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Dessa

Dessa is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Mountain Goats. Those roots explain a lot about how Dessa arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Doomtree, Sims, Astronautalis, Brother Ali and Eyedea & Abilities, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Heiruspecs, Icon for Hire, Sims and Paper Tiger, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Dessa, reaching back through The Mountain Goats and forward to Heiruspecs. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Margret Wander, better known by her stage name Dessa, is an American singer, rapper, musician, writer, and former record executive. She is a member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree.

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DessaThe Mountain GoatsHeiruspecsIcon for HireSimsPaper TigerDoomtreeSimsAstronautalisBrother AliEyedea & AbilitiesB. DolanThe CoupBlackalicious

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Dessa connections

Dessa grew out of The Mountain Goats, shares an orbit with Doomtree, Sims, Astronautalis and Brother Ali, went on to shape Heiruspecs, Icon for Hire, Sims and Paper Tiger. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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