Julia Holter: Tiny Desk Concert

[@Scotty_Russell_Music]

That was a killer version of Green Wild. She's so cool and sincere and is always surrounded by fabulous musicians. 10/10 Great artist.

[@GrahamBookish]

Always worthwhile to listen to Julia Holter. She's a really good musician, constantly moving forward, never repeating herself, getting freer with every record. The audacious type of artist. Great!

[@zasddsaf]

Love it! Have You In My Wilderness is definitely one of 15's best

[@Debagio]

Agreed. Has been on constant rotation since September last :-)

[@ggguitar.]

what an incredible Betsy rendition!!

[@womaninthewave]

Every track from loud city song is legendary

[@RyanWSi]

I love everything about her

[@JoshuaKaluba]

Her smile at 6:25 after she says the "lalala" part from in the green wild is so ADORABLE

[@TheCryptKeeper8]

0:00 Sea Calls Me Home 3:16 In the Green Wild 7:31 Betsy On The Roof

[@georgegavin9512]

This music would make an awesome soundtrack for a film

[@VitalityMassage]

Or trash particle.

[@LolzFifi]

My exact thought, honestly.

[@joejellyfish]

4 years later, she made the soundtrack for Never Rarely Sometimes Always!

[@5k33k]

Fun Fact! Devin Hoff, the bassist, was actually on Tiny Desk before, way back in 2010 with The Nels Cline Singers!

[@avidmisreader]

Loved the instrumentation and performance here. The warm subdued piano and bass.. the dragging drums... viola player doing a bang up job.. ornamentation and all.

[@kazumarauWu]

I would kill to see her live hhuhuhuhhu love you Julia Holterrrrrrrrrrrr

[@gabrielrodriguez6672]

these versions of her songs are nuanced in a different fashion than the recordings, its almost as its gratifying to reinvent old things as an artist. who'd a thought

[@Princessbluess]

At first, I thought the music was horrible, but as I continued to listen, her uniqueness began to grow on me. I enjoy this.

[@Princessbluess]

Reminds me a bit of Joanna Newsom!

[@migulrocks]

Amber Dawn her music is seriously fantastic. It did take me quite a few months of coming back to though, in order to actually fall in love with it. Once you can follow and sing along to her melodies, it's wonderful.

[@stephenbarry5719]

Holy wow i love her!!! those lyrics and compositions are mastery!

[@SOBERLEECH]

'In the Green Wild' is too sexy for this world.

[@MichaelSalmons64]

same, except it's one of the most of-this-world things I've ever heard.

[@chryyys.fiction]

When I first heard this performance, over a year ago...all I did was play it on repeat...for months. Surprised by all of the comments. I thought it was great.

[@Debagio]

In The Green Wild is properly hypnotic.

[@vezu2023]

Wish she played Feel You

[@bradh716]

I like that second song. Regarding her singing style, it is very rare for something so different to be this entertaining. She is truly an artist. I like the bass player too.

[@MrKarim992]

i feel as it progressed it got much better. sea calls me home was a little shaky, but betsy on the roof was awesome.

[@mylittlewhatnow]

Wow, the second song was especially incredible

[@DANI-rp5ik]

such a delightful violin!

[@victorbracho1133]

God, i love this weird girl

[@Renato86ful]

Essa melodia me remete a tempos vividos com muita paz e tranquilidade.

[@IanMcCausland]

This is great! All amazing players

[@geeksenerds]

Wish there was some more reverb on the microphone, but otherwise great performance

[@gapthfc]

6:22

[@shupengwen8489]

She is babe, went to her London gig on Feb, it's amazing

[@danielcarvalhoderezende8980]

Amazing! What a voice!

[@thomaskittock2866]

I have to say, very interesting... There's a strange attractiveness to it. A little odd, but it works that way.

[@rodfaleirospessoal]

Thomas Kittock Same thing here. Feels like something's wrong, but that is right this way and shouldn't be corrected.

[@bradh716]

+Thomas Kittock I agree. Every aspect is odd. But it draws you in and, dare I say, mesmerizes. It's like there is a purposeful fermentation. Like wine.

[@davidmcconville1756]

Avant - garde.

[@AndyCaru]

Great! Thanks for the music

[@soaribb32]

So good

[@marcelopepinho]

Wow!!! I loved her ... Why did I just discover her now???

[@tapirtime]

Digging that violin in the second song.

[@Ghonosyphlaids]

That's a viola amigo

[@PedroLucasMaximo]

she's so great, her lastest album is very nice.

[@tsopuaifa]

Thanks for awakening my spirit.

[@atrijitdas1704]

i love this. And i love the little writeup in the description box.

[@rubie2]

my god this version of betsy on the roof is even better than the clock tower one

[@sodiumlights]

i wanna see the gig just for the drummer. Coolest.

[@WakingTheJack]

Wow. She beautiful

[@EgyptParis]

so amazing

[@mcjennydeath1874]

So many complaints and comparisons to other musicians in the comments...

[@JorechDalc]

I don't understand why they comment that she sounds like Regina Spektor and Joanna Newsom.

[@davidmcconville1756]

I think we do it subconsciously. Searching for points of reference we feel more comfortable with.

[@mark5126]

The piano reminds me of Brian Wilson.

[@JuanKman86]

+Mark Lucio It reminds me of Regina Spektor

[@kathleen4726]

There are some definite Pet Sounds vibes

[@jukea]

you should hear the album version ... even more so

[@paulwallpd]

Why are people extra critical on tiny desk shows? Lol

[@TheOtherSun]

+Paul D Hipsters like to be critical

[@cl8804]

This is terrible, though.

[@yahstino]

@@cl8804 I'm curious to know what about this performance you think is horrible

[@cl8804]

@@yahstino Sea Calls Me Home is poorly performed, in terms of vocals. The real problem is the mix, though-again especially the vocals are awful.

[@yahstino]

@@cl8804 I strongly disagree, to me her vocals nearly on par with the studio version. But hey, it's your opinion. Thanks for sharing.

[@panchoramon8557]

Me encanta es estilo de esta joven

[@gabrielnoel7168]

I'm ur #1 fan, I swear

[@quinnlewis2003]

-_- no I am

[@iamhistorygeek]

I lost it at the wala wala... 😂.

[@documentaliaMente]

[@PENUification]

The floor reminds me of a floor which i saw somewhere before

[@ThePopcornman23]

Cool

[@IKanTowtallySpel]

I hear so much Regina Spektor in this and I love it

[@jimhernandez7712]

7:00 min. she shows the best of her amazing instrument.

[@makakodelamor]

crazy violin player!

[@sebastian.klein94]

❤️

[@mountainhobbit1971]

interesting…not sure what it is but there is something missing….

[@veegmachineauto4859]

+Sean Meister It is as if the instrumentation doesn't tie together that well (live).

[@WLOMA]

+Sean Meister True .. just listen to the official videos and you'll find out what it is. The only thing I like in this "unplugged" version is the Violin.

[@mountainhobbit1971]

WLOMA ahh yes, it all makes much better sense now, thank you!

[@shupengwen8489]

I feel the same... Probably like the description said, it's piano, not a keyboard

[@Dan-oo6ot]

+Sean Meister Its a lack of reverb.

[@gab_a_gool]

10:35 derp face lol great performance otherwise

[@timothyo718]

g heybriel Bwahahaha! Can’t stop laughing now.

[@fantasma1103]

HAHAHHAHAHAHA FUCK

[@aIewishus]

159 people accidently hit dislike??

[@senada79]

167 people with awful music taste. I see no other explanation

[@sodiumlights]

4.18 + twins peaks majesty

[@riverthecat]

this music must be influenced by the luo reed era...nice lowwww whistling

[@brandoncrow3944]

she was a bird....

[@dashiellv]

Viola is good. Why does she sing like that? Is this her new thing?

[@marekdubaa9226]

Intvite them please :)

[@jordanmulkey1853]

NPR IS THE SHITTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JuanKman86]

Reminds me of Regina Spektor :)

[@genesises]

Vocals a bit reminiscent of dresden dolls!

[@thefishtruck]

I wish she’d sung the titular line of In the Green Wild the same as on the record. It sounds a bit absurd with that melody added to it.

[@LazulBis]

Wow, Jojo Mayer on drum! Ahah!

[@RocknJazzer]

that aint jojo

[@Youcantleavethisempty01]

Who ever wrote the sentence above, "Julia Holter's music exists in tiny universes, colliding in torch songs and bits of cosmic cabaret that are as reverent as they are perverse..." should be rigorously spanked. BAD JOURNALIST. BAD JOURNALIST.

[@jalanxx4702]

gorgeous and true and you need help

[@deathbybeth182]

reminds me of laurie anderson

[@IIseasquareII]

Getting a serious Regina Spektor vibe from her

[@NestanSvensk]

+[seasquare] Yeah, sounds a lot like early Spektor for sure.

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

+The Fourteenth Ward nothing to say about this, but I don't see why her liking someone she's being compared to matters.

[@iamhistorygeek]

+The Fourteenth Ward: Give this person a break, she reminds me of Regina too. It's her emotionally free styling unattached voice that reminds me of Regina. Obviously she isn't exactly the same, that's what's cool about music is that it's all going to be unique to the person creating it.

[@lmll7232]

Regina Spektor is EXACTLY who I thought about when I heard her too. Just saw her (RS) a couple weeks ago in Chicago.

[@BrandonGinn]

dresden dolls!

[@kylereasterson5934]

Whistle game was weak.

[@eacey_]

It wouldn't exactly make Andrew Bird blush

[@thomasrainbow]

Damn. Harsh comments! You'd probably hate it if someone said something similar to you.

[@charlescharliecharlotte]

lmfaooo

[@didyouseetheword5]

it's purposefully like that

[@madogblue]

Ah ok

[@travelingrrrl713]

Hm..

[@jondy7]

She's cute

[@DUTCHswift]

Yea I've watched several of her performances and it's just not doing it for me.

[@sodiumlights]

Frank`s band.

[@branhoff]

hmmm... something's off. Can't put my finger on it.

[@jalanxx4702]

you

[@branhoff]

@@jalanxx4702 Man 7 years ago! Geez. You successfully got me to listen to it again... Yeah something is off about it. The uninspired sing-talking. The awkward background vocals. Bass is pretty good. But not my taste, glad others enjoy it though.

[@VitalityMassage]

I REALLY don't like new music. FEW of these new bands are very worth listening to. God take me back to the good old days. 1965-1985.

[@jalanxx4702]

we rly don’t gaf you don’t have much time left and you’re using it to hate on a great auteur

[@Gilvarius]

Reminds me a bit of Joanna Newsom

[@evanaltenburg8754]

they do drugs what the heck

[@JeremiahIglesias]

Too indie for me

[@leontaylor3572]

DEFINITELY DEMOCRATS. HAHAHAHAHA NO ONE CAN TELL WHEN YOU MESS UP WITH THIS KIND OF MUSIC.

[@barefootbusdriver]

hot mess

[@TheBilalien]

Anyone else feel put off by her lack of appreciation? The way she introduced her last song while saying 'thank you' in such a flat tone felt distasteful. Otherwise, I really did like the last song!

[@quinnlewis2003]

She said in an interview that she has trouble connecting to the audience while talking

[@VitalityMassage]

DRAB.

[@---vv5oy]

dafuq

[@leofloppa]

She's only 32 and her hair is already full of gray hairs o_o

[@timothyo718]

She was actually only 31 in this video. Yeah seems like she is going gray early but it's the hip thing to do now. Many millennials going gray are just letting it go versus dying it like their elders did.

[@TobyGarcia]

Atonal, dissonant, avantgarde justification of a method to downvote the same video more than once. Clicking thumbs-down repeatedly feels satisfying till you realize the number doesn't increment each time.

[@jalanxx4702]

awhh and what have you done that’s 1/100000000th as beautiful as betsy on the roof?

[@hafedalmakari]

rubbish music!! waisted my time!!

[@jalanxx4702]

small brain

[@avsky837]

too goofy. & nothing really sticks out aside from the atonal noises.

[@ThomasJamesArt251]

horrible!!!!

[@AnaJaramillocantanteguayaquil]

She is a copy of Regina Spektor

[@JorechDalc]

I love Regina Spektor and I like Julia Holter... and I disagree

[@zilazilazila]

I don't think Spektor is as innovative.

[@50ShadesOfEndo]

She's so much better

[@jalanxx4702]

hydrogen bomb (julia) vs coughing baby (regina)

[@KidScipio]

vote trump MAGA