Hobo Johnson and The Lovemakers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Sept. 12, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- Hobo Johnson and the Lovemakers accomplished something remarkable this year with their Tiny Desk Contest entry. They made a simple backyard video - a single camera shoot - that’s now been seen almost 10 million times on YouTube. And the song they played, “Peach Scone,“ has unlocked a door to a dream - to play a Tiny Desk Concert and be heard. The song is a tale of one-sided love - a tale of kindness in the face of loneliness and depression. Now, “a couple of kids - five I gues