Spillage Village: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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October 23, 2020 | Bobby Carter -- The setlist for Spillage Village's Tiny Desk (home) concert reminds me of the bouts of pessimism and jolts of optimism I've had of late. Opening with the dreary, apocalyptic "End of Daze," leaping into titles like "Hapi" and "Jupiter," feels all too applicable in 2020.

The Atlanta collective consists of Dreamville records standouts J.I.D and EARTHGANG along with Jurdan Bryant, Hollywood JB, Benji and Tiny Desk alumnus Mereba. R&B star 6lack, also a member of the group, was unable to make it to the shoot due to travel restrictions. Spillage Village began working on its latest album, Spilligion, in direct response to the unpredictable chaos the world has faced since March. J.I.D told Rolling Stone that he originally rented a house to begin recording his third solo album with collaborations, but that the heavy topics of the pandemic and social justice led to music that was bigger than any one artist.

The underlying theme throughout Spilligion is spirituality, so when they floated the idea of filming in a church I knew that if they couldn't perform behind the desk, this was the perfect alternative.

SET LIST
"End of Daze"
"Baptize"
"Hapi"
"Jupiter"

MUSICIANS
Hollywood JB: vocals
Jurdan Bryant: vocals
Benji.: vocals, bass
OLU (EARTHGANG): vocals, guitar
Mereba: vocals
J.I.D.: vocals
WowGr8 (EARTHGANG): vocals
Christo: DJ
Justin Barnett: guitar
Jerramy Barnett: bass
Nick Barnett: guitar
Dj Barnett: drums

CREDITS
Videographers: Mac Grant and Chad Tennies
Audio Engineers: Mac Grant, Mixed by Ali, Chad Tennies and Josh Rogosin
Producer: Bobby Carter
Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann