As we are officially mid SXSW, first up is a 2010 entry that the folks over at NPR took a liking to, for good reason. Without further exposition, here is their ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ starting with the toe-tappingly infectious “Beautiful Lie: Ivan & Alyosha”

Keeping with the live-acoustic-session-in-a-small-space theme of the post. Here’s “Daughter” playing a supremely gentle tune, ‘In the Shallows’.  On first blush, I wasn’t sure what to make out of the track; and to be honest I’m still not sure, yet I return. I think it may simply be the delicacy of her acoustic touch. The song itself, lyrics, melody and all, is nothing super enthralling. But the light, almost frail sounding, plucks of the guitar strings just seem to draw one in to keep listening.

Daughter – “In The Shallows” (Tales From Shop Session) from Stay Loose on Vimeo. 

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