Enormous thanks to Aby Wolf [vox], Sean McPherson [bass], Dustin Kiel [guitar] and Joey Van Phillips [drums].

@anunnakijones8965

Жыл бұрын

I've been listening to this and you for years now; I'm still in awe, every time.

@atruefaith6498

Жыл бұрын

I come back again and again to this performance. It's imperfect, but heartfelt. The fact that you were sick and gently brought Aby closer to the mic. You all CARED and I love it.

@andremunoz6775

Жыл бұрын

Margret and Aby 🥹😍❤️

@jamesfillmore921

Жыл бұрын

I thought for sure Aby and Dessa must be sisters, they're so in tune. Nope! They're amazingly in tune nonetheless, how wonderful is that?

@madspector

Жыл бұрын

I love the way you bring her bring Abby back to the mic when she drifts off

Aby Wolf needs her props. She is an INCREDIBLE singer!

It is hard to know what to say about Dessa, she helped me get through some of the hardest moments in my life. I don't know how many times I listened to this.

I think it is important to note that these girls are singing together on one mic which seems to be an Omni directional. They seem to be perfectly balanced with no help from a mixing board. This is evidence of very competent, comfortable and practiced vocalists. It is a treat to see artists who take their craft serious, and litter my ears with these whispers from the cherubim.

@drandrewmitchell

7 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to point out that the main mic that Tiny Desk uses is actually a shotgun mic, which is generally highly directional, rather than omni directional. I'm not certain whether other mics are used on the drums, but either way it has been positioned very well to balance the vocals and the drums, so huge props to the sound guy. That said, that doesn't really do anything for the singers and, like you say, they do an incredible job of balancing and blending with each other.

@Loumac924

5 жыл бұрын

These Women.

@tehshining1

5 жыл бұрын

Aby can sing birds out of the trees. They always sound so good together.

@MoiraRussell

4 жыл бұрын

Women, not girls! ....I love how Dessa pulls Aby's sleeve a little bit to get them perfectly balanced.

@WolfgirlExtraordinaire

4 жыл бұрын

She writes in her book about how she and Aby practice together. It's wonderful.

"I swallowed the dice. I make my own luck now". #Dessa straight up golden

@davecope09

4 жыл бұрын

This woman!

@lcc1357utube

2 жыл бұрын

*These* *women* 😭

@sarahthomson8183

Жыл бұрын

great line

MY FAVORITE TINY DESK! Have Dessa and Aby back, please.

So underrated. My favorite studio performance ever, I don’t know how many times I’ve listened

The first song is just amazing. So much better than in the album. Her performance (how she moves, how she acts, how she sings the lyrics) makes a lot too.

I've been listening to Dessa and Doomtree for around 4/5 years. I still can't quite fathom how people where I live (Ireland) prefer something like Fetty or Kanye to this stuff? Dessa has a voice like honey poured over rocks, covered in a silk scarf. One she can beat you with if she chooses x

@takingitsleazy2050

8 жыл бұрын

"Dessa has a voice like honey poured over rocks, covered in a silk scarf. One she can beat you with if she chooses x". Fuckin nailed it dude.

@Stibsyt

8 жыл бұрын

Totally agree and beautifully put. Was privileged to see and meet these two ladies last night - a gig I will never forget. Like the truly mighty Doomtree, this is music so good, genres or labels are irrelevant. Life-affirming stuff.

@MartinMathers1

5 жыл бұрын

She is great, no debating. But why the hate for Kanye? Have you even heard anything from him?

@CliftonLee33

5 жыл бұрын

Martin Stojanoski Hahahahahahaha nah man who’s Kanye West, is he a new artist? I’ve never heard of him. No one has ever heard anything by him

We need another Tiny Desk with Dessa.

And this lady should (deserves to) be nominated for a GRAMMY ... enormous talent!

Why don't we give some mad props to the gal singing to her right and the fellas playing behind Dessa. No mention of them in the credits... That gal can sing! No thing is the act or work of one individual.

@ChrisDeRoin

4 жыл бұрын

Vocals: Aby Wolf Guitar and bandleader: Dustin Kiel Drums: Joey Van Phillips Bass: Sean McPherson [All from Twin Cities]

@billymassinger5294

2 ай бұрын

Dessa shouts em all out here in the comment section

It's amazing that they can get robbed, be sick and perform in a space the size of a bathroom stall and deliver the best version of Fighting Fish I have ever heard.

I didn't come looking for love. I didn't come to pick a fight. I come here every night to work, and you can grab an axe, man, or you can step aside ❤️❤️❤️

@Jesse__H

3 жыл бұрын

That's my favorite bar too.

Everything Dessa touches turns to gold. She's one of the best (if not the best) lyricists and vocalists of today. So much respect for all the feeling and emotion behind every single word of every single song

@atmclick

9 жыл бұрын

If I see one last live show before I die, I can guarantee it'll be hers

@bberg82

7 жыл бұрын

and she's such a professional in everything thing does, just small nuances that make her real talent

Dessa is an amazing artist!! Grab an Axe or Step Aside!!

Dessa is the fiercest woman in hiphop, no doubt.

@toddcropper6802

7 жыл бұрын

Well then, how come no one has heard of her? Shouldn't she of opened for SOMEBODY we know?

@invisibilly1946

5 жыл бұрын

One of the most genuine

@ThePimmy11

4 жыл бұрын

@@toddcropper6802 maybe you only notice titty shaking? Not her problem

@frankymc3094

3 жыл бұрын

Dessa is one of the most fierce artist in general

Still watching this performance in 2020 locked down at midnight. I need something amazing right now. Doomtree TV has come and passed at this point. Need a new Dessa album now.

I love that she guides Aby to the mic during the chorus of Fighting Fish. letting her have the spotlight♡

@ultrak0w

8 жыл бұрын

+Kayla Johnson-Farmer I think she guiding her there so her voice would pick up better on the mike..

@MellsyBaby

6 жыл бұрын

Jared Bly I don't think Aby has a projection issue, when I've seen them live she's also let Aby have some moments where she got to do some sweet vocalizations💙

@AlexanderDunetz

5 жыл бұрын

Good catch , Shiloh , you is hereby invited to our team of science fiction super nova analysts. Make note , Margret's pulling Abby was about audio mix and balance , not staging spotlight , not at a Tiny Desk Show (the best platform for acts going nowadays). In future , observe acoustic blue grass acts coming up on stage and balance mixing themselves during the first lines of their set's first song . Entertaining stuff.

@josepuente6431

Жыл бұрын

Yup, They all poured 11:15 their ❤ & Soul into this master piece...

I saw Dessa and Aby Wolf last night as the weather for a live Welcome to Night Vale event. They were fantastic!

@chuckmongiovi

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was trying to figure out what her name was.

I swear since i discovered this and fell madly in love with this woman, ive come back to watch/listen to this on average at least once a day for the past year. I even ripped it from youtube for when i dont have internet. This is by far the most in the zone ive ever seen her in a live performance. Dessa is something special, and ive yet to come across anything that even comes close to comparing. This is music at its finest.

@DrShak2009

8 жыл бұрын

+Matt Baytron I love her so much. She's just soooo good. Might be my new favourite artist. It's close between her and Slug from Atmosphere.

@crogger321

7 жыл бұрын

Matt Baytron she has a lot of music you haven't heard check out her crew Doomtree, buy her music at doomtreee.net

@lanecrouse

7 жыл бұрын

I never thought I'd say there was an equal to Slug, but by God, you're right. I've been down with Atmosphere since the Musab days, but she's the fucking truth.

@halfstep44

6 жыл бұрын

Matt Baytron you can download KZread vids.

@JohnnyZBeatZ

6 жыл бұрын

Matt Baytron amazing

Lin-Manuel couldn't have picked a better artist to do "Congratulations" on the upcoming Hamilton mixtape - - Looking forward to hearing more

I've never listened to Dessa's solo work, and now I fully regret that. This was fantastic.

@JohnnyZBeatZ

6 жыл бұрын

John Jeffries she amazing I love her new album

@texranger1707

5 жыл бұрын

Its never too late..

This is where I first fell in Love a couple of years ago, and I constantly come back to swoon.

Can’t tell you how many times this video has saved my life. Dessa and Aby, you’re voices together.. I don’t think there’s anything that can compare. Wish you would collab again soon, it’s euphoric to hear you two together. Hope y’all doin well

I can’t even begin to describe how much I love how Dessa and Aby communicate without words while they’re performing. My guitarist and I do the same when he’s doing harmonies and it’s such a beautiful thing.

Oh yeah...Dessa and Aby rise like quicksilver with the band so damn tight and loose at the same time anchoring them to the ground. Check out the serene cherub smile of the bassist. Heaven on Earth. If you don't aim for the center, it's a waste of the art indeed.

@chuckwilson9099

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah the bassist is the producer so as long as she is singing good he is only reaping the benefit. Plus that guy has mad feel. Twinkie Jingles FTW. He's the bassist from heiruspecs. I find this to be her best recording of anything

i fucking love that she changed the lyrics to Fighting Fish a bit for this performance, you can really tell she's into it and it makes me think it holds more true because of that she changed: "while my knees still flex while my joints hold steady" to "while my knees still flex while my VOICE holds steady" and i'd venture to guess its a reference to her cold but i think it makes for a better lyrics overall

@cxheidorn

8 жыл бұрын

Did not know that. That's awesome. I really prefer this performance.

@hiphophead397

6 жыл бұрын

But knees have joints not voices xD

Really great. I’d heard Doomtree quite some time ago. I dug it, but I love this. Although a recent introduction for me, I know this has big time staying power. Wonderfully moving. Thank you for it.

Drums, Bass Guitars - You guys rock! And I adore the sound of both of your voices melting together - strong, very cool timbre and delicate and beautiful. Your Tiny Desk Concert's been on repeat for most of the Afternoon already and I still can't hear enough of it. Fantastic music, thanks a lot!

What I like most about the first song "Fighting Fish" is the reference to Zeno's Arrow. The paradox of Zeno's Arrow is not widely known and the words in the chorus fit the paradox perfectly. I once used Zeno's argument about motion to claim that I hadn't run a stop sign. Didn't work.

@annemariebackstrom7937

2 жыл бұрын

I’m

Susan Sarandon is killing it in the backing vocals.

@AlexanderDunetz

5 жыл бұрын

Dude !! Davi , i love this comment. I suppose by "killing it" you means to say she (Abby) does good. Otherwise, i am lost in space again. Meanwhile ...... You are FROM outer space and so am i !! That's no Susan Sarandon , Abby Wolf is ABBY WAMBACH , contentiously the greatest of all American athletes ever . It's a reach , but do the math. Within this process you will make for learning a lot about women in sport , soccer , and the comparative values of enduring stamina and longevity versus a couple of years of super nova stellar explosiveness. By the way , Susan Sarandon is the daughter of Susan Hayward , both AMPAS (Oscar) recognition winners.

@prettyhamburger6462

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly!! And at 1:15 she somehow also looks like Kate McKinnon

This is an absolutely riveting performance. Their two voices are like 2 sides of a gleaming coin. Vocal control is just superb, on both their parts. Lyrics to song "The Lamb" are fascinating and haunting, with the music enhancing the haunt. Musicians accompanying them are excellent as well.

'They could sew your hands together...but they can't make you pray'. Best line ever...

Determined to single-handedly get this to 1 million views. ♥️

This is more than rap and r&b its poetry. I love it!

Keep coming back to this performance.

Such beautiful harmonies and magnetic energy and empathy between two performers.

So fire it took me 6 1/2 years of rewatching to notice Aby's top-notch boombox earrings. Need to get me a pair.

First heard her on P.O.S' Never Better album. Fell fully in love after buying her A Badly Broken Code. Such an underrated talent. I 'm so glad I found this.

@sagebrushrepair

6 жыл бұрын

Hey! She's got a new album with some absolute bangers and some absolute tearjerkers as well. Just FYI in case you wanted to hear more from this talented lady and her crew.

best version of fighting fish.

@moosesaenz

8 жыл бұрын

You have the most epic name... Ever... Period. And couldn't agree more with your comment

This performance is phenomenal. Just listen and watch how Aby and Dessa manipulate their vocals with the microphone. Distance, position and levels. Top notch. Props to the sound technician. They worked perfectly with them here.

Everything I love in music: catchy hooks, clever lyrics, and harmonizing. Dessa = my new obsession.

@sagebrushrepair

3 жыл бұрын

I have a playlist on Spotify called: "So you just found out about Dessa" for all my friends who I force feed this woman's art into. I've converted about 5 so far, like some kind of melancholy missionary out to rob you of your former passions for a new one.

OMG!!! I spent many years in MPLS. I wish I could say I heard her back in the day. But I am brand new! Dessa’s energy is completely intoxicating. Her rap style, so subtle and sinuous; it reminds me of Spanish guitar. Rhythmic precision with tonality that both whispers and gushes with power. She is in and out of each dynamic iteration like wind through the trees. Just when she hits a groove that you think you know what box to place her in, the sound transfigures into something new and more deeply satisfying. I’m gob smacked!!

I saw her last night in Portland omh so dam good A must see!!!

Amazing! I Love to see Dessa blowin up and making Minnesota proud :)

I am grateful that Dessa appeared on this series.

Two songs in a row using the ancient Greeks (Zeno and Euclid) as fodder for brilliant metaphors. She is so amazing!

So it's been a week and I can't stop listening to this. Ps. Drummer. . . You're killing it.

I always seem to come back to this tiny desk concert. It is the calming center that I need, sometimes.

@sagebrushrepair

6 жыл бұрын

Same. I tend to cry though. The Lamb is so melancholic it hurts.

Is this version of "Fighting Fish" made out of crack? I cant get enough!

@JohnnyZBeatZ

6 жыл бұрын

YouknowmeOUdo amazing I love her voice

@rubyrayne8

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I have come back to it throughout the years. I go back to the KEXP version of Doomtrees Little Mercy a lot too.

the most slept on Tiny Desk!!!

I've watched this video so many times, and every time I love the bass player more and more. He's just so happy

Good stuff! Great vibe, catchy chorus, cool lyrics. Fantastic.

Shaking my head without notice lol, this tiny desk concerts were one of the best things on youtube!

Finally!!! Yeah brothers and sisters!!!! Rap that is succinct, intelligent, to the point and just plain dam good for the ears...Go higher Dessa...you have my heart and energy. may you rise high and soar to the sun! Love you guys! Big hugs! x

2:10 she pulls Aby in closer to the mic and I love that. She deserve to be heard

Such a lovely performance

so excited for the new record, and had to binge on videos from the last couple records.

These ladies are FABULOUS!!!!!

I never get sick of this.

They are awesome! !!!

my sister always bring me to beautiful artist... That was 5 years ago ! Never get tired of this

Back here again tonight - amazing

So pure and astounding- what a talent!

This is peak artistry!!!! I can't stop watching!

This came out well before I discovered Tiny Desk so i'm glad I took the time to go through the TD's back catalogue otherwise I would've missed this gem. Wow, Dessa's such an incredible artist and I've become a big fan now. Abi is just as sensational here. Beautiful harmonies. Good work Doomtree.

love watching dessa and aby sing together ugh

Very glad to have stumbled across this - great session!

I love this girl.

DESSA. Fantastic!

they just blew my mind, ridiculously talented

Talent 100%....great music for a day like today....

Dessa is on fire during this set. a god damn blaze.

Love love love ♡♡♡

I absolutely love the harmonizing between Dessa and Aby.

So in love

So good!!!!!!

Love her!

This format is very better... Nice songs. Brasil waiting for Dessa! =)

This woman is amazing!!

Def one of my fave Tiny Desk sets. My fave Dessa clip too despite her being sick during this performance. Great lyrics and the band and backup singer deserve props too. Wish I could have been in there.

@sagebrushrepair

4 жыл бұрын

Commenting during the 2020 quarantine. Notice how she DUCKS SUPER LOW to cough into her arm. This is so important now. Not as much back then, it was a courtesy and shows she's looking out for everyone in that room. Still, she knows she could spread viruses and thinks about it. Love it.

Can't believe there's thumbs down to this! Amazing! Inspiring!

That sounded really smooth and honest. And that was a great live performance. I'll check out more from Dessa for sure! I prefer listening to music from the heart that has meaning as opposed to the trash we're subjected to by mainstream media.

That was Awesome!!

You gals SOOOOO good together!

i love this womans energy

Oh lord. Music doesn't get much better than this.

All in all, this performence is way better than every studiorecord! :)

I am Sooo WOW!! addicted to THIS version of "Fighting Fish" !! :) Love IT!

real deal all day,all the time....you are a golden woman! much love and respect-me

Love you Dessa

so amazing

Killin it Dessa & the band!

pure poetry

@victoriaappiagei1482

6 жыл бұрын

Dope music awesome Cool good Listen wow powerful best ever real poet raw rap

OMG this is really good. I'm already a fan after just hearing this. Great voice. Lyrics are very well constructed too.

@scottmckinstry1698

9 жыл бұрын

That's what I noticed about Dessa as well. Really all the guys from Doomtree are amazing!

Lovely. Powerful.

Getting ready for Dessas show tomorrow night in Philly BOOOM

This is awesome!

Amazing!