FKA Twigs. Her sophomore full-length, Magdalene, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on Nov. 8. Matthew Stone/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Dessa (center) and her band inside the World Cafe Performance Studio. Galea McGregor/WXPN hide caption
Dessa On World Cafe
Dessa's newest album is titled Chime. Bill Phelps/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Favorite Albums So Far Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from left: Dessa, Partner, Linqua Franqa Bill Phelps (Dessa), Colin Medley (Partner), Stacey Piotrowska (Linqua Franqa)/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dessa's fourth studio album, Chime, is available now. Bill Phelps/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dessa's new album, Chime, comes out Feb. 23. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dessa's new single is titled "Good Grief." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
All Hands is the latest album by the collective Doomtree. Left to right: Paper Tiger, Sims, Cecil Otter, P.O.S, Lazerbeak, Mike Mictlan, Dessa. Kelly Loverud/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dessa recently reworked two of her songs with Minnesota's VocalEssence choir. Kelly Loverud/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dessa performs at a Tiny Desk Concert on Sept. 24, 2013. Abbey Oldham/Abbey Oldham/NPR hide caption
Dessa at the Fitzgerald Theater in Minnesota. Nate Ryan/The Current hide caption
Dessa recently performed a studio session at 89.3 The Current. Nate Ryan/The Current hide caption
Dessa: Twin Cities Hip-Hop, Sparkling With Energy
The Current highlights five songs that entered the station's Hall of Fame in 2010. courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dessa puts a hip-hop spin on old-fashioned songwriting. Courtesy of the artist hide caption