mxmtoon Shares NPR Tiny Desk Performance

Shares NPR Tiny Desk Performance

Today mxmtoon makes her NPR Tiny Desk debut, delivering a heartfelt performance of songs from her critically acclaimed debut album the masquerade, last year’s dawn and dusk EPs as well as her groundbreaking plum blossom EP. The performance includes her RIAA Certified Gold smash “prom dress” as well as “bon iver,” “fever dream,” and more. For the performance she took the concept of “Tiny Desk” and turned it on its head filming on the world’s largest desk which is located in New York City, mxmtoon’s new home. NPR says, “Her melodies are simple, with the words up front mighty and personal. One of the first songs she released is called "Feelings Are Fatal," which she also performs. It's a candid song about emotions and why we're often afraid to share them. It's a model for what mxmtoon does so well: humble, honest songs, sung here behind a massive desk.” Watch here.   Maia tells us “As someone who’s been watching Tiny Desk for years with my family, it was a really exciting opportunity to be asked to do a Tiny Desk with NPR. In lieu of going tiny, I instead found out the biggest desk in the world was only a few short miles from my apartment in NYC; so I decided to shoot it there! I hope you enjoy it!”   The desk stretches 1100 feet and was designed by architect Clive Wilkinson. It includes meeting areas, quiet private rooms and covered spaces and was built with an undulating structure allowing archways and tunnels, and now thanks to mxmtoon, it’s a performance space.

Photo Credit: Blythe Thomas | Download here Praise for mxmtoon:   "...a Bedroom Pop Empire in the Making” - The New York Times   “mxmtoon is an 18-year old singer-songwriter from Oakland who's amassed a sizable following on Twitter and YouTube on the strength of her endearingly intimate presence” - NPR   "surprising and compelling - PAPER Magazine   "The internet belongs to mxmtoon" - i-D   “A mix of by plucky ukulele strumming and nostalgia, "ok on your own" is exactly what you think closure sounds like." - Refinery29   "The acoustic slow jam loveliness of “ok on your own” exists on several levels: it's in the Dido-esque '90s soft pop beat, the echoing harmonies between mxmtoon and Carly Rae Jepsen..." - Teen Vogue   “...an absolutely killer mid-tempo melody that’s a little reminiscent of Billie Eilish — but no matter what name she’s working under, ,mxmtoon/Maia is fully her own artist." - Variety   "Like mxmtoon’s other work, “ok on your own” begins with a few ruminative ukulele strums. From there it builds up into a sort of sad summer R&B jam, beats anchoring both Maia and Carly’s reflections on relationship difficulties and getting some time alone to figure your shit out." - Stereogum   "Armed with a ukulele, Mxmtoon opens with soulful reflections on “OK On Your Own” before a buoyant beat drops. Jepsen’s vocals arrive later, adding dimension to mxmtoon’s cool-toned delivery." - Uproxx   "On the masquerade, which features songs written over the last two years, she's offering the most polished picture of herself yet. And it's one that, like all of her music, succeeds based on her candor and intelligence.” - NYLON   Follow mxmtoon: Facebook | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | YouTube | SoundCloud | Twitch