Hobo Johnson and The Lovemakers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Sept. 12, 2018, Bob Boilen Hobo Johnson and the Lovemakers accomplished something remarkable this year with their Tiny Desk Contest entry. They made a simple backyard video a single camera shoot that s now been seen almost 10 million times on YouTube. And the song they played, Peach Scone, has unlocked a door to a dream to play a Tiny Desk Concert and be heard. The song is a tale of onesided love a tale of kindness in the face of loneliness and depression. Now, a couple of kids five I guess as its lyrics go, get to bring their creative, urgent and somewhat nervous energy from Sacramento, Calif. to play Peach Scone and more to millions of other listeners. This is a band always on the verge of emotional explosions, all while Frank Lopes, aka Hobo Johnson, is quoting Shakespeare and making references to JayZ, The Front Bottoms song Twin Size Mattress and so much more. The directness in their music, with its chorus shouts ( Damn I love those sandwiches ) and the little asides ( I got a