MIKE stopped by the NPR office to play a Tiny Desk Concert, where he performed several songs from his latest album, Showbiz!: “man in the mirror,” “Artist of the Century,” and “Diamond Dancing (Broke).” Watch it below.
“We are the band of the century,” MIKE says at one point, referencing his Showbiz! song. The group backing him comes with an impressive pedigree; among those gathered on the makeshift stage are guitarists Mark William Lewis and Jespfur, talking drum player Olawale, plus 10k labelmates duendita and Liv.e.
In addition to the new album material, MIKE also dived back into his 2021 album Disco! (“Evil Eye”, “World Market (Mo’ Money)”, “Leaders of Tomorrow (Intro)”) as well as performing songs from 2019’s tears of joy and 2022’s Beware of the Monkey, plus a song from his producer alias dj blackpower. Check the whole thing out above.
