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Illuminati Hotties: Tiny Desk Concert Hotney 9 Streams • 2 years ago

Lars Gotrich | April 14, 2025
It’s really hard for us to say no to a confetti cannon. They’re so loud and unexpected! And make our messy Tiny Desk even messier! When used correctly, it adds an exclamation point to just the right note; rest assured, Illuminati Hotties punctuates this Tiny Desk with a burst of color… and, yes, an actual confetti cannon.

Illuminati Hotties’ punky indie-rock songs are silly, sophisticated and scrappy — Sarah Tudzin affectionately calls this music “tenderpunk.” There’s always a catchy hook underpinned by a sweetly devastating lyric, or a clever turn of phrase subverted by some stank-faced skronk. Tudzin, who leads Illuminati Hotties, elevates the band’s sound design through her job as a recording engineer and producer. If you’ve listened to recent albums by Speedy Ortiz, Weyes Blood and boygenius and wondered how they sound so good, Tudzin is part of the reason why.

Tudzin and her band hop, skip and jump through the Illuminati Hotties catalog, rearranging her songs along the way. “Pool Hopping” features a 10-second ska riff. Free I.H. mixtape favorite “freequent letdown” gets a little twang singalong. POWER’s “Didn't,” originally a Weezer-indebted rocker, becomes a banjo-led hoedown. It all speaks to the malleability of Tudzin’s songwriting. “We’re here to share joy. We’re here to inspire resistance,” Tudzin says in a mission statement before the satirical and sneering “MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA,” which gets a pointed last-minute lyric change of its own. “That’s the least we can do with our art.”

SET LIST
“Can't Be Still”
“Pool Hopping”
“freequent letdown”
“MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA”
“Didn't”

MUSICIANS
Sarah Tudzin: vocals, keys, percussion
Brian Robert Jones: guitar, banjo, music director, background vocals
Jake Noveck: guitar, background vocals
Mal Hauser: guitar, background vocals
Zach Bilson: bass, background vocals
Brendan Philip McCusker: drums

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Lars Gotrich
Director/Editor: Kara Frame
Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant
Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
Production Assistants: Ashley Pointer, Dora Levite
Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez
Tiny Desk Copy Editor: Hazel Cills
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins

#tinydesk #nprmusic #illuminatihotties

SAILORR - DOWN BAD (Official Music Video) Hotney 7 Streams • 2 years ago

Official Music Video for DOWN BAD

Stream DOWN BAD NOWWWWWW: https://sailorr.lnk.to/DOWNBAD

Lyrics:

You ain’t even gotta impress me
If the main goal is to undress me
that’s the only thing that I’m addressing
Acting hollywood like you inventing
As if you wasnt eating me for breakfast
Stop talking to me listen when I’m venting
I’m the one who mess up all your bedding
Pointing fingers at me like I’m selfish

But you only call me when you’re alone
And everytime I take you back
I’m not afraid of the whole fact that you gon
leave away from home
Am I the ending in your map?
Like what’s the point of coming back?

I’m down bad
Ain’t it sad
I want something that can last
Tattoos matching
Make me snort while im laughing
Put me on your lap when we in the backseat
black truck over to the places we eat

Imma make it better
Neck wet wet wet wet like pellegrino
Imma make you shine Johnny Dang the one that we know
We can make a movie real bad Tarantino
Take you right up out of them chinos
You gon spend the night wake up eggs and cappuccinos
Eloping up in Vegas then we honeymoon in Reno
got me down bad baby fiending for your beano
Baby don’t distract me

But you only call me when you’re alone
And everytime I take you back
I’m not afraid of the whole fact that you gon
leave away from home
Am I the ending in your map?
Like what’s the point of coming back?

I’m down bad
Ain’t it sad
I want something that can last
Tattoos matching
Make me snort while im laughing
Put me on your lap when we in the backseat
black truck over to the places we eat

Credits:

Directed by Sailorr

Co-director – Beryl Chen
Production Company – Hammersaw
Director of Photography – John Landry
1st AC – Joey Simpson
Steadicam Operator – Dan Willard
Additional Cinematography – Nestor Tuduri
Gaffer – Arthur Grigoyan
Production Assistant – Jackson Stofka
Editor – John Landry
Title Graphics – Beryl Chen
Make Up Artist – Arielle Park
Hairstylist – Melee Turner
Stylist – Freak City
Choreographer – Beaulexx
Choreographer – Rayne Nichole
Label Commissioner – Alex Figueroa

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