Concerts

Taylor Swift performs during a Tiny Desk concert on Oct. 10, 2019. (Bob Boilen/NPR)

Taylor Swift: Tiny Desk Concert

by Lyndsey McKenna

As she settled in for this stripped-down set, Taylor Swift looked out over the office. "I just decided to take this as an opportunity to show you guys how the songs sounded when I first wrote them."
Charly Bliss plays a Tiny Desk Concert (Bob Boilen/NPR).

Charly Bliss: Tiny Desk Concert

by Bob Boilen

The vibrancy of the band can feel childlike and candy-coated. But the group's songs are more about the pain of entering adulthood and leaving some of that sweetness behind.