Audrey Hobert Makes Her NPR Tiny Desk Debut

Audrey Hobert visited NPR's offices to record her first-ever Tiny Desk Concert, pulling her setlist entirely from her 2025 album Who's the Clown? She opened with the rapid-fire, rhythmically dense single "Shooting Star," then moved into "Thirst Trap." According to Consequence, she also performed a song that references the sitcom Friends.

What happened at the Tiny Desk

NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series is a long-running office-performance format known for its cramped recording space, stripped-down acoustic arrangements, and unpolished, close-mic sound — a setting that puts a singer's live control front and center. In Hobert's case, her phrasing and breath control on the faster material were the main point of interest in this session.

• Confirmed songs performed: "Shooting Star," "Thirst Trap"
• Full setlist: not yet announced
• Venue: NPR offices (exact location not specified in the source)
• Where to watch: released via NPR's official channels

The album behind the session

Who's the Clown? is Audrey Hobert's 2025 album, and every song performed at the Tiny Desk was drawn from it. The performance video is now available through NPR's official channels.