NaN/100 votes#1 - Trey Anastasio
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2015
The Phish star was in town to put on a huge show, but the songs here feel more personal than that.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - Daniel Lanois
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2015
The producer presides over an all-instrumental, free-form trio with Brian Blade and Jim Wilson.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Rubblebucket
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2015
Even without its confetti cannon, the band brings a fun mix of brass and brash to the NPR offices.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Bobby Bare Jr.
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2015
The Nashville singer writes with acidic wit in lines worthy of his old mentor, Shel Silverstein.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - John Reilly & Friends
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2015
Reilly sings and plays guitar alongside Tom Brosseau and Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Mucca Pazza
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2015
With 23 members, the performance-art marching band is the biggest ever to play the Tiny Desk.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Until The Ribbon Breaks
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2015
The band strips down its electronic sound with the aid of a spaghetti strainer and a paint bucket.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Zola Jesus
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2015
With her huge voice and an assist on trombone, Nika Roza Danilova offers up a curious combination.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Dan Deacon
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 2/25/2015
The Tiny Desk becomes a DJ booth for an office space dance party.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Phox
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 3/2/2015
The Wisconsin band performs three of its warm, accessible songs in the NPR Music offices.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Aurelio
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 3/7/2015
Aurelio weaves intricate layers of acoustic guitar to capture the feel of African and the Caribbean.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Fantastic Negrito
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 3/9/2015
The singer beat out nearly 7,000 other submissions to win NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 3/14/2015
The duo plays visionary Beethoven, heartbreaking Janáček and Glass that unfolds like a lullaby.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Punch Brothers
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2015
Before the wide-ranging band plays, the audience sings "Happy Birthday" to mandolinist Chris Thile.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 3/28/2015
The a cappella quartet, with banjo and fiddle, offers popular songs from the Civil War era.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Sylvan Esso
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 3/20/2015
Performed softly in the light of day, these three songs feel fresh and lovable.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Death Cab For Cutie
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2015
In a beautifully stark performance, the band plays two songs from Kintsugi and two older favorites.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Beach Slang
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 4/10/2015
James Snyder's euphoric punk anthems become raw and uplifting confessionals in this acoustic set.
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NaN/100 votes#19 - Chadwick Stokes
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 4/13/2015
Stokes' songs feel familiar; they're old friends before you're done hearing them for the first time.
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NaN/100 votes#20 - Rosa Díaz
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 4/17/2015
The singer's lyrics reflect deeply felt emotions in this performance with cellist Daniel de Jesus.
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NaN/100 votes#21 - Jessie Ware
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 4/20/2015
The young English singer brings warmth to electronic music and a swooning quality to her own pop.
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NaN/100 votes#22 - DakhaBrakha
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 4/25/2015
The Ukrainian acoustic quartet's music encompasses sounds and rhythms from around the world.
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NaN/100 votes#23 - José González
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 4/29/2015
This soft-spoken Swedish singer left an imprint at the Tiny Desk that was gentle and long lasting.
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NaN/100 votes#24 - Diego El Cigala
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 5/1/2015
The singer has been called "the Sinatra of flamenco." His expressive style draws on jazz.
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NaN/100 votes#25 - Vijay Iyer Trio
Season 8 Episode 25 - Aired 5/4/2015
Iyer's working band transforms selections from throughout the pianist's deep and varied catalog.
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The Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 8
Every episode of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 8!
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Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Trey Anastasio" is the best rated episode of "NPR Tiny Desk Concerts" season 8. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/5/2015. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Daniel Lanois".