditional Vietnamese instruments — and 1,000 years of culture.

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  2. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 2 - Lily & Madeleine
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    #2 - Lily & Madeleine

    S7:E2

    The teenagers play a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies.

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  3. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 3 - Afro Blue
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    #3 - Afro Blue

    S7:E3

    The Howard University vocal jazz ensemble performs beautiful African-American spirituals.

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  4. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 4 - Robert Glasper Experiment
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    #4 - Robert Glasper Experiment

    S7:E4

    Members of the Grammy-winning, organic R&B Experiment band jam with singer Marsha Ambrosius.

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  5. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 5 - Angel Olsen
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    #5 - Angel Olsen

    S7:E5

    The expressive, powerful singer previews songs from her new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness.

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  6. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 6 - Pixies
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    #6 - Pixies

    S7:E6

    Hear the legendary band perform 1989's "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and two new songs — one unreleased.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 7 - Fanfare Ciocarlia
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    #7 - Fanfare Ciocarlia

    S7:E7

    The joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat.

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  8. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 8 - Suzanne Vega
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    #8 - Suzanne Vega

    S7:E8

    The inventive folk-music veteran book-ends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner."

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  9. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 9 - Cate Le Bon
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    #9 - Cate Le Bon

    S7:E9

    The Welsh singer's set conveys loneliness and doubt with just two guitars and an inviting whisper.

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  10. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 10 - Sofia Rei
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    #10 - Sofia Rei

    S7:E10

    For about 20 minutes one sunny afternoon, Rei turned a desk into a small Latin American folk club.

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  11. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 11 - Brass Bed
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    #11 - Brass Bed

    S7:E11

    See the band re-create some of its stellar studio effects with a pedal steel and some novelty mics.

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  12. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 12 - Asaf Avidan
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    #12 - Asaf Avidan

    S7:E12

    Avidan has an album and no U.S. record label to put it out. But he's on a solo tour that's stunning.

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  13. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 13 - Lowland Hum
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    #13 - Lowland Hum

    S7:E13

    It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly.

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  14. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 14 - Jake Bugg
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    #14 - Jake Bugg

    S7:E14

    Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin.

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  15. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 15 - Diane Cluck
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    #15 - Diane Cluck

    S7:E15

    On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses.

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  16. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 16 - Joseph Calleja
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    #16 - Joseph Calleja

    S7:E16

    All the world's top opera houses want the young tenor with the old-school approach.

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  17. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 17 - The Haden Triplets
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    #17 - The Haden Triplets

    S7:E17

    When the sisters cover classic country music together, the result is a treat and a trip in time.

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  18. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 18 - The Both
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    #18 - The Both

    S7:E18

    Singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo unite from opposite ends of the volume knob.

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  19. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 19 - Tom Brosseau
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    #19 - Tom Brosseau

    S7:E19

    The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today.

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  20. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 20 - Courtney Barnett
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    #20 - Courtney Barnett

    S7:E20

    Barnett tells stories like your best friend, provided your best friend is a funny Australian poet.

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  21. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 21 - Usman Riaz
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    #21 - Usman Riaz

    S7:E21

    A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as percussion — with surprisingly shimmering results.

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  22. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 22 - Federico Aubele
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    #22 - Federico Aubele

    S7:E22

    The Argentine singer uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in these three songs.

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  23. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 23 - Quilt
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    #23 - Quilt

    S7:E23

    Interweaving harmonies and guitar lines set the tone for these soft, benevolent, dreamy songs.

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  24. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 24 - Johnnyswim
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    #24 - Johnnyswim

    S7:E24

    Impossibly telegenic and charming, the band mixes booming intensity with polish and sparkle.

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  25. NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 7 Episode 25 - Cian Nugent
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    #25 - Cian Nugent

    S7:E25

    The Dublin guitarist runs through a ragtime jaunt, a basement-bar choogle and a sad-sack closer.

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Van-Anh Vanessa Vo" is the best rated episode of "NPR Tiny Desk Concerts" season 7. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/4/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Lily & Madeleine".