Ty Segall: Tiny Desk Concert

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Robin Hilton | August 22, 2025 A common misconception of the Tiny Desk is that bands have to keep it quiet or go all-acoustic. So when I invited Ty Segall to play in our office, I made a point of assuring him he could crank his electrified, riff-heavy guitar noise to 11. His three-word reply came via email: "We shall rock." True to his word, the band pushed the limits of the space with stadium-sized vibes, opening with the pulse-spiking "You're the Doctor," from the 2012 album Twins. They followed with the title cut from this year's Possession and the rolling, harmony-rich "Whisper" from 2021's Harmonizer. They closed out the set with a gritty take on 2010's "Girlfriend" and "My Best Friend," from last year's Three Bells. It's some of the most glorious shredding you'll ever see at the Tiny Desk. SET LIST "You're the Doctor" "Possession" "Whisper" "Girlfriend" "My Best Friend" MUSICIANS Ty Segall: vocals, guitar Emmett Kelly: guitar, background vocals Mikal Cronin: bass, background vocals Ben Boye: keys Evan Burrows: drums TINY DESK TEAM Producer: Robin Hilton Director: Joshua Bryant Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter Video Editor: Maia Stern Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Sofia Seidel Audio Engineers: Josephine Nyounai, David Greenburg Production Assistants: Dhanika Pineda, Dora Levite Series Editor: Lars Gotrich Photographer: Grace Raver Tiny Desk Team: Kara Frame, Ashley Pointer Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton #nprmusic #tinydesk #tysegall