On many levels, this breathtaking Tiny Desk from dodie felt like the ultimate cathartic release. The British singer and her band have arrived after over a year and a half of planning and COVID-related delays. And this will be her last behind-the-desk performance in 2022, capping off her much-anticipated return to the building after more than two years of pandemic-induced upheaval. Many of us who were fortunate enough to see it in person were quite teary-eyed at the end.
But it was also a release because both the music and the way Dodi and her band pulled it off were so magical. This is Dodie Huang from Canada who joined the band just for Her three backup singers are friends who flew in from Los Angeles. Strings Her section is Dodie’s mix of touring her band and her DC her bass artists, and Aura Her Gartland fans know she moves from piano to guitar to floor her toms during the set. can see the Dodie himself, who played everything from piano and clarinet to ukulele, and the rest of the band flew in from England just for Tiny Desk, arriving on Saturday and returning on Monday shortly after playing.
Together, they filled the NPR Music Office with songs full of love and life, perfectly recreating the playful kaleidoscopic spirit of dodie’s 2021 debut album. build the problem and last year hot mess EPs. Amazingly melodic, whimsical and wistful, Dodie’s deep reflection on trauma, letting go and moving on was the perfect end to a year when we finally felt like we could breathe and reunite in song.
set list
- “Hot Mess”
- “special girl”
- “when”
- “Lonely Bone”
musician
- dodie: vocals, piano, clarinet, ukulele, guitar
- Orla Gartland: piano, guitar, floor toms, vocals
- Ross Crave: drums
- Gillian McKenna: bass, vocals
- Nick Monopoli: Viola
- Kat Newton: cello
- Elena Abbado: violin
- Natalie Meledjuk: 2nd violin
- Jules Brave: Backing Vocals
- Gabba: Backing vocals
- Anthony Gardura: backing vocals
small desk team
- Producers: Bob Boylen, Robin Hilton
- Director: Maia Stern
- Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
- Series Creator: Bob Boylen
- Series Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Maia Stern, Kara Frame, Pierre Katar, Sophia Seidel
- Voice Assistant: Hannah Copeland
- Production Assistant: Jill Britton
- Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer, Joshua Bryant
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
- Senior Vice President, Programming: Anya Grundmann
