Goo Goo Dolls: Tiny Desk Concert

Here's the thing: Goo Goo Dolls songs endure. Formed almost four decades ago, the rock band's artistic ambition has always been connection — pop anthems that can be blasted from car speakers and in karaoke bars, and sung en masse. These songs stick around, but never wear out their welcome.

This set is bookended by songs from Dizzy Up the Girl , the 1998 album that found the sweet spot between catchy arena rockers and heartfelt power ballads. "Slide" is particularly suited to the space as John Rzeznik's voice, which has aged gracefully into the velvet rasp he's known for, rings clearly across the song's careening melody. "Feel the Silence" is a sturdy and perhaps little-known gem from 2006's Let Love In . "Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)," too, is a meditative ballad waiting to find mo