Ro James NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Bobby Carter December 5 2016 Lots of us try to be cool but the trick has always been in the subtleties they're what allow us to walk that thin line between cool and corny Enter Ro James Ask where he's from and James will say Everywhere He spent his childhood and teenage years from Germany to New York and from Hawaii to Indiana Rosie Gaines of Prince's New Power Generation is his aunt so James comes by his coolness honestly In 2013 James independently dropped his EP Coke Jack And Cadillacs His debut album Eldorado exemplifies that cool It's a hazy ride that explores love lust and other vices without the lovey-dovey clich s The album always feels current even as his slick wordplay and acoustic vibe could easily slide it into a '70s or '90s hit list James and his band recently stopped by the NPR Music offices to play two tracks that seem tailor-made for a Tiny Desk concert as well as a deconstructed version of his club jam from Eldorado His falsetto falls right in the pocket with the lead guitar of his breakout hit Permission This new arrangement of his follow-up single Already Knew That maintains the bounce of the studio version but the restrained arrangement allows listeners to follow the playful words much better In between songs he asks Y'all hot or is it just me at which point a few in the audience immediately giggle and emphatically agree while fanning themselves Ro James is still the coolest Ro James' debut album Eldorado is out now Apple a http 3A 2F 2Fsmarturl it 2FsELDORADO 3FiqID 3Dnpryt a Spotify a http 3A 2F 2Fsmarturl it 2FsELDORADO 3FiqID 3Dnpryt a Amazon a http 3A 2F 2Fsmarturl it 2FaELDORADO 3FiqID 3Dnpryt a Google Play a http 3A 2F 2Fsmarturl it 2FgELDORADO 3FiqID 3Dnpryt a Follow Ro James a http 3A 2F 2Frojames net 2F a Instagram a https 3A 2F 2Fwww instagram com 2Frojamesxix 2F a Twitter a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2FRoJamesXIX a Facebook a https 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2Frojames1 a SET LIST Permission Already Knew That A D I D A S All Day I MUSICIANS Ro James vocals Marlon Lewis drums Greg Moore guitar Eric Whatley bass CREDITS Producers Bobby Carter Niki Walker Audio Engineer Josh Rogosin Videographers Niki Walker Nicole Boliaux Editor Nicole Boliaux Production Assistant Anna Marketti Photo Raquel Zaldivar NPR For more Tiny Desk concerts subscribe to our podcast a http 3A 2F 2Fwww npr org 2Fpodcasts 2F510292 2Ftiny-desk-concerts-video a

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