False Hopes (Dessa EP)

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False Hopes
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Released2005
Genre Hip hop, alternative hip hop
Length15:09
Label Doomtree Records
Producer Lazerbeak, Tom Servo, Paper Tiger, Butcher's Butcher
Dessa chronology
False Hopes
(2005)
A Badly Broken Code
(2010)
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False Hopes is the debut EP by Dessa, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released on Doomtree Records in 2005.

Contents

In a 2008 interview with The A.V. Club , Dessa said, "I felt a little more confident in my ability, and I knew that some people in Minneapolis had liked the first project, so I felt a little more confident in my attack." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Mineshaft" (featuring Jessy Greene on violin) Lazerbeak 2:55
2."Everything Floats" (featuring Cecil Otter on vocals)Tom Servo2:45
3."Press On" (featuring Sims on vocals)Lazerbeak2:16
4."551" Paper Tiger 3:41
5."Kites"Butcher's Butcher3:32

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References

  1. Wahlbergs Stubble, Donnie (August 9, 2009). "Dessa - False Hopes". Sputnikmusic.
  2. Barzen, Meredeth (December 5, 2008). "Dessa of Doomtree". The A.V. Club.[ permanent dead link ]