Robin Hilton | August 22, 2025  
A common misconception of the Tiny Desk is that bands have to keep it quiet or go all-acoustic. So when I invited Ty Segall to play in our office, I made a point of assuring him he could crank his electrified, riff-heavy guitar noise to 11. His three-word reply came via email: "We shall rock."  
 
True to his word, the band pushed the limits of the space with stadium-sized vibes, opening with the pulse-spiking "You're the Doctor," from the 2012 album Twins. They followed with the title cut from this year's Possession and the rolling, harmony-rich "Whisper" from 2021's Harmonizer. They closed out the set with a gritty take on 2010's "Girlfriend" and "My Best Friend," from last year's Three Bells. It's some of the most glorious shredding you'll ever see at the Tiny Desk.  
 
SET LIST  
"You're the Doctor"  
"Possession"  
"Whisper"  
"Girlfriend"  
"My Best Friend"  
 
MUSICIANS  
Ty Segall: vocals, guitar  
Emmett Kelly: guitar, background vocals  
Mikal Cronin: bass, background vocals  
Ben Boye: keys  
Evan Burrows: drums  
 
TINY DESK TEAM  
Producer: Robin Hilton  
Director: Joshua Bryant  
Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell  
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter  
Video Editor: Maia Stern  
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Sofia Seidel  
Audio Engineers: Josephine Nyounai, David Greenburg  
Production Assistants: Dhanika Pineda, Dora Levite  
Series Editor: Lars Gotrich  
Photographer: Grace Raver  
Tiny Desk Team: Kara Frame, Ashley Pointer  
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed  
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton  
 
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