British girl group FLO just turned NPR’s Tiny Desk into “Club FLO,” using the platform to double down on live vocals, sisterhood and their next era. They transformed the D.C. office corner into a mini club setup—disco balls, martini glasses and a custom FLO marquee tucked between the shelves—without letting any of the staging distract from their harmonies.
The trio opened with a refreshed take on debut single “Cardboard Box,” a full-circle moment that immediately reminded viewers why that song first broke them: tight three‑part blends, call‑and‑response ad‑libs and an ease with each other that reads like real‑life sisterhood.
From there, they slid into tracks off their Grammy‑nominated album Access All Areas, including “AAA,” “On & On,” “Get It Till I’m Gone” and “Shoulda Woulda Coulda,” using stripped‑back arrangements to lean into runs, stacked harmonies and little melodic switches you don’t always hear in the studio versions.
For listeners wanting a deeper critical read on the project they’re showcasing here, Access All Areas has already drawn strong praise in reviews like Coog Radio’s “FLO's Debut Album, Access All Areas, May Be the Best R&B Release of Last Year,” which frames the record as a benchmark for the current R&B landscape. The set closed with two unreleased songs, “Therapy at the Club” and “HaterBooth,” giving fans a preview of where they’re headed sonically—still rooted in ’90s/’00s R&B DNA, but with a more assured, grown POV and stage presence to match.
What really sells the Tiny Desk is the in‑between moments: inside jokes, quick glances when a run lands, and the way they move around each other rather than fighting for center, reinforcing the idea that FLO is a unit, not just three soloists sharing a mic.
It plays like a statement performance: they can recreate the polish of their records live, but also use a relatively intimate setting to flex musicianship and charisma in a way that feels like a warm‑up for much bigger stages to come.
