appears in the following:

Tasha, 'Perfect Wife'

Tuesday, September 07, 2021

If "Perfect Wife" is any indication of the pleasure to be found on the Chicago artist's forthcoming sophomore album, it sounds like she's created the gentle kind of love she's been dreaming of.

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Lilith Ai, 'Bloodlines'

Thursday, August 26, 2021

This #NowPlaying discovery of Lilith Ai comes to us from this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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Semler, 'Jesus From Texas'

Thursday, August 19, 2021

This #NowPlaying discovery of Semler comes to us from this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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Zhalarina, 'Lala'

Thursday, August 12, 2021

This #NowPlaying discovery of Zhalarina comes to us from this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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Freakquencee, 'Running'

Thursday, August 05, 2021

This #NowPlaying discovery of Freakquencee comes to us from this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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Neffy, 'Wait Up'

Thursday, July 29, 2021

This #NowPlaying discovery of Neffy comes to us from this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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DAP The Contract, 'Love The World'

Monday, July 26, 2021

This #NowPlaying discovery of DAP The Contract comes to us from this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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Girlpuppy, 'Miniature Furniture'

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

A pandemic side hustle bears very catchy fruit.

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Squirrel Flower, 'Flames And Flat Tires'

Thursday, July 01, 2021

"You'd better watch out for me," Squirrel Flower, aka songwriter Ella Williams, warns on "Flames and Flat Tires," a grungy, standout single off the Chicago-based artist's sophomore album, Planet (i).

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The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 5

Thursday, June 24, 2021

The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest closed on June 7; now, our judges are looking for a winner. Our favorite entries this week include songs for daydreaming about crushes and nursing old heartaches.

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The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 4

Thursday, June 17, 2021

While our judges search for the winner, we're sharing more entries we love. This week's selection includes an ode to Black identity shot on the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

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The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 3

Thursday, June 10, 2021

The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest closed for entries on June 7; now, our judges are looking for a winner. Our recent favorite entries include summery Latin trap, slow-burning blues, shimmering emo and more.

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The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 2

Thursday, June 03, 2021

This week's entries include odes to being fed up and a song inspired by silence. If you want to send us your song, don't delay: There's less than a week left to enter this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 1

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Throughout the next few weeks, we'll be sharing some of the many Contest entries that have caught our attention. Our first edition includes folk from California, hip-hop from Maryland and more.

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Winning Isn't Everything: Tiny Desk Concerts From Standout Contest Entrants

Monday, May 17, 2021

Each year, one Tiny Desk Contest winner gets to play their own Tiny Desk concert. But we've discovered many more great artists through the Contest — and have invited a few of them to play here, too.

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Watch The First Entry To The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The first 2021 Contest entry comes from Minneapolis songwriter (and three-time entrant) Kahlen. If you've got big dreams of playing a Tiny Desk concert, we're accepting entries until June 7.

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Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 8 Featuring KEXP's Kevin Cole

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Kevin Cole will watch their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discuss what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.

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Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 7 Featuring WFUV's Rita Houston

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Rita Houston will watch their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discuss what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.

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Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 6 Featuring Gina Chavez

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Gina Chavez watched their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discussed what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.

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Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 5 Featuring Tarik Moody

Thursday, July 09, 2020

Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Radio Milwaukee's Tarik Moody watched their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discussed what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.

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