James Vincent McMorrow: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 

My son. Please invite him back. He evolved so much as an artist.

would never shut up if i had his voice.

It's extraordinary when you see live performances that are better than studio versions. I wish he'd make a whole album with nothing but him, a guitar, and a microphone. His regular stuff's awesome, but this is just pure.

He needs a 2021 Tiny Desk. He has grown tremendously as an artist and has dropped some incredible music since.

This was amazing! I would love it if you would invite Gregory Alan Isakov on as well.

These are the best versions of his songs that I have heard. Seems like the vibe at NPR is so good, every band that plays there gives the best performance they ever had. Awesome musician.

the last two verses are glorious. "This old dark machine, shakes then it shudders Pulls to the left, dies near the gutter But still in the road, and traffic it's silent The people they stare, then they turn violent If they should touch, the hem of your dress I would rise like a lion, strike out again faithful they wait, faithful they wait for a sign Near the town where we were living Came a loud and joyous sound As the earth and all her beauty Picked us up from off the ground Carried far across the mountains To a kingdom never bound We will live like this forever I will love you I will love you"

Absolutely beautiful!

He is brilliant.

His voice is absolutely captivating

The sirens that play on the background of "red dust" just enhances the feel of the song, it's amazing

i just cried. super.

James V Mc M goes all crazy eyes a few times during this. Great session all the same. That was a great album and the second one is great too

I that NPR makes me discover all this great music!

You uploaded this on my birthday - and what a present! This guy's so good I can't believe he's not better known. And yes Djangoclouds, he is just like Willem Dafoe AKA Sergeant Elias.

Magic

I just want to add a comment for my relations. I’m here in 2019 and I liked this music. You have obviously come back to document it.

How do you even start making music like this. #blownaway

Follow you down to the red oak tree is hauntingly beautiful. Has anyone else seen Third Star?

is wonderful

Thank God I can't sing or play guitar ... since this would make me quit immediately. Not to mention the song writing is top notch. Mr. McMorrow must sing himself to sleep since nothing could compare.

Hes so good its absurd. Sam Beam good. Hope he has another TDC sometime soon

I

Love his album! And these are my 3 favourite tracks from it. Does anyone else think he looks a bit like Willem Dafoe sometimes?

MO FUCKINF WAY I JUST FOUMD THIS I AM DO HAPPY

if you like this then check out Gareth Liddiard! His solo stuff is incredible!

besides that 'stache, this guy's perfect!

wow

9:41 creepy looking, but still...I would marry James right away

@carolvegas Me too.

This is when James was good, before he started journeying up his own hole with this new style of music.

is it just me or does this guy sound EXACTLY like brett dennen?

how do I undislike all the dislikes😂

Nope, just creepy in general, its a life style choice, "being creepy" suggests a moment in time as opposed to all the time

2:18 Wall of Shame... pointing at the right man!

being creepy* ;)

his eyes made me shit myself every close up

dudes gotta female neck

Tiny desk is the shit

He gets all Willem Dafoe on those high notes. So good!

Thanks RU-vid for bringing me to all of these great NPR Tiny Desk Concerts! The AutoPlay feature is taking me on an audio adventure, where will it end, who knows?

his eyes tell a whole story

why I love tiny desk. I find this guys amazing recent albs, then realise npr were all over him in 2011. I still finding gems, tiny desk the gift that keeps on giving

best 15:39 min of this day. and tomorrow. and the day after tomorrow.

an angel singing I am a big fan James , david Gray , Dallas Green( city and colour ) , Ben Howard , Ray Lamontagne , Tallest man on earth thats the real music

I keep coming back to this performance. It's stunning. The first couple times I heard it, the background noises felt distracting. After repeat listens, though, they carry in some sort of ominous mood that ends up defining the songs for me. Every time I see him ask if he can play one more I get so nervous. If he didn't play Red Dust in the way that he did here, I would be a different person. Things emerge from the pool of chance that would never come if they were planned.

Red dust blows me away everytime

love this guy's music .. a true performer and a humble artist.

I love it when he opens his eyes and goes back in time to the moment he's singing about

Hope his career has provided him with enough to continue writing J

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One of my favourite tiny desk performances, so so beautiful

i wanna see him live with all my heart

Just purchased his album on Itunes. Never looking back it was a great decision! ♥♥

his face is so interesting. i love listening to his music, but seeing him makes it somehow even better. its like i can see the music on his face, not notes and melodies and lyrics, but the emotion and heart, the center of his music. and hes got the sweetest most gentle smile.

artistry in its simplest form

this is great. really didn't need the camera in his mouth though.

Listening to Red Dust gives me the chills. So good.

Something about him makes me get so emotional, very quickly.

This is another NPR performance I like much better than the original. He really shows his true talent here!! Very Awesome, Great Performance!!

This video is my happy place

First 2 songs amazing but last 2 songs I’m so impressed by the writing

Amazing! A really powerful, emotional performance.

Follow you down to the red oak tree As the air moves thick through the hollow reeds Will you wait for me there until someone comes To carry me, carry me down See I have not I have not grown cold I have stole from men who have stole from those With their arms so thin and their skin so old But you are young, you are young, you are young Then somebody laughs like it's all just for hell As though we could not be saved from the depth of the well But the cloth that I make is a cloth you can sell To pay for the gossamer seeds Names get carved in the red oak tree Of the ones who stay and the ones who leave I will wait for you there with these cindered bones So follow me follow me down Follow me follow me down Follow me follow me down Follow me follow me down

He's soo humble! And I love it when he says "another one?". It's also as if he wakes up from a different state once he stops singing..

james vincent mcmorrow has crazy eyes. that is all

Agreed, Jacko Hooper......exceptional

finally he is on NPR!!!

I love "Sparrow and the wolf". Such a warm song.

and THATS how you finish out a 15 minute set.. I love this guy

Every time there's a close shot of his face, and hes staring down at the floor I stare into his eyes. It's like you/he can see an image or memory flickering in his eyes. Try it.

EPIC FACE ,EPIC FACE ,EPIC FACE ,EPIC FACE unstopable .. great voice

The second song is so epic, goosebumps all over

I saw him in Boise. He was heartbreaking and vulnerable. Like a ghost on stage.

I'm always consistently amazed at how many assholes seem to inhabit the comment section of NPR's youtube channel.

such a good singer song writer

pure beauty

The most beautiful man voice i've heard and the bluest eyes i've seen..

I love how he keeps on saying 1 more? like 3 times. Definitely good that he did so many more :D

The harmonies in Old dark machine are just brilliant, but he does the song justice doing it solo.

Молодец! Выкладывается пополной. Мне очень понравилось, благодарю!

always sirens in the back of npr's lol, must be a rough place

Brillantissime

His voice is unbelievable and unique!

Sean Penn could make a movie based on any one of these songs in the vein of The Indian Runner. A testament to the songwriting.

stunning amazing artist

On the third song it sounds like it's going to be I want it that way back street boys

He looks like Daniel Day Lewis brother from There Will Be Blood, Amazing Voice

So great.

Great performance!

Songwriting akin to Jeff Buckley

He waited till the end to show off his range. Wow!

We need another tiny desk with him 😍

i need him now!!!!!

Jeff Buckley reincarnated

meh ...

What subtle beauty in his voice!

Reminds me of a better Palo Nutini

Rest & Red Dust . Magic

👍🏻🖤