Moses Boyd: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space. Nikki Birch | May 7, 2021 The Church Studios in North London is an institution, home to some of the most iconic records of the last three decades, including Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) and Adele’s 25. From the hallowed Neve Room, Moses Boyd and his band remind us that the U.K. jazz scene still bangs. They also remind us that COVID-19 regulations are much stricter across the pond: physical distancing is the name of the game in this at home concert. The set begins with “Stranger Than Fiction,“ a bouncy grime tune that features saxophonist Quinn Oulton, whose pedals lend his horn a dark and haunting quality. Boyd humbly introduces the band and slips right into “2 Far Gone,“ and we