It’s been two months since an Alabama rock group teased an appearance on NPR’s influential “Tiny Desk” music showcase, and the moment has arrived.

NPR posted the Red Clay Strays’ episode of “Tiny Desk” early Friday. Even in a forum where it’s natural for organizers to sing the praises of the acts they’ve chosen to feature, the exuberance of the introduction for this segment stands out:

“The Red Clay Strays is a big band with a future that keeps expanding. In the past few years the Mobile, Ala.-born five-piece has rocketed from club gigs to major stages like Colorado’s Red Rocks and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on the strength of its joyful interplay and soaring Southern rock sound. It wasn’t a given that the Strays could rein in the grandeur that its fanbase relishes to fit the modest Tiny Desk. But this easy rolling set shows what’s made these longtime road dogs one of the fastest-rising ensembles in any genre right now: the ability to blend intimate and epic moments in a seamless and perfectly modulated performance.”

The five-song, 22-minute set includes a “swinging new take” on the ballad “Wanna Be Loved,” one of several breakthrough songs for the band. “We put a different beat to it a few minutes ago,” singer Brandon Coleman says afterward. “John [drummer John Hall] was like, ‘I’m just joking.” I was like, ‘I’m not, do it.’”

It’s not the only song to be transformed: “God Does” takes on a particularly soulful cast in the stripped-down confines of the Tiny Desk.

The mini-concert can been seen at www.npr.org and on YouTube.