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- Feb. 14, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- The music of Nick Hakim occupies a space and time that is faintly out of this world. The guitars and machinery that make up his music feel slightly askew, as though someone slowed down the tape machine every once in a while. His raspy voice feels drenched in a cavernous space. In fact, the first time I met Nick Hakim, he was literally draped in fiber optics, as if stars were surrounding him. That was in Austin at SXSW's Optic Obscura installation.
But here at the Tiny Desk, in Nick Hakim's hometown of Washington D.C., it was daylight at our office and all pretty down-to-earth, with guitars, bass, drums, piano and a touch of electronics behind my desk. Yet, with his voice unamplified and stripped of the reverb he's come to rely on, Nick Hakim's music still felt warm and spacious.
The songs he performed are from his 2017 record, Green Twins. The tune he opens with is an exploration of memory, of sex and love as he sings, "It's been years since you came around to these parts of my mind / All I can recall is you restin' naked every time."
Exploring the quietude of inner thoughts seems to be a theme floating through Nick Hakim's music. And in the broad daylight of this Tiny Desk, his talent for lyricism and tamed passion, along with his band's playful restraint, reshaped these songs in ways that feel more accessible and less obtuse. So here's your chance to discover someone who may be new to you, with the hope you'll explore Nick Hakim's recorded work.
SET LIST
• "Cuffed"
• "Needy Bees"
• "Roller Skates"
Musicians
Nick Hakim (vocals and guitar), Kyle Miles (bass), Jake Sherman (keys), Joe Harrison (guitar), Vishal Nayak (drums)
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Alyse Young, Maia Stern; Production Assistant: Salvatore Maicki; Photo: Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR.
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yes yes yes
Tom Misch love u 😍😍😍
Aye its Tom! You inspired me to learn gutar!
When are u gettin one of these? You're long overdue.
Hi Tom
I agree with you David. Tom Misch so overdue on NPR Tiny Desk!!
Currently sitting at airport lounge looking at airplanes flying in and out, sun hitting me in the face, AirPods blasting some dope Nick Hakim. Life is good.
Yes it is! 🙌🏾
same
identity theft is not a joke, Dwight.
Wanna like this comment but it's on 69...
@@roylm18 😂
We honestly need a Nick Hakim and Thundercat collab
+ anderson paak
Nick Hakim + Tom Misch + Thundercat + Anderson Paak on drums would be insane
Now that’s a collab that’s needed
Omg, I’d faint
@@EQTsaus throw FKJ in there........ and we can all just die
Just saw him open for Khruangbin, what a talented group. They def melted my 🧠
Here today after seeing him open for Khruangbin last night in St. Louis. I concur!
Bro I’ve never been more jealous in my life. Him and Khruangbin 😱😨🥶
That sounds like a dope night of music
so lucky!
Groovy ass bass player
Those are my favorite kind of bass players I learn from; session & live members alike
kyle miles!! he also plays here: th-cam.com/video/qqbuAOEI4A8/w-d-xo.html
Man I'm saying!!
recommendations for groovy ass bass players pls
Yes!!
The groove is so buttery I slid down my chair
Daniel Blanco LMAO
I fell out and melted into the floorboards
well put
Cuffed has always been so touching and warm but seeing him sing it here just brings out a bright, indescribable beauty
So good... the way Nick sings, it’s like he’s tapping in to some part of him and feeling every syllable that he croons. When he sung Needy Bees I almost felt like it was too intimate... like he should have performed it turned around. Amazing band. Bless you, Tiny Desk.
Yes! This! Felt so personal. Like we shouldn't have even heard it. He gets so into his music It makes us want to take that dive with him.
While I appreciate the sentiment and intention of this comment and completely agree, I laughed so hard at "he should have performed it turned around ". Thanks for the beautiful image
@@faintmelody LOL SAME I LOVED THAT 😭🤣
Makes my toes curl... 🥰
The stripped down version of "Needy Bees" made me cry, but I'd still bang to it 10/10
I feel bad for anyone who hasn’t discovered this
😂 totally
Drummer and Bassist are legends.
That quiet whispery yet beautiful and controlled way of singing....ugh. love it
Just saw Nick perform at the Red Rocks Amphitheater on a full moon - it was magical.
This sounds even better at 02:00 am
Probably one of the first times I've heard Nick sing with no reverb, and MAN it's still just as good. Raspy, thick, beautiful voice. And that bassist tho! All the yes's
I dig it way more without the reverb
the bassist is amazing
Sums up my thoughts. I heard his album and it sounds like my headphones were broken. Too much effects mateee. He's more then good enough with an organic acoustic sound like in here.
The bassists name is kyle myles btw
@@sanmarinojr it is what mny would call "psychedelic" in nature, a different feel.
Damn this is melting me. Beautiful work.
You have amazing taste in music Garrett!
Came here to listen to one of my favorite artists, to find out one of my favorite youtubers is into him too 😄 what a delightful surprise hi garrett!!!
Yes!
Hey garrett where have you been ✌🏽🤷🏽♀️
Hey Garrettttttttttttt nice to see you have a nice taste in music haha
Am I the only one not getting these Anderson Paak comparisons. Sure they both funky and raspy but I think they have a totally different sound, style, production (and instrumentation) etc.. Paak gives me this uptempo cee lo vibe like driving a cadillac down the boulevard with some hunnies and crocodile shoes while nicks music inspires me to telepathically communicate with the aliens while taking a bubble bath with my soul mate
Meaghan Taylor Awesome explanation. I feel exactly the same about these 2.
You're not. While I appreciate both artists' music, I do not see the parallels between them that others seem to.
haha this is such an underrated comment
The raspy vocals is what I believe causes people to hear a comparison. The biggest comparison between the two for me is the fact that both are superb artists.
this is correct.
Can we take some time to appreciate the piano/mellotron player? EVERY note played AND NOT played is exactly where it needs to be.
YES!
Jack Sherman is amazing. Worth following, check him out.
@@kevinurso1944 *jake
Jake Sherman forever!!!
So slept on, Green Twins was easily one of my favorite albums of last year
Tom Fisher heard it today. It brought me here... amazing record.
Couldn't agree more. Dude deserves accolades for that one
WORD! I can´t wait for the next record to come :O
Can't believe this is live music, beautiful both from the musicians and the sound engineers.
His nervous giggles omg……everything about this is pure perfection. What an incredible artist…whew
5:37 that nervous "f*ck" made my day : )
Its honestly so cute lol. I feel like he wanted to say something more but then the piano came in LOL
Josh Rogosin (audio engineer) deserves all the awards
yes. i totally stalked him on insta just to express to him that exact sentiment.
he’s so talented, and so is his whole band, but he seems so nervous at times lol. honestly a gorgeous man.
It’s absolutely adorable
I feel like he is just socially introverted even being a performer.
@@JosePineda-jn8jk I just hung out w him for a few hours and he is a very mysterious guy lol. He says a lot with his eyes and expressions but doesn’t say a lot of words
So fluid... The baseline on "cuffed" is straight Heroin.
Amazing sound- Bass player is utterly disgusting!!! -Chills!!!
Gil Gonzalez ...basically!
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the bassline at 12:40?
Not only that he delivers amazing fills afterwards :)
Wasn't expecting him to sound so much like the studio recordings. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
He's that good, yep. I played a show in a basement in Boston in like 2012 or 2013, and he was on the bill, playing solo with guitar and a little drum machine. He blew my mind then, and continues to do so now... the word "duende" comes to mind.
It seems like they really went above for this performance. Not that he's not usually amazing live, but this is by far the best Ive seen.
so sick
He sounds NOTHING like the studio recordings. What the heck?
The bass though.. ohh the bass❤❤❤ i keep coming to this performance. Nick is awesome 👌
It’s so perfect, Kyle Miles ❤
I clicked so fast!!!!
🌻
Nick Hakim deserves this!
SHEA FACE I never heard of him before, but he dope!
Porter Billingsley for real! ❤
Didn't know him and now I'm gonna play his music all day on Spotify while working in a cafe.... Good day ahead of me!! Thanks NPR, Nick and the band!!!
I wish the bass was mixed this hot on the actual record good stuff
God bless every single thing that has brought this man to where he’s at now making this soulful music
this is so disgustingly good, literally in love with this man's voice ohmygod
I really wish he would re-record his studio albums in this fashion, even if it's just green twins. I keep coming back to this performance every few months
Yep. Same.
The best
You ain't wrong, this is just unparalleled. I'm shocked how tight they are as a unit and it takes conveying the song to a whole other level.
I do like the live versions but, the tension on green twins when he does the build ups in songs is super cool. How it builds from a chill sound to almost overwhelming and then back down and calm.
His music returns me to the hidden parts of my heart
I don’t go a day without listening to nick Hakim at this point
Tiny Desk for the freaking win! I first heard Needy Bees on an episode of Insecure and I’ve been a fan ever since 😩😍
Sarah Graves me too!!!
That’s how I found him also. Shout out Issa Rae
same here!
Sarah Graves Same, Girl💛
Same🙌🏾
This album is so damn good
This dry version of his vocal is simply outstanding. Josh Rogosin, epic recording work on this one dude.
The Tiny Desk never fails to deliver. It’s like watching a mini concert two or more times a week.
So so unappreciated and slept on, truly amazing acoustically
I AM CRYING. THANK YOU NPR :"( I'M THE BIGGEST FAN OF NICK HAKIM. Love from South Africa
A fan of his music since time! 😊
r u tht old auyandis ?
By far- one of my top 5 TD concerts...and my intro to Nick Hakim. This is a whole vibe 💜
Agreed! What are your other top TD concerts?
@@jyklai98 August Green, Sesame Street, Moonchild, The Roots…just a few ☺️
@@sbrown2932 thank you 😊
Big fan of the new album, but I LOVE hearing the stripped down vocals on this performance. He really has it.
Finally!! 😍😍 Love the way he never sings the song the same way. Never get tired of watching him. Come to Detroit please!!!
So underrated!
just incredible. The best tiny desk ive seen! And that bass 😱
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
I've loved Needy Bees ever since I heard it on Insecure
Issa!!! 😍😍😍
Wait a minute.... TH-cam hasn't verified this ch- Nevermind
Jake on the keys in needy bees and nicks voice and the subtleness of the drums it was other worldly smh
Now we need him up on here again singing all these changes and bouncing from his new album
Needy bees has me in tears
Everyone else too
I've been listening to this over and over for a few months now.. It's still as good as the first time I heard it 💜✨
0:00 cuffed
5:36 needy bees
9:33 roller skates
🐐
Finally 😭 I’ve been waiting on this one for a loooooooong time.
The amount of amazing new music that this channel introduces to me is crazy, literally life changing. Thank you NPR Tiny Desk!!
The love of my life. I am fangirling hard.
Next time something is stuck, I'll just play this session to it. This is so slick, that whatever is stuck will come loose instantly.
His voice is so smooth, yet so soulful and passionate. Totally dig these vibes
Tiny desk videos have been DELIVERINGGGG lately
One of the most beautifully emotional tiny desk performances I'v seen so far. Every song here is a pearl. I think its even better then the sound of the final album which sounds too processed in some parts. But here, these amazing mics (gotta have one of those someday) capture his beautiful, delicate and allusive voice, better then all this bands other live performances on youtube. Yes I love it very much
Completely agree. You miss something in the album that is so beautiful here.
Criminally underrated.
One of my favorites.
dirty bass lines , damn
and tone... is it a G&L sb1?? sick sound and technique
Came here for this comment!
Bassline make me dizzy...!!
Why am I only seeing this now! Nick Hakim is just so supreme!
Love this so much. Actually like this more than the recordings (dont kill me) because the production on those has a lot of other things going on, while you can clearly hear what's going on here, and goddamn is it perfect.
moserbass same. I wish these versions were on Spotify!
Yea these are better in my opinion for sure. Have a more human element/ more organic feeling. Love this. My favorite tiny desk concert i think
Totally agree!
@@meghanalexander1994 I found you can listen to tiny desks on the Podcasts app.
I thought i loved the album but this live interpretation is really hitting me deeper.
I love this performance so much, I come back all the time and the vibe is still there.
Those bass lines!!! Pure gold!!
I saw these cats at Red Rocks last night with Kadhja Bonet and Khruangbin. They killed it :)
This video shoulda had a lot of more views, this band is great!
Holly mother cow! Cuffed has been on my ipod in 1st place for almost a year. Bless you man, God bless this funky music voice of yours. Thanks for all the great music.
god you can feel the soul in his voice. this is the first time i hear nick without reverb and it’s amazing, pure bliss.
For Nick Hakim fans that have been patiently waiting... New album out May 15th!
Stanley Johnson in two days ❤️❤️😭😭
@@pearlmalope3062 Bouncing has me too excited at the moment. Check it out if you haven't!
I'm commenting because I'll never forget hearing this God sing in person, he is truly gifted.. And I got a hug 😀
This is my first time hearing this. These are some talented artists & musicians. Love it!!
As a musician, I love watching other musicians body expressions as they either play or sing. We all have our own unique expression..lol. Like Prince, when he plays the guitar, you can see him lipping his strums as he plucks the strings. A lot of guitarists do that though.
0:50 Nick: With that smokey voice "You..."
Me: This guy is legit!
ahahahahah so true, instantaneous
WHODIS??? ITS SO DANG GOOD OH MY
this has been my favourite npr concert for some time now
This is probably the best tiny desk
I come back to this video at least once a week. Damn it's good!
On repeat
I've been waiting so long for this.
The vibe is undeniable
genial, smooth.. and a lot of feelings..
Honestly...when I am sad I watch this performance. This shit is fire. Like...
What a bass player .. great music
the way they played these songs opened my eyes and made me look at his pieces in a whole new way :’)
This guy is just wonderful ... I'm in love with his voice mannerisms and creative mind. You are such a grand inspiration Nick Hakim
I love his voice, the music soooo much 😍🔥🔥🔥🔥😍
Needy Bees annihilated me
STILL my favourite Tiny Desk. This just feels like perfection in my soullllll
nick is the man for a good lullaby in the best way possible
Please, Mac Ayres 😊
kay oh yessss
Kel Rogers 👏👏
please
Read my mind.
Yess!!
Smooth af 🖤. His where will we go EPs are just stunning, love the new album too 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Think I’ve watched this over a hundred times by now. Such an incredible performance, such a tight variant of these songs, every damn note from every person in the band hits right in the groove.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG, thank you NPR
Nick looks like he's surprised they like good music xD everyone in that room is just oozing talent
That bassist is groovin!
I just watched 20+ Tiny Desk concerts and so happy. But these guys are so so good.
Nice sound Nick....thx for putting it out there!