| A Badly Broken Code | ||||
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| Released | January 19, 2010 | |||
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| Length | 47:19 | |||
| Label | Doomtree | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | A− [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A− [2] |
| HipHopDX | 4/5 [3] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [4] |
A Badly Broken Code is the debut studio album by Dessa, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released by Doomtree Records in 2010.
The album title comes from a line in the poem "Nostalgia" by American poet Billy Collins. [5]
Jakob Dorof of Tiny Mix Tapes gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "The result is likely one of the best hip-hop songs you'll hear this year, let alone from the rare type of MC that manages to be white, female, and supremely talented all in one." [4]
The A.V. Club listed it as the 20th best album of 2010. [6] In 2010, City Pages listed it as the "Best Local Album of the Past 12 Months". [7]
The track "The Bullpen" was frequently used as walk out music at rallies by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar during her 2020 Democratic presidential primaries campaign.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Children's Work" | MK Larada | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Poor Atlas" | Dessa | 1:38 |
| 3. | "The Crow" | Lazerbeak | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Dixon's Girl" | MK Larada | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Mineshaft II" | Cecil Otter | 3:41 |
| 6. | "The Chaconne" (featuring Matthew Santos) | Paper Tiger | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Matches to Paper Dolls" | Big Jess | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Go Home" | Paper Tiger | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Seamstress" | MK Larada | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Dutch" | Lazerbeak | 3:20 |
| 11. | "The Bullpen" | Paper Tiger | 2:36 |
| 12. | "Momento Mori" |
| 2:18 |
| 13. | "Crew" | Paper Tiger | 2:56 |
| 14. | "Alibi" | Paper Tiger | 3:03 |
| 15. | "Into the Spin" |
| 2:35 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [8] | 13 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [9] | 48 |
| US Rap Albums ( Billboard ) [10] | 22 |
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