I never realized until this performance that she sings loud enough to be heard over two saxes. I've been playing music and sometimes singing for 25 years, there are very few songs I can sing that loud, and they're all 'scream'-y grunge, etc. tunes, and I'm a baritone/tenor man and LOUD. That's awesome. I bet she can't use some mics, that's wild. And her articulation and dynamics are AWESOME.

The way she sets up that percussion at the start is mind-blowing ...

Tuneyards are still so underrated, like in terms of experimenting with pop music I feel Merrill has done so many interesting things that's you just can't find other artists doing

god her voice is so unique i cant get enough of it

I'm sitting alone - and I actually applauded at the end of that. I'm an old grunt - and I've only just discovered Tune yards - wow. Just wow. This is genuinely wonderful stuff.

That riff on You Yes You makes me feel like the first little sprig of a plant emerging from the cold ground on the first days of spring

This holds up well because SHE'S A FuCKING GENIuS.

This is like those people are messing around with whatever they have to make noise and turned out to be a great music. I like that so much.

can NPR please invite her back again!

years go by but I just keep finding her, she touches my soul.

Always blows my mind to see that voice come from her, truly amazing.

What a fucking magical being!! This is self confidence and creativity at its finest.

time to bring back tUne-yArDs for another one. This band has only gotten more impressive in the last decade. Incredible musicians and songwriting!

that's what joy looks like

Love them love her. Her voice is transformative. And their music / instrumentation is so beautiful. I am shocked they managed to recreate their song so well here. Makes me love them more.

This version of Doorstep is simply magical.

I'd rather not compare her to anyone. You hear the influences yet her style and approach is unique. Not to mention her sense of time and beat are impeccable.

Wow.... Utterly Wow.... Been awhile since a simple musical performance has left me speechless. Complex simplicity... Beautiful!!

this tune forever!!! "if home is where the heart is baby, my home is inside you..'

My, her voice: Special. It's rhythmic and melodic, which is rare. She sounds like Roberta Flack, with that thick, high pitched bottom and soaring top.

Her voice makes my box a bit bigger. note: I'm a small man trapped in a box

Merrill Garbus' work is perfect. Fight me. 😍

One of the best Tiny Desk performances I have seen to date. Just straight awesome!

the swiftnes in witch she makes thosse loops is really impressive

i could watch "doorstep" everyday i think. its just perfect. such musicianship but so laid back

Excellent music and refreshing sound! Thank you 'Tune-Yards" and continue to do what you are 'gifted' to do!

that is magical soul healing music, past lifetimes n' shit

ohmygawd. ages later & still my favourite.

This is incredible, absolutely hooked right from the start. I'm incredibly grateful to NPR Tiny Desk Concerts for introducing me over the past week to Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Lucius, K'Naan and now tUneyArDs. How much insanely good new music can one man take in one week. Inspiring.

Just beyond brilliant. Full of fun and playful rhythms and breaks, beautiful powerful lyrics from our Merrill. Sings with passion. She belts it out. What a voice I'd like to see them live

Theres no sound out there like her heavenly voice and that amazing band. This is truly a blessing of a performance and one that haunts and sticks in your mind after. Thank you NPR in 2020 we need brilliant, original, and beautiful music like this.

I love the saxophonist on the right cradling his saxophone and swaying emphatically to the beats when he isn't playing. Artists who love music, even regardless of constant involvement, are wonderful. Almost as wonderful as this mind-blowingly awesome set.

The word "amazing" is inadequate. What a set.

Perfect mix of joy, brains, music, and fun

I watch this at least 6x a year. Probably the video I return to most. Incredible sounds, vibes and soul.

Come to Chicago!!! I only just found you by lovely circumstance. This song is anthemical! Wow. I will make a nuisance in the front row.

Their creativity hits my soul just right, it’s incredible what four people can do w/ the right talent.

I cannot stop coming here - she - they - are awesome!

This band is great and Merrill Garbus is a real artist. She shared this music with me and expanded my tastes in music, tastes that I never knew I had. It's like she knows me better than I know myself. She has inspired me. Maybe the world is worth engaging.

I enjoyed this so much. I couldn't help but start tapping my feet and moving my shoulders to the music haha. I used to be one of those people who would always say that music nowadays is pure shit, when in reality you just have to look a little harder and not search Top 40 stations. I've discovered so many amazing bands and artists through the Tiny Desk and KEXP performances... Finding new, good music is so refreshing 😊

Merrill and her musical way gives me smile cramps, spontaneous laughter and tears of JOY!!!!!!!!!!

she’s able to juggle all ten wheels turning in her head at one time, meanwhile it’s usually all i can do to barely get my one wheel moving at all

impressive voice and rhythmic skills. would like to enjoy her live...

Bring them back!!! I saw a live recording from a couple of months ago and they only sound richer and more developed with age and experience!

She is powerful!!!!

She's so amazing!!

Yeah, this is one of my favorite TDCs. I listen to it pretty much every week. Good stuff.

Simply wonderful.

I think most people are so used to their preferred genre of music, whether it be Pop, Rock, Rap, Jazz, Country, etc, that you can't be open minded to something different. I don't like all styles of music but I respect artists like this who can create something unique. I love this band, and hope they keep making more music. It's refreshing to here something different.

I love her and her uniqueness!

So it has been 10 years since this video came out and even though I'm a huge fan of tiny desk, and I love how far they've reached, I still believe this is the best concert of all. I love tUne-yarDs and thanks to this video I discovered their wonderful work. Thanks for this, tiny desk and npr music. Hope we could see tUne-yarDs again in one of your new videos!

Wow. It's not very often that I get my socks knocked off at a TDC. Way above average, this. Keep on truckin' yArDs.

This is the first Tiny Desk I've seen where you can actually see the audience somewhat.

wow, so lucky I found this, just great arranging and badass musicians!

Thank you for sharing your uniqueness with us. Be yourself.

She is fabulous from start to end... full of great joy perfect timing, innovative, joyful, so many wonderful subtle tiny parts and she pulls it all together....Im in awe....:-0

she's AMAZING

I heard TUne-YArDs many years ago on polish radio and since then I love her voice and talent. Magnetic.

This was just...absolutely wonderful

i cant stop listening to this & it gets better every time!

i wish i could figure out why i cry when i hear this music... either from joy or surprise i am not sure. beautiful. thank you, Merrill and group.

Fabulous grooves, and refreshing musical thinking "outside the box" so to speak. There's talent and then...there are the supertalents. This band has got it all goin' on..

Watching the drum loops come together to form those awesome beats is magical

God, where has this group been all my life...amazing...

Pandora introduced me to 'my country' awhile back and I fell in looovvee with this band. So amazing to see that their genius is only amplified live. So many layers of melodic goodness upon which my ears may feast.

i bought both albums based on this performance...

This song makes me want to hug my Mom and thank her for helping me cultivate a good taste in music. This is such a beautiful performance!

this is just brilliant.

I can not like this enough. They are fantastic!

Every now and then and act will come along to challenge the notion that everything's already been done before. Have people played loop pedals like instruments before? Sure. Some masterfully. This is, however, something entirely unique and other from anything I've heard or seen. I can't help but applaud her/their creativity and how well they march to that CRAZY, different drummer. I find myself smiling at a number of moments in this video.

Doorstep is a fun song. They all sound like a beach or just vacation in general.

The group is sick! Last song is so awesome!

If the other 3 musicians weren't there, it wouldn't matter. Merrill would just be the other 3 musicians

Thanks to Jacob, This is dope. 🔥

Her voice is incomparable. Brilliant!

My goodness, This is beautiful.

Amazing still.

still can't stop listening it.

Merrill is amazing and awe-inspiring.

Wow her voice is incredible. What a refreshing sound.

That chick has awesome layering skills. There's a resemblance to Bjork's musical style, but at a much hyper and spastic pace.

Her timing is absolutely pristine.

Beyond crazy!! But ever so coool!

This is so good. No more to say.

That hit the spot.

Still love this set with a passion

When you thought music and creativity were dead, along comes this wonderful woman. I honestly think she's genius.

finally saw them live this past august!!! merrill's looping is pure magick

Been hearing these folks for a few years with friends but never knew who it was, or had not listened to it at the right moment... Glad to finally make this a regular thing.

Everything about this is purrrrfect.

she is too adorable

WOW I love her!

Merrill Garbus is my hero. Great music, inspiring.

i like when intelligent people do interesting things.

absolutely amazing

Such great stuff. I love you guys!

there's something about her I think I love her she's entertaining to watch her voice is nice her look i dig it her words are fine the sounds cheer me up. the video an all

She was just born to make music... this is crazy awesome...

So much passion and happiness :D

I've listened to Tuneyards and enjoyed their music but I did not expect this live performance. Wow, that was awesome.