Saya Gray: Tiny Desk Concert

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Bobby Carter | March 5, 2025
Of the 30 million people who have watched Daniel Caesar's Tiny Desk from 2018, plenty of them raved about the band, specifically the bass player. Little did we know that the young, unassuming musician named Saya Gray would be playing at the Desk seven years later, this time front and center.

Gray's pop songs are experimental in nature, so I was eager to hear how her music would cozy up to our space. That inclination to stretch out and try anything comes from her musical family: Her mother, who moved from Japan to Canada, founded Toronto's Discover Through the Arts music school, and her dad, a jazz trumpeter, studied at the Berklee College of Music.

Gray leans into the challenge of the Tiny Desk and strips elements away. Like magic, she gives us these light and soulful interpretations of songs from SAYA, plus a throwback to "IF THERE'S NO SEAT IN THE SKY (WILL YOU FORGIVE ME???)" from her 2022 debut, 19 MASTERS.

SET LIST
"SHELL ( OF A MAN )"
"..THUS IS WHY ( I DON'T SPRING 4 LOVE )"
"IF THERE'S NO SEAT IN THE SKY (WILL YOU FORGIVE ME???)"
"LIE DOWN.."

MUSICIANS
Saya Gray: vocals, guitar, bass
Lucian Gray: guitar
John Mavro: drums, bass, guitar
Ace G: keys, background vocals
Kola Rai: background vocals
Taj Sapp: background vocals

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Director/Editor: Maia Stern
Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
Videographers: Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Wendy Li
Audio Engineer: Andie Huether
Production Assistants: Ashley Pointer, Dora Levite
Photographer: Michael Zamora
Tiny Desk Team: Lars Gotrich, Kara Frame
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins

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You guys have no idea how important this is for me Saya has been one of my favorite artists since she released 19 MASTERS and I’m just so happy that this is real

elijahmvaldez
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Backup singers in harmony since they were born.

devonoved
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Low key obsessed with her new album and just like that here’s the Tiny Desk. So dope.

HitExplosionVideo
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Saya's latest album will surely go down as one of the best art pop albums of the decade. Vocally, it's just stunning, and unlike anything I've ever heard

domcactus
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backing vocalists need their own tiny desk. they are flawless❤

haretn
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Tracklist/Canções

1. SHELL ( OF A MAN ) - 0:11
2. ..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING 4 LOVE ) - 4:44
3. IF THERE'S NO SEAT IN THE SKY (WILL YOU FORGIVE ME???) - 8:44
4. LIE DOWN.. - 13:51

SAYA AOTY

GabrielCardoso-zlli
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i am 76 yrs. old and surf and turf on laptop all day lol. found your short by chance. u r absolutely incredible!! love it.

acaciaulric
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I remember when she was looking real different playing bass for Daniel Caeser on tiny desk. Now look at her, headlining!

alexsonofjohn
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I am so happy to see Saya get the recognition she deserves! Amazing performance. Can't wait to see her when she tours

Faz_Plays
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I swear the sound quality of these videos are better than 99% of all new albums that comes out!
Huge respect to the persons involved in making this so good, and thank you to all the bands as well.
Love from Denmark.

sighheinrich
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most important musical discovery for me this year🥲

ducitrinh
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Incredible performance. Love that dude is playing a tricked out Desert Sun Yellow Ibanez RG-550. I had one of those in 1989. I love that color.

Countachockula
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I’ve been listening to the new album nonstop, this feels like a gift

natasha-lyonne-enthusiast
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Love the vocal runs in there’s no seat in the sky. The back up singers blessing us foreeallll

skylar
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I'm obsessed with her album. The mix between country and more electronic and experimental sounds with her angelic voice is insane!

mariacdsaa
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Great performance Saya Gray and the Band, enjoyed this very much. Tiny Desk is revolutionary, not in a militant way, but in a sociocultural way. I have gotten to know of numerous music artistes from different parts of the world, courtesy of Tiny Desk, music artistes I probably would never have gotten to know of. For example, I had never heard of Saya Gray before. I have now. Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 5th March 2025.

MundiaKamau
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discovered saya 5+ years back with their track zucchini dreams aubergine memories and shallow ppl swim in shallow water and I'm so happy they're getting their flowers 🥹 absolute talent

firmgrasp
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That’s my old piano teachers daughter! This rocks!

hughmacphersonhayes
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I like the quirky instrumental arrangements and the tight background vocalists that beautifully support Saya’s clear-toned soprano voice.

paulwhetstone
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I've lost track of how many times I've watched this. Thanks NPR for supporting great music

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