Brothers Osborne: 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. Lyndsey McKenna | May 26, 2021 Since last year, many musicians have had to confront their own version of the “if a tree falls in a forest“ thought experiment: If you release a new album but can’t tour, will the music still resonate for listeners stuck at home? On their superb 2020 album, Skeletons, Brothers Osborne — a country duo that’s long challenged the conventions of country and still managed to top the charts — intentionally turned up the volume to create a stadium-sized sound. The problem? “We put it out and performed it nowhere,“ John Osborne told Morning Edition. For their Tiny Desk (home) concert, brothers John and T.J. scale to fit the setting – John’s wood-panelled Nashville liv