Felix Contreras | November 22, 2024
Watching Wyatt Flores lead his band through their turn behind the Desk is like watching stardust coalesce into not just a celestial star, but an actual Americana and country star.

With genuine smiles and even a nervous false start, Flores is engaging in both his personality and music. This performance is a reflection of his shift into a more joyous celebration of his small town Oklahoma roots following his well crafted songs meditating on loss.

I don’t know about you, but I find it very difficult — if not impossible — to not be captivated by his anthemic singalongs that feature a voice dripping with a twang that was made for storytelling.

SET LIST
“Welcome to the Plains”
“When I Die”
“Little Town”
“Oh Susannah”

MUSICIANS
Wyatt Flores: vocals, acoustic guitar
Austin Yankunas: acoustic guitar, background vocals
Clem Braden: upright piano, mandolin, background vocals
Jake Lynn: drums, background vocals
Bill Peters: bass guitar, background vocals
Kenzie Miracle: fiddle, background vocals

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Felix Contreras
Director/Editor: Kara Frame
Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Zayrha Rodriguez
Audio Engineer: Carleigh Strange
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Sofia Seidel
Tiny Desk Team: Joshua Bryant, Hazel Cills
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins

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