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Noah Kahan: Tiny Desk Concert

NPR Music · Apr 21, 2026 · published to YouTube

Stephen Thompson | April 21, 2026 It took us long enough. Noah Kahan’s music has been rattling around on the Internet for the better part of a decade — in TikTok and YouTube snippets, as well as on a string of albums that culminated in his 2022 breakthrough Stick Season. The Vermont singer-songwriter became a superstar so gradually, it was easy not to fully notice him until he was selling out stadiums. Only now, in the days leading up to his tremendous fourth album, The Great Divide, is he finally making his Tiny Desk debut. Fortunately, we seemed to grab him at or near the height of his powers. The new songs here are wonderfully incisive and catchy, as they radiate empathy for loved ones and places from his past. And the older cut, “Orange Juice,” showcases his skills as a tender balladeer whose songs have a way of literally and figuratively welcoming listeners inside. Speaking betwe

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