Dessa (of Doomtree) – The Beekeeper

On October 4th, Doomtree’s First Lady will be releasing Castor, The Twin. A collection of live re-workings to 10 of Dessa’s previously released records. The album also features an advance single from her upcoming 2012 studio release; which I’ve included for stream below.

Writing the ‘The Beekeeper’ was a little bit like trying to write a myth. I knew I wanted expansive lyrics; I wanted something epic, a subject that could support a dramatic piano line and layers of swooping strings. I tried to imagine what humanity might look like from afar: Sort of an ant-farm perspective on the way we work and love and live our lives. I made a few glancing references to Greek figures (Prometheus and the like), but the song really centers around the character of a beekeeper.

I imagined a tall and slender woman in a netted dress, armed with a pitcher full of smoke, who offers the comfort of sleep to the humans in the song, in the same way that beekeepers smoke their hives to sedate the bees during the collection of honey.

I write a lot of breakup songs, so the large scope of this one was challenging — lots of drafts, lots of cursing, lots of whiskey breaks. But I’m proud of the result. I think ‘The Beekeeper’ has reinvigorated me as a student — I want to learn more history, more science, more myth, so that I might eventually draw from those sources to write better, stranger, more interesting songs. – Dessa

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13 Responses to “Dessa (of Doomtree) – The Beekeeper”

  1. got it preordered already

    RingMan said this on September 29th, 2011 at 4:17 pm

  2. Same here

    bobbychalkers said this on September 29th, 2011 at 4:20 pm

  3. do u body building girl LOL tho ya dope girl cmon

    Dawg said this on September 29th, 2011 at 4:43 pm

  4. That dude looks like a chick?

    PW said this on September 29th, 2011 at 6:18 pm

  5. wait so is this the ugliest chick in the world, or one of the best photoshops?
    #NOTSURE

    P'COLA said this on September 29th, 2011 at 6:51 pm

  6. Shes actually pretty fuckn hot (but wont lie that pic is sorta manly) but never ther less has more talent than your favorite rapper without a doubt #WIFEY MATERIAL FUCK U HATERS

    Broman5thfloor said this on September 29th, 2011 at 10:03 pm

  7. dude this picture is scarin me

    dswag said this on September 29th, 2011 at 10:41 pm

  8. Dessa is dope

    DKJ said this on September 29th, 2011 at 11:44 pm

  9. Damn Shake I know you fuck with Minneapolis hard but your sleeping on too many dope rappers from the 612! MaLLy has been had the co-sign from your GOAT since Slug wore a MaLLy shirt at Soundset so I don’t know what the fuck your waiting for………M.anifest, Meta, Mike The Martyr, Midwest Konnect, Greg Grease, I.B.E, Audio Perm, Illuminous 3, Tribe & Big Cats!, Niles Miller, Yakub, Big Dylan, Bobby Raps
    ps. Doomtree are from the suburbs!

    WAKE UP SHAKE

    Wake up Shake said this on September 29th, 2011 at 11:50 pm

  10. Dessa = yes… you* no

    JL said this on September 30th, 2011 at 1:34 am

  11. this bitch looks mean and sexy. all be it boob-less

    boobless said this on September 30th, 2011 at 2:41 am

  12. Bad pic. She actually has fuckin’ huge tits.

    D.P. said this on September 30th, 2011 at 12:28 pm

  13. she looks like someone i know.

    And Won said this on September 30th, 2011 at 9:10 pm

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