Dessau is the third album by American indie rock band Codeine, recorded in 1992 but scrapped before being released by the Numero Group in 2022.

[1] The cover art is a painting by Thomas Wilmer Dewing named "The White Birch", a reference to the previously mentioned released album.

Codeine was formed in 1989 by vocalist and bassist Stephen Immerwahr, guitarist John Engle, and drummer Chris Brokaw.

[2] They released their debut album, Frigid Stars LP, in 1990 on Glitterhouse and on Sub Pop the following year.

Sarah Hennies of NPR said the album "left the feeling I had seen a ghost; Dessau feels like that ghost is in my living room", in reference to how the album felt like The White Birch but different.