Watch Rusowsky Live His ‘Real Dream’ of Performing on Tiny Desk

For Rusowsky, Tiny Desk had been a long-held dream. On Tuesday, the Spanish musician stopped by the NPR headquarters to serenade Tiny Desk with a concert featuring songs from his newest album, Daisy.

Rusowsky’s set opened with the sound of a flute as the Spanish star eased into “Johnny Glamour,” backed by a quartet of singers harmonizing behind him. “Con esa carita,” they repeated, as Rusowsky swayed in his seat, shaking a maraca shaped like a banana.

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“What’s up? Thank you for inviting us today. It’s like a real dream for us,” Rusowsky told the audience. “We came from Madrid. And, I just released called Daisy, and we are going to play a couple of songs from it. Hope you like it.”

Rusowsky transitioned his performance into “Sophia” from the recently released record, keeping it completely acoustic and orchestral as he shined with his whisper vocals over the plucks of guitar. Then came “Malibu,” in which Rusowsky took on an electric bass to back the soft, piano-driven song.

For “(ecco),” Rusowsky traded the bass for the piano, as he allowed his backup vocalists to harmonize with him at the start of the emotional song. “I forgot the pictures on my mind,” he sings in English before adding in Spanish: “We’ve never had a time, just you and me.”

“The past days, we got sick with the AC… But now, we party,” declared Rusowsky at the end of the track, before turning up the energy for his closing song “Dolores.”

Rusowsky released his debut album Daisy in late May, featuring collaborations with Kevin Abstract on “Liar?,” Jean Dawson on “Kinki Fíaro,” Ravyn Lenae on “Pink + Pink,” and Ralphie CHoo on “Bby Romeo.” At the time, he spoke to Rolling Stone about the album’s songs. About “Sophia,” he said: “It was also one of the most fun to make, because I’ve been finding myself with music from the 2000s. I’ve been listening to a lot of Timbaland, a lot of Mya. I wanted to do something like that, but I wasn’t thinking about it too much.”

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