Katie Gavin is the sort of performer whose dynamism is aware of no bounds. Whether or not she’s performing together with her pop band MUNA or solo, Gavin is a charming presence.
Every of the 4 songs Gavin performs from her folksy file, What a Reduction, have bold and trustworthy lyrics, but no two songs sound the identical. “Aftertaste” serves as a bridge between MUNA’s sound and Gavin’s solo work. “The Baton” is a violin-forward reflection on intergenerational trauma. “Sanitized” is groovy and introspective. And Gavin’s efficiency of “Sketches” places her on par with the Lilith Honest artists whose sounds impressed her album.
“This complete solo file was very, like, experimental and playful,” says Gavin as she shifts between the violin, piano and guitar. “I am taking part in loads of devices that I do not actually play,” she admits — although you would not guess that by the way in which she casually slays a violin solo or performs the piano together with her eyes closed.
Earlier than “Sketches,” a tune that offers with the theme of affection versus concern, Gavin offers a transferring speech about what it is wish to dwell within the overwhelming world we’re in proper now. Gavin then mentions that she’s been speaking to a younger lady in Gaza, who she requested if she needed to share something with the viewers. “She informed me that she needed to say that, regardless of every little thing, she nonetheless believes in life, and he or she is aware of that there are folks on this world whose hearts are filled with compassion,” says Gavin. “And if she will share that and imagine in that, then it makes me imagine I positively can, too.”
SET LIST
- “The Baton”
- “Sanitized”
- “Sketches”
- “Aftertaste”
MUSICIANS
- Katie Gavin: vocals, guitar, violin
- Eric Radloff: guitar, percussion, background vocals
- Nana Adjoa: bass, shruti field, piano, background vocals
- Sarab Singh: drums
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Elle Mannion
- Director/Editor: Kara Body
- Audio Technical Director: Josephine Nyounai
- Host/Sequence Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Kara Body, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant
- Audio Engineer: Hannah Gluvna
- Manufacturing Assistant: Dora Levite
- Photographer: Mhari Shaw
- Tiny Desk Workforce: Lars Gotrich, Ashley Pointer, Josh Newell
- Govt Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Sequence Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
