Lucky Daye: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Watch Lucky Daye perform Roll Some Mo, Misunderstood and Late Night at the Tiny Desk. May 28, 2019, Sidney Madden Sometimes, a Tiny Desk is just meant to be. NPR Music s Bobby Carter and I have been checking for Lucky Daye since last year when we dubbed him one of the Kings of Then, after seeing Lucky perform live in Washington D. C., we knew his charisma and control, even for a new name, would translate well to the Tiny Desk. The same week we saw him live for the first time, we knew he was ready for the challenge. Hailing from New Orleans and inheriting a love of sticky, bassbumping funk early on, Lucky wanted to bring the full flavor of his debut album, Painted to NPR. So he brought along a 10person band, including a quartet of horns, and his goto producer Dernst D Mile Emile II on bass. Like the record, which incorporates bouncy pop, a light, wallowing nod to jazz and sho