Alex Isley: 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. May 15, 2020, Bobby Carter As the angelic riffs start and the camera fades up, I was immediately captivated by the artwork that adorns the walls for this Tiny Desk from home. The artist is 3yearold IsleyRose; the singer is her mother, Alex Isley. The name they both share is courtesy of R B royalty Ernie Isley, currently one half of the incomparable Isley Brothers and Alex s father. For nearly a decade now, Alex Isley has slowly but surely made a name for herself, hitting the radar of NPR s Heat Check playlist and recently landing a spot on the soundtrack for this season of HBO s Insecure. From her Los Angeles home, Isley takes us on a tour of her discography, starting with About Him from 2013 s Dreams in Analog and closing with her lat