Hayley Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Dec. 9, 2020 | Lars Gotrich -- "I've never done this without Paramore," Hayley Williams announces during her Tiny Desk (home) concert. For the first time in months, she's joined by a band, including friends and Tiny Desk alumnae Julien Baker and Becca Mancari. And from the moment the camera pans out of a literal tiny desk diorama, a jolt of energy leaps from Williams.

Petals for Armor is a soul-cleansing exhale from years of holding her breath. Originally released in a series of EPs, her solo debut sings through heartache in a tangle of triumph and hard-earned wisdom. It's a pop album that knows sadness can simmer, but also shout over an ever-shifting sonic palette. During the pandemic and protests, Williams has played these songs from her couch with muted restraint, and self-serenaded with acoustic covers — sad songs really can be sympathetic companions during dark days.

But in her home, surrounded by blank canvases, Williams and friends splash a bottled-up energy. The joy is infectious, as "Pure Love" bursts from first bloom, "Taken" shows off Baker's jazzy-funk licks and Williams leans into the "Dead Horse" kiss-off with gleeful abandon.

SET LIST
"Pure Love"
"Taken"
"Dead Horse"

MUSICIANS
Hayley Williams: vocals, keys, guitar
Aaron Steele: drums
Joey Howard: bass
Becca Mancari: synth, vocals
Julien Baker: guitar

CREDITS
Video: Mike Kluge, Jonny Kingsbury, Derec Dunn, Violeta Boix
Audio: Travis Bing
Miniature Art Director: Natalie Hosselton

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Lars Gotrich
Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Associate Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Maia Stern
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

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Did she just say "you f*cked around with everyone in town" ??!!
HAYLEY OMG

lavanyathankappan

the absolute energy of julien baker simply vibing out on a shelf

josiah.hasbrouck

How is Julien Baker just kickin it in the back ground! Hayley, with this group, is everything.

shibby

I know she's been popular for over a decade but she's hella underrated.

solarsatori

Hayley Williams: the only woman to wear her own band merch in content about her solo album.
Hayley Williams aka Paramore’s biggest fan.

Puncturedwngs

This woman is incredibly underrated. In my opinion she is one of the most talented female vocalists of our lifetime. Her range, tone and intensity is made up of pure perfection. I have loved her since 2007.

KrystalKBeauty

Julien Baker just chilling in the back, being an absolute hero.

nsimonsen

hayley williams AND julien baker. at the same tiny desk performance. is this heaven?

adi

Hayley and Julien in the same room is gold.

bradkohl

Ι love the fact that she sings like she's in her living room with friends, randomly jamming, having fun, without the studio vocals and the concert concept, not even caring if she will sound alright, just jamming..

iphigeniastefanou

I go back and listen to the Paramore Tiny Desk so often that this is like an early Christmas present

robertclarke

2024 here, and I'm still vibing with them. Who else?

despindaiba

The friendship between Julien Baker and Hayley Williams makes the punk emo teenager inside of me cry happy tears

genevievegoelz

alf’s little head just popping into frame... he’s such a good boy

reina

Everyone always compliments her voice, can we just take a second to appreciate that she's been writing consistently great music for the better part of two decades now? and she is just never stuck, she'll explore different genres and styles and keep coming up with great music out of those experiments.

davidls