{"id":14003,"date":"2012-12-08T12:04:35","date_gmt":"2012-12-08T20:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=14003"},"modified":"2012-12-08T12:04:35","modified_gmt":"2012-12-08T20:04:35","slug":"watch-anais-mitchells-tiny-desk-concert-for-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-12\/watch-anais-mitchells-tiny-desk-concert-for-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Anais Mitchell’s Tiny Desk Concert for NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we’ve written repeatedly this year<\/a>, Anais Mitchell’s<\/strong> album Young Man in America<\/strong><\/em> is one of the best albums released this year.\u00a0 We’re happy to see the album showing up repeatedly on many Best of 2012<\/strong> lists.\u00a0 As we wrote about the album and Mitchell in June:<\/p>\n

“The modern folk songs on the album speak to youthful vantages of America (imagine that) and their\/its growing pains and prizes.\u00a0 Mitchell\u2019s incisive lyrics always manage to put a fine point on matters.\u00a0 Any songwriter who can write lines like the following deserves our strictest attention:\u00a0 \u201cNow that he\u2019s gone away there isn\u2019t anyone to tell me if I\u2019m a diamond or a dime-a-dozen,<\/em>\u201d and \u201cYour daddy didn\u2019t leave a will, he left a shovel and a hole to fill.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 To cap it off, Mitchell\u2019s voice beautifully ranges from Joanna Newsom<\/strong> to CocoRosie<\/strong> to Rickie Lee Jones<\/strong>, and all points in between.”<\/p>\n

Mitchell and pal Michael Chorney<\/strong> on guitar have now done the obligatory Tiny Desk Concert<\/strong> for NPR<\/strong>, performing three superb songs off of Young Man in America.\u00a0 <\/strong>Check it out below since that’s the best possible use of 15 minutes of your time .\u00a0 All of the above and below are highly recommended.<\/p>\n

Set List
\n“Shepherd”
\n“Young Man In America”
\n“Tailor”<\/p>\n