Caroline Polachek: Tiny Desk Concert
Marissa Lorusso, October 10, 2023 Any good singer who gives half a thought to the health of her instrument knows that hydration is crucial for functioning vocal cords. But when Caroline Polachek whose leftofcenter pop music makes great use of her mellifluous voice stops for a water break in the middle of her Tiny Desk concert, she doesn t pull out some crappy plastic bottle. No, she drinks from a chalice. That seems like precisely the right vibe for a performance by Polachek. Her songs are filled with vivid, extravagant imagery headless angels, smoke floating over volcanoes, fiery sunsets, mayflies in the swimming pool and in their production you can hear everything from a children s choir to bagpipes to glitchy beats. At the Tiny Desk, she maintains that adventurous spirit but works with a live band to give her songs a more homespun feel. Together, they perform four tracks from Polachek s arresting, maximalist album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You: the propulsive Pretty
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