Faye Webster’s Tiny Desk performance is a masterclass in understated elegance. Backed by her ever-faithful band and a lush string quartet, she delivers a hypnotic set that blends woozy indie-folk with orchestral grandeur. Tracks like But Not Kiss and Underdressed at the Symphony float effortlessly, while Jonny and its spoken-word reprise take on a new, ethereal life. The absence of the original’s brassy horns is more than made up for by Trey Pollard’s sweeping string arrangements, adding to the set’s intoxicating dreamscape. It’s Webster at her most entrancing—lost in the music, yet completely in control.
