Natalie Prass: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Feb. 25, 2019, Joshua Bote Full disclosure: We here at NPR Music have decreed Natalie Prass something of a patron saint for roséwave our grooveladen, pink drinksoaked soundtrack for the summer. So, when the Richmond, Va. artist arrived at the Tiny Desk, it was a cause for celebration, especially amid the January blues that seemed to permeate the NPR Music office. Decked out in matching, cobalt blue outfits (with a matching keyboard stand to boot), Prass and her backing band, comprised of Eric Slick, Alan Parker, Jacob Ungerleider and Brandon Lane, seemed to bring a warm breeze in with them. There s a sly political bent to Prass 2018 album, The Future and the Past. Ahead of its release, she said she actually had a different album nearly finished, but scrapped a huge chunk of it after Donald Trump s election, which in turn led her to make this album instead. She highlights this mission statement on the album opener and first song she performed at the desk Oh It s a track that speaks pointedl