“I simply needed to take a second earlier than we begin to say — decrease your expectations,” Lewis Capaldi instructed the viewers earlier than his Tiny Desk efficiency. He then instantly launched right into a superbly crafted, vocally beautiful 4 piece set.
Starting with a particular association of “Earlier than You Go,” Capaldi was flanked by a full band, together with two horns — one thing new for the Scottish singer. His second music, “Want You the Greatest,” is the newest, Capaldi-style heartbreaking single from his upcoming album Damaged by Want to Be Heavenly Despatched. Capaldi joked that he did not have a lot to say in regards to the unique premiere of his subsequent music, “Heavenly Type of State of Thoughts,” describing it solely as merely being three minutes lengthy.
For those who did not know something about Capaldi earlier than watching his Tiny Desk, the self-deprecating humor combined in between gut-wrenching vocal ballads will rapidly catch you in control. Capaldi had NPR’s viewers in tears, each from laughing at sexually suggestive jokes in regards to the dimension of the Desk and lyrics in regards to the complexities of shifting on after a relationship ends. “What occurs now?” Capaldi requested the Tiny Desk group as he wrapped up “Somebody You Cherished,” the ultimate music of his set. Time to place the video on repeat and seize a tissue field.
SET LIST
- “Earlier than You Go”
- “Want You The Greatest”
- “Heavenly Type of State of Thoughts”
- “Somebody You Cherished”
MUSICIANS
- Lewis Capaldi: vocals, guitar
- Aiden Halliday: piano
- Freddy Sheed: drums
- Aidan Beattie: bass, keys
- Andy Black: guitar
- Matt Owens: trumpet, keys
- Reginald Chapman: trombone
CREDITS
- Producer: Jill Britton
- Director/Editor: Sofia Seidel
- Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
- Inventive Director: Bob Boilen
- Collection Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Sofia Seidel, Joshua Bryant, Kara Body, Zayrha Rodriguez
- Audio Assistant: Brian Jarboe
- Manufacturing Assistant: Pilar Galván
- Tiny Desk Workforce: Suraya Mohamed, Maia Stern, Hazel Cills, Marissa Lorusso, Ashley Pointer, Pilar Galván
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
- Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
