To have a good time the twentieth anniversary of her debut album, Complicated Simplicity, Teedra Moses got here draped in all pink, the identical coloration she wore on the album’s cowl. She could not wait to get into the workplace and sing. Admittedly, I held off from formally inviting her to play the Desk for a few years as a result of I knew this landmark was approaching, and this album was price honoring in a significant method. She not often performs songs from Complicated… solely, so she introduced household and invited particular company to take part, together with long-time collaborator J. Black and Tiny Desk alumnus Durand Bernarr.
2004 was a banner yr for R&B albums, with debuts from John Legend, Ciara, and Fantasia. We additionally bought the ultimate album from Future’s Youngster and Usher‘s magnum opus, Confessions, amongst many others. Moses got here at a time when love songs nonetheless reigned supreme and whereas she carried that custom into Complicated Simplicity, on the flip aspect, she additionally wrote about how she actually felt, which makes this album distinctive. The steadiness of onerous, comfortable and slick was a refreshing formulation. Moses’ brazen method to songwriting influenced a era of ladies in R&B, like SZA, Summer time Walker, and Ari Lennox. Behind the Desk, she ran by way of the most effective of Complicated Simplicity, closing with the unique and Kaytranada remix of “Be Your Lady.”
SET LIST
- “Caught Up”
- “Complicated Simplicity”
- “You will By no means Discover (a Higher Girl)”
- “You Higher Inform Her”
- “No Extra Tears”
- “Take Me”
- “Backstroke”
- “Be Your Lady”
MUSICIANS
- Teedra Moses: vocals
- LeShawn Thomas: bass, musical course
- Sharod Virtuoso: guitar
- Branden Akinyele: drums
- Brandon Butler: keys
- Durand Bernarr: background vocals, co-musical course
- J. Black: background vocals
- Amanda Mikkel: background vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Bobby Carter
- Director/Editor: Kara Body
- Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
- Host/Collection Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Kara Body, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Sofia Seidel
- Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
- Manufacturing Assistant: Ashley Pointer
- Photographer: Estefania Mitre
- Tiny Desk Copy Editor: Hazel Cills
- Govt Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Collection Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins