Tiny Desk Concert Contest 2020
SDPB chooses our local favorites.
See them all at tinydeskcontest.npr.org/2020/open
Artist: Mato Wayuhi + Treehorse, Sioux Falls
Song: “Knots”
Sioux Falls-based Wayuhi and guitarist Jacob Lemme score again after NPR selected their 2018 “Wildberry Poptart” as a Tiny Desk Contest standout.
Slinky, chill, rap-R&B with smooth horns and synth, “Knots” melds musicians recorded in quarantine from L.A. to Philadelphia, but South Dakota ultimately represents: “Yeah, I’m turnin’ Pine Ridge into Fashion Week/Native Americans are the world’s greatest masterpiece.”
Artist: Chris Huisenga, Spearfish
Song: “Homecoming Comets”
“I have got my own orbit, you know/Time gives us the distance to grow”
Mournful reverb and wistful lyrics sung plaintively in Huisenga’s rich voice, “Homecoming Comets” has been on pandemic-repeat for SDPB Marketing Manager Matti Smith.
Artist: Kimberly Kaye, Belle Fourche
Song: “Sing That Song”
Blessed with classic country twang and guts, Kaye presents a softer side with this sweet, slower tune.