Bio

Singer, rapper, and writer Dessa has made a career of bucking genres and defying expectations—her résumé as a musician includes performances at Lollapalooza and Glastonbury, co-compositions for 100-voice choir, performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, and top-200 entries on the Billboard charts. She contributed to the #1 album The Hamilton Mixtape: her track, “Congratulations,” has notched over 20 million streams. As a writer, she’s been published by The New York Times and National Geographic Traveler, broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio, and published a memoir-in-essays (My Own Devices, 2018) in addition to two literary collections. As a speaker, Dessa has delivered keynote speeches and presentations on art, science, and entrepreneurship; guest lectures at universities and colleges across the US; and a TED Talk about her science experiment on how to fall out of love.  She's also the host of Deeply Human, a podcast created by the BBC and American Public Media. Dessa has been covered by PitchforkForbes, and The Wall Street Journal amongst others. The LA Times says she “sounds like no one else.” NPR's All Songs Considered calls her “a national treasure.” On the stage and on the page, Dessa's style is defined by ferocity, wit, tenderness, and candor. More at dessawander.com

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Latest Release

IDES, the new album from Dessa, is available now from Doomtree Records.

TRACK LISTING
1. I Already Like You
2. Terry Gross
3. Talking Business
4. LYTP
5. Rome
6. Bombs Away
7. Life on Land
8. Life on Land [Hope Masike Remix]

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