In a release timed to coincide with her back-to-back shows with the Grammy-winning Minnesota Orchestra, Dessa dropped a two-song EP that flexes her skills as both lyricist and producer. Listen to it HERE.

The lead single Tough Call is both badass and bittersweet. The flip side Camelot offers a footnote-able critique of American culture that manages to be clever and earnest—a smart addition to any Election Day playlist. Find the project on all major streaming platforms and at select U.S. record stores. 

Publication date: November 19, 2024

Dessa teamed up with beverage master Marco Zappia for a special cocktail book that features 11 custom drink recipes, each inspired by one of the tracks on the Bury the Lede. It also includes a series of essays on craft from Dessa–the shared victories and ego-bruising challenges of collaboration; the logistics of home recording; and the pairing of dark lyrical themes with pop melodies.

Hardcover
72 pages
6” x 8″

Dessa’s new album is out now.  

Dessa’s second full-length album Parts of Speech is being pressed on vinyl to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its release. The tracklist includes Dessa’s set list staples “Call Off Your Ghost,” “Warsaw,” “Fighting Fish,” and “Dear Marie,” plus a Bruce Springsteen cover. Deluxe packages feature a signed record, a bandana with throwback ampersand artwork, a 7″ flexi vinyl of bonus track “Icing Burns,” and a copy of Dessa’s tiny little book Are You Handsome? which is about the size of one section of a Kit Kat bar and is best read aloud with another person while standing back to back.