Kalbells: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[@Weareroses]

The drummer is the happiest person I think I've ever seen lol

[@sharonunachukwu7320]

That’s Zoe Brecher

[@devinmcqueeney6645]

How can't they be - they are cartoon characters!

[@ANya9281]

I love how they aren't trying to be something they are not. They are unique, quirky and super positive. They music is different and awesome.I love them!

[@quincycampbell7392]

I continued listening because I was intrigued by their unique sound, and grew quickly to enjoy these guys! This comment section needs some positivity (as do all things), so if you like this music leave a compliment.

[@angelawitbooi1437]

This is what I have been searching for without even knowing it. The first time listening to the performance I only liked the first two songs but now I cant get enough of all of them😭This is so magical and I feel like am floating on a cloud. 😍❤

[@marianavargas4803]

I come back here, whenever I want to cry love and happines. Mucho sentimiento

[@JasielCalixtoMusic]

Some people are not used getting out of their comfort zone. This band is simply great

[@shinebabyshine.]

The drummer is so adorably happy

[@irvgeezy]

When it grooves, it grooves...

[@DarrenHolbrook]

Amazing Women, fantastic music also delivered with a smile. Thanx.

[@Ruxinator]

Was not expecting the sax. She's great!

[@slluch]

I think you dont know what a sax is.

[@valeriamoran9020]

She's ok , but needs to a lot of practice

[@olivianeugeboren602]

I don’t understand why mad heads in the comments are saying this is like, ridiculously bizarre to the point of being bad, like, it’s just a good ass vibe, it’s really not that weird. Do people just not like chill music?

[@MrToiletLove]

sad people can't understand a person living in the moment absolutely enjoying what they're doing, making whatever movement their body makes. It's absolutely beautiful. Leave them to wallow. Engaging them here won't help them.

[@fernandoortiz6593]

The third song is such a delight

[@toastweek3745]

That was SO cool. My facial expressions as I watched were matching the drummer's the whole time! I loved the almost video gamey synth basslines, felt like I was inside some super moody atmospheric retro RPG whilst fricken groovin' out. LOVED IT

[@lebogangpanyane2576]

Look past the outfit and enjoy a Talented all female band, I really loved the hugs at the end of the performance, very heartwarming

[@ieatsyourproduce2500]

Absolutely delightful

[@GraceTyson]

still my favorite tiny desk

[@leafnlore2712]

I love the joy they have playing together. So beautiful.

[@azroxxvid]

You guys are great love the show!

[@learning-is-winning]

Thanks tiny desk for creating a platform for underground artists.

[@servantofthemosthigh6094]

Good Job Tiny Desk. People hate/disagree with what they don't understand. Different is what makes things unique/beautiful.

[@atonewiththedust]

This is why I add feces to my coffee. It's different, and that's beautiful, man.

[@markhill553]

Anna Kalmia...she may be a genius and no one has figured that out yet. Her music is elite. It is complex and somehow still simple. Cyclic at times yet ever intriguing. The harmonies are just as lush as the melodies. You turkeys need to catch hold of this gold.

[@THADUDEZ]

Im in love.....this felt so relaxing and smooth going down my ear.....

[@Ssophiahasgmail]

every single member of this group is so crazy talented

[@kingstongreen1658]

I like it. It’s raw. No auto-tone. Dope as hell. Girls your FLY✈️

[@MB-xh4gf]

Seems like all the 5th grade bullies are coming out in this comment section. They're doing their thing, if you're not a fan - leave em be.

[@yucatansuckaman5726]

This is a slap in the face to anyone who puts real time into being a serious musician.

[@Erobb8337]

@@yucatansuckaman5726 Serious musician here. Kalbells work hard and put on a good show. They are super talented and push the envelope. I've only been slapped in the face in the best possible way.

[@DingDongDaddyFromDumas933]

@@yucatansuckaman5726 Bruh you big upset you don't have any talent?

[@guslima1130]

@@yucatansuckaman5726 You probably never picked up an instrument in your entire life.

[@shinebabyshine.]

Love their sound. Thanks Tiny Desk for featuring such awesome bands.

[@seokbinoh4110]

AWESOME!!! so well arranged. amazing sound! i guess some people dont understand. I think this is music from a different dimension. love it so much!

[@justastudent6776]

I enjoyed it. It was like a comfortably dressed "structured" jam session. The formula that these 4 have put together seems to make them happy and has taken them this far. Everyone in this group got to express themselves and that brought each other's individual joy to the forefront. They gave me joy by being exactly themselves.

[@lucydream2814]

Yesssss. It should not matter what people think if you think it is good to you. I have a certain vibe on this too. I hate how most of the comment section is people bashing people for how they actually feel. Let them have the truth to themselves.

[@Andy-in7sr]

The formula to my assholes forfront.

[@IsawUupThere]

I can kind of get on board with it. It's not a "I totally don't care how I dress but I still look sexy, don't I?" kind of look. It's full-on: I dress like a retarded person ... deal with it. This is fine with me!

[@TakeKareMusic]

Just A Student yes

[@SaniCarci]

Female Napoleon Dynamite is tripping hard

[@bryanparish8046]

That's her sober. She's insanely quirky. At her sisters wedding we just lied in the grass and she just rolled around and giggled. Also, he survived breast cancer and is growing her hair out. She plays like 9 instruments.

this is a great and very unique band - if your a first time listener/viewer I recommend starting at 4:50 and then going back. I got chills watching this !!

[@camillecotton7283]

First timer for me but im enjoying the beginning so I'll let it run and listen for 4:50 & stay tuned for more dopeness ✊🏽THANX

[@Spart1n158]

Wow good call I was a little skeptical once she took out the tenor sax but I really loved the last two songs.

[@cejII]

Thank you for the suggestion bc I was ready to pass after the first 1 minute

[@tmnt87]

Thanks, probably would have missed out on a really good band. Are they being strange in the first song ironically?

[@samhh16]

hi alex!!!!!

[@spaarks84]

I wonder how many people left bad comments without listening to the 2nd and 3rd songs. The first song was understandably off putting for some, but the last two were quite melodic. They are obviously talented composers and have very nice voices too.

[@spookeehoowee1687]

They gained a new fan. I love everything about them. Absolutely everything. They’re such an odd bunch but they are so perfect.

[@tamonline01]

Joyfully awkward!! :D They seem like such an amazing example of what it means to be comfortably yourself or at least in the process of continuing to be comfortable. Loved their music and their vibe. Re-listening now!

[@daniw8903]

I can't believe i just opened for this band two weeks ago, and now they're on Tiny Desk! Wow!!!! Kalbells is soo good they deserve all the praise and success in the world!!!!

[@devinmcqueeney6645]

So strange and wonderful!

[@justfetus]

I saw these guys live and they blew me away. Such a fun, quirky band!

[@mariannerose5661]

I love this so much ahhhh this is so lovely and sunny and colourful and just makes me happy tak

[@possum4008]

I actually really love this? the harmonies are beautiful, and the whole jazz fusion vibe works super well I'm kinda in love honestly

[@SomeoneCalledDana]

they’re so groovy, love it

[@kelsir4184]

I dig them! I would jam this in my house and car. Their sounds remind me of Zap Mama.

[@stuffstuff5397]

So wunderbar! Ich liebe diesen sound, so etwas vielschichtiges habe ich selten gehört. Annakalmia ist Klasse, ich glaube ich bin verliebt!

[@gut_ton]

I started out thinking that they were trying too hard to be different but after enduring most of it i started to notice their sincere smiles while playing, and i can respect that even though it`s not my cup of hipster tea.

[@mspussygalore]

*Something I like about them. They have a unique sound that's just funky to me.*

[@JacobbiaRichardson]

Natalie Hamamsm. Mmrris

[@slluch]

Funky? To you? Are you serious?

[@camillecotton7283]

Same✊🏽😎

[@taniaiii4535]

I loved this, it's so chill and fresh. I was hesitant for way too long before watching it, i just didn't expect this to be any good as I find Rubblebucket to be very dull. Turns out she really shines when she's not drowning in Rubblebucket's obnoxious arcadefireesque trumpets. So glad she moved on.

[@dreammgirll]

super cool. very glad i clicked!!

[@MarcShinner]

They've got a super laid back CSS vibe to them. Love it.

[@Causeitsallthisgood]

My creative spirit was reawakened and enlivened by kalbells!

[@egress99]

With the addition of the sax on the first track, I get a very Rah Band/Swing Out Sister but then they also have this avant-garde vibe that you'd get from the likes of Laurie Anderson and even a slight bossa nova hint. I dig 'em.

[@adrianvelasco1798]

Don't understand the hate. They have unique sound. Good voices. Great harmonies. Awesome synths. The drummer is definitely a good jazz drummer just simplifying her beats and that bass! Digging it!

[@benjamingwilson]

The harmonies in this are so great. I love this. The synth is so retro.

[@RyanNicholasQuinn]

This put such a big smile on my face. Best said in the description above, "The joie de vivre is palpable."

[@Whodatboi420]

They're awesome

[@devinmcqueeney6645]

I love this without explanation. And I have Elephants.

[@Geepereet]

Best discovery this year and hard to beat i guess

[@devinmcqueeney6645]

I 100% love you cats - and the last one is the inner - listened to it around 500 times

[@devinmcqueeney6645]

it get's better each time

[@nikycrawford9090]

soooo good, hell yes.

[@Mzzzzvee]

No music is for everybody, how boring would the world be if it was. The subjectivity of music is waht makes magic....Negative critics: get over yourselves and don't listen, once you determine this is not your cup of tea. IF you don't like it, means it's NOT for you. End of story.

[@george00719]

I agree..something there but needs work

[@mzmelindapeacelove3447]

Can NEVER understand why people use thier energy to spread negativity by leaving Thursday down and negative comments. When you don't like something just keep moving along.

[@palominokid3002]

V L Sharp I can appreciate what they are attempting to do, it may on the level of Hiatus Kaiyote and other neo-funk outfits, but it’s just not quite working. The parts are there and the wheels spinning, but it’s not coming together - my opinion

[@therover65]

One of the freshest sounding outfit. Awesome.

[@jomago1]

Saw them open for Lake Street Dive last month. Love to watch the drummer -- she always appears to be having a great time.

[@timthompson8235]

Its like if weird jazz had an exponent on it.

[@MrToiletLove]

There's like barely any jazz here. It's mostly rooted in soul. It's pretty simple music, with some catchy quirks thrown in.

[@spookeehoowee1687]

Hurry and release all your new music. ASAP. I’m seriously in love. Like I love when I actually find band that give me eargasms and chills. Fuck!

[@no_torrs]

Don't really get all the hate. Doesn't even sound all that strange to me. If you have an easy time understanding a band like Dirty Projectors this shouldn't be less far out there to you. Anyway, I get if people don't like it. Subjectivity is a thing, but haven't seen the npr comments be this mean spirited in a while.

[@floydrudolph321]

Had to recommend the brilliant Kalbells to a like minded musician yesterday who hadn't heard of tiny desk concerts before. Outstanding quality live mixing NPR.

[@unauthored]

This is great. The diversity of tone and character is admirable. I really think the saxophone tore it up.

[@CabCallawayMusic]

dude I don't know what these comments are on about, I grooved with this the second that synth hit

[@dreammgirll]

i’m convinced the people who disliked did it within the first few minutes (seconds?) of the video. while i personally enjoy the entire set, i think the last 2 songs are seriously incredible. super catchy. so good. i’ve watched this TDC like 20 times now lol.

[@Curesa08]

Takes me to somewhere out of this world. ❤❤❤❤

[@100psychicdreams3]

Fantastic

[@TakeKareMusic]

love love the synths and all around vibe

[@markrobinson891]

I gotta fever. The only prescription....more Kalbells

[@eleuteriocortes8384]

me encanta de estas publicaciones que muestran a las mujeres por su verdadero valor artístico y no un estereotipo.

[@joseantoniofernandezgonzal5449]

Definitivamente después de escucharlas varias veces. Sí, Kalbells me gustan.

[@austindennis8797]

Saw this band in Lexington 2 weekends ago and really enjoyed their performance

[@hiatusfromtheworld]

This is so cool. The music is that original sound that beckons a recsponse of, "have I heard this before?!??!"

[@ahdbiker]

I love the freshness of it. What a great change up from a Martin picked combined with some vocals .... not that I don't also love that but this is great. So it was like thinking it is hot and stagnant out and open the window and there is a cool breeze that blows the blinds in the rhythm of life...

[@iarejoeyy718]

I watched this the first time and was honestly really weirded out. But something about them was so unique I had to find more about them. I watched other videos about them and I really came to an understanding of what they do and why they do it. So I came back to this video and it all connected. These guys are truly extremely unique and have a very distinguished sound. I really like that.

[@0161GHM]

needs more kalbell

[@matthewmoore8929]

that drummer s killing me with the facial expressions.

[@papaedda]

I found this highly entertaining!!! Live it!!!

[@sandrinecacheton3909]

the keyboard playing the bass is so fucking good

[@rindzela2517]

Love that retro sound💕

[@foreveralon2234]

Takes a bit for me to find their groove, but this is mad cool! Nothing else quite sounds like this! I love it!

[@buzzzlightyear11y2]

Nothing else sounds quite like my sweet asshole. Doesn't make my farts music...

[@kalplays9922]

Elementary school band class sounds like this. What are you talking about?

[@leafnlore2712]

LOVE LOVE LOVE the group hug at the end :)😀

[@spicedegg3831]

Never heard anything like this before and i love it

[@Zion-18]

This is what I imagine being hypnotized would feel like.

[@keegangore2757]

There are so many haters in this comment section but you know? This is band is amazing not only is their musicianship so on point, their songs are so creative and cool. Yall would be LUCKY to have half as much talent as these musicians.

[@flowerdoodle2438]

Wow. Sax. When I heard Alonetime I knew she was special. That song rules. More musical than the average pop artist out there

[@BIGWUNuvDbunch]

Saw rubblebucket's lead lady and clicked so fast

[@michaelalvarado6183]

I love this! Way to be unique and not sound like everyone else! I'm a fan!!

[@12katiekate]

Wow. Amazing

[@floydrudolph321]

Thanks Kalbells. Cool original arrangements and melodies. Come to Christchurch NZ. Our spring time has just startrd here. Summer till March.

[@aajenl]

The ending solo is pure love 🦋

[@carliemattes1498]

ahhh i love kalmia and her gals! her words and sounds always bring light, love and beauty to my soul. so much good energy! i'll be patiently waiting for a studio recording of droolerz, it's a new fav

[@wnlaurent]

All you gotta do is believe in yourself and some in the world will too...

[@ChannelRejss]

"I got a fever and the only prescription is more Kalbell!"

[@PaulBadman]

You got a proscription for headaches ?

[@ChannelRejss]

@@PaulBadman Honestly I don't even like this music. Just had the urge to use the C. Walken SNL reference.

[@DigitalMortality]

Slowclap for the pun.

[@darrinpennington]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA

[@MBblink182]

I love Rubblebucket so I'll definitely love this!

[@buzzzlightyear11y2]

Do you also like a fat pile of poo dripped in your ears?

[@peachesnscream]

A lot of childish negativity in the comments, if you give the songs a chance they're not bad, not everyone's cup of tea but it's cool, they're doing their own weird thing, I like it.

[@maximilianbehrens4101]

PurpleHysteria but if you can say that you liked it, others should be able to say that they didnt like this music

[@MrToiletLove]

Yeah, but 95% of the criticism is either void of substance, irrelevant to the music, or straight up derogatory.

[@nowl8808]

I happen to really like their sound. But I guess that's not too strange for me since I like a lot of "strange" music. I'll definitely check this group out. Top notch.

[@Fuduwahluz]

Do you have any recommendations for some cool 'strange' albums?

[@SoulPapo]

i want what ever they are on... especially the lead singer, shes the weirdo of my dreams

[@SoulPapo]

if you like this, you'll probz like Tune-Yards

[@SoulPapo]

ladies, i hope you're not that deep in the comments... ppl are spkn'f'ery... dont listen, you're amazing! but/and if you're reading this, GoD BLeSS you!

[@Lia_Alexis]

I’m happy I gave this a chance