To have fun 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 value honoring in a significant method. She hardly ever performs songs from Complicated… solely, so she introduced household and invited particular visitors to take part, together with long-time collaborator J. Black and Tiny Desk alumnus Durand Bernarr.
2004 was a banner 12 months for R&B albums, with debuts from John Legend, Ciara, and Fantasia. We additionally acquired the ultimate album from Future’s Little one 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 facet, she additionally wrote about how she actually felt, which makes this album distinctive. The steadiness of arduous, tender and slick was a refreshing components. Moses’ brazen method to songwriting influenced a technology of girls in R&B, like SZA, Summer time Walker, and Ari Lennox. Behind the Desk, she ran by the perfect of Complicated Simplicity, closing with the unique and Kaytranada remix of “Be Your Woman.”
SET LIST
- “Caught Up”
- “Complicated Simplicity”
- “You will By no means Discover (a Higher Lady)”
- “You Higher Inform Her”
- “No Extra Tears”
- “Take Me”
- “Backstroke”
- “Be Your Woman”
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/Sequence 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
- Government Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Sequence Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins