Dessa: Tough Call, Camelot - 7-INCH SINGLE

Description

Title: Tough Call, Camelot

Artist: Dessa

Label: Doomtree

Product Type: 7-INCH SINGLE

UPC: 810096659279

Genre: Rap/Hip Hop

Release Date: 2026-01-09

Number of Discs: 1

The merch line at a Dessa show often contains people with lyrics tattooed on their forearms or ribs or shoulder blades. The strength and quotability of her lyrics-from rap punchlines to elegantly tooled extended metaphors-is a hallmark of Dessa”s work. “”Camelot”” is one of the few explicitly political songs in her catalog. In 2 minutes and 53 seconds she sketches the contours of a troubling American zeitgeist, delivers a chorus that”s both haunting and catchy, and comments on the tendency of consumer culture to breed apathy (That”s the thing about the lap of luxury – the lap of luxury can”t stand up). “”Camelot”” calls attention to the irreconcilability of two facets of the national self-concept: a) America is a miraculous shining city on a hill; and b) the neighbors are dangerous and crazy. The song doesn”t scold or preach, which was important to Dessa who says, “”I hate being lectured. I assume most listeners do too. This song doesn”t aim to teach anybody anything-I think most of us know better already. It”s about trying to rally the nerve to act on our best impulses. “”

Tracks:
1.1 Tough Call
1.2 Camelot