Elle Mannion

"Mad Black Woman" was one of Tiny Desk Contest judge Sharon Van Etten's favorite 2023 entries.

Pickles, pots and protein were also employed in their quirky song about pandemic lockdowns and frontline workers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A pandemic side hustle bears very catchy fruit.

"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).