Adia Victoria: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

June 30, 2016 by BOB BOILEN At first, I was drawn in by Adia Victoria s languid guitar sound: In her hands, it practically has a drawl of its own. Then I heard her stories never trite, often personal, always potent which you can hear in the words that open her Tiny Desk concert. I don t know nothing bout Southern belles, she sings in Stuck In The South, adding, but I can tell you something bout Southern Adia Victoria s voice is powerful and direct, with no artifice; it carries the singular perspective of a Southern black woman with a Seventh Day Adventist upbringing, who never felt like she d fit in. She recently put out her first album, Beyond The Bloodhounds, and two of the songs here ( Stuck In The South and And Then You Die ) are from that record. It s a brilliant debut, though I highly recommend seeing her perform live for the full experience. Beyond The Bloodhounds is available now: iTunes: Amazon: www.