Isaiah Rashad finally made his Tiny Desk debut, and he made the most of it š„š
Backed by a full live band, horns and background vocalists, Zay ran through 13 songs spanning more than a decade of his catalog, from āHeavenly Fatherā and āWest Savannahā to āWatās Wrong,ā āHeadshotsā and music from his new album, āITāS BEEN AWFULā šæ
Stripped of the studio production, the performance puts a spotlight on something thatās always existed underneath his music: the blues, soul and live instrumentation that fit naturally around his laid-back delivery. NPR described the set as a chance for Zay to reflect on everything thatās happened since āThe Sunās Tiradeā, with songs touching on family, addiction, sexuality and the vulnerability that has defined his writing āļø
For an artist whose music has always felt deeply personal, Tiny Desk might be one of the best settings weāve gotten to hear Isaiah Rashad in yet š
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