To have a good time the twentieth anniversary of her debut album, Complicated Simplicity, Teedra Moses got here draped in all crimson, the identical shade she wore on the album’s cowl. She could not wait to get into the workplace and sing. Admittedly, I held off from formally inviting her to play the Desk for a few years as a result of I knew this landmark was approaching, and this album was value honoring in a serious manner. She hardly ever performs songs from Complicated… solely, so she introduced household and invited particular visitors to take part, together with long-time collaborator J. Black and Tiny Desk alumnus Durand Bernarr.
2004 was a banner yr for R&B albums, with debuts from John Legend, Ciara, and Fantasia. We additionally received the ultimate album from Future’s Little one and Usher‘s magnum opus, Confessions, amongst many others. Moses got here at a time when love songs nonetheless reigned supreme and whereas she carried that custom into Complicated Simplicity, on the flip facet, she additionally wrote about how she actually felt, which makes this album distinctive. The stability of onerous, comfortable and slick was a refreshing system. Moses’ brazen strategy to songwriting influenced a technology of ladies in R&B, like SZA, Summer time Walker, and Ari Lennox. Behind the Desk, she ran via one of the best of Complicated Simplicity, closing with the unique and Kaytranada remix of “Be Your Woman.”
SET LIST
- “Caught Up”
- “Complicated Simplicity”
- “You may By no means Discover (a Higher Lady)”
- “You Higher Inform Her”
- “No Extra Tears”
- “Take Me”
- “Backstroke”
- “Be Your Woman”
MUSICIANS
- Teedra Moses: vocals
- LeShawn Thomas: bass, musical course
- Sharod Virtuoso: guitar
- Branden Akinyele: drums
- Brandon Butler: keys
- Durand Bernarr: background vocals, co-musical course
- J. Black: background vocals
- Amanda Mikkel: background vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Bobby Carter
- Director/Editor: Kara Body
- Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
- Host/Sequence Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Kara Body, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Sofia Seidel
- Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
- Manufacturing Assistant: Ashley Pointer
- Photographer: Estefania Mitre
- Tiny Desk Copy Editor: Hazel Cills
- Govt Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Sequence Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
