Daniel Caesar returned to NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series on January 5, 2026, marking his second appearance on the program. The performance featured a 12-piece choir and material from his latest album, Son of Spergy, released in October 2025.
Caesar performed five songs: "Rain Down" (featuring Sampha on the album), "Emily's Song," "Moon," "Who Knows," and "Sins of the Father." He moved between piano, acoustic guitar, and electric guitar throughout the set. The performance featured no spoken interludes between songs.
His first Tiny Desk appearance in 2018 has accumulated over 34 million views on YouTube and ranks in the top 15 most-viewed concerts in the series. That performance featured songs from his debut album Freudian, including "Get You" and "Best Part," with a guest appearance by H.E.R. on the latter.
Son of Spergy includes collaborations with Bon Iver, Yebba, Blood Orange, and Sampha, with production contributions from Clairo, Rex Orange County, and Jordan Evans. The album also features Caesar's father, Norwill Simmonds, on the track "Baby Blue."
Since his 2018 Tiny Desk debut, Caesar has released three albums: CASE STUDY 01 (2019), Never Enough (2023), and Son of Spergy (2025). He contributed to the hit single "Peaches" with Justin Bieber in 2021.
The Canadian singer-songwriter's 2018 debut album Freudian received two Grammy nominations and won two Juno Awards.
SET LIST
- "Rain Down"
- "Emily's Song"
- "Moon"
- "Who Knows"
- "Sins of the Father"
MUSICIANS
- Daniel Caesar: vocals, guitar, piano
- Aver Ray: piano, music director, background vocals
- Tiana Kruškić: choir director, background vocals
- Yanina: background vocals
- Carmi Harris: background vocals
- Alanna Ysabel: background vocals
- Mia Taylor: background vocals
- Myranda Pagan: background vocals
- Joshua Taylor Brown: background vocals
- Wayne Wilson: background vocals
- Malik Spence: background vocals
- Cmaze: background vocals
- Chris Jackson: background vocals
- Daron Lameek: background vocals
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