Hayley Williams: Tiny Desk ( Home) Concert

The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It s the same spirit strippeddown sets, an intimate setting just a different space. Dec. 9, 2020, Lars Gotrich I ve never done this without Paramore, Hayley Williams announces during her Tiny Desk (home) concert. For the first time in months, she s joined by a band, including friends and Tiny Desk alumnae Julien Baker and Becca Mancari. And from the moment the camera pans out of a literal tiny desk diorama, a jolt of energy leaps from Williams. Petals for Armor is a soulcleansing exhale from years of holding her breath. Originally released in a series of EPs, her solo debut sings through heartache in a tangle of triumph and hardearned wisdom. It s a pop album that knows sadness can simmer, but also shout over an evershifting sonic palette. During the pandemic and protests, Williams has played these songs from her couc