Jorja Smith: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Watch Jorja Smith play “On My Mind“, “Teenage Fantasy“ and “Blue Lights“ at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk Concerts on ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube? Click here: Follow NPR Music: Twitter: Instagram: June 11, 2018 | Sidney Madden -- It’s a good thing the weather was gloomy the day Jorja Smith rolled in for her Tiny Desk concert. Even though the skies threatened rain and thunder, the overcast light lingering in our dimmed office space allowed the teardrop pendant lights, hung from the ceiling by her lighting team, to cast the desk in a warm, honey-hued glow. And while the nimble guitar strings and double-time drums of her supporting band was enough to dizzy the focus in the room, it was the U.K. singer’s slow, silky cadence that anchored the performance in tranquility. As Smith worked her way up the scales to each high note in “On My Mind“ (a track usually sung over a rever