Dorothea Paas

Dorothea Paas
Dorothea Paas performing with band outside of a cafe.
Websitedorotheapaas.com

Dorothea Paas is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario.[1] Her debut album Anything Can't Happen was a longlisted nominee for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.[2][3]

Paas was raised in Toronto, Ontario where she was raised singing in choirs and playing guitar in a church group.[4] Paas has released a number of EPs since 2012.[5] A self-taught songwriter, her writing was influenced by her religious upbringing and popular music heard on the radio.[4]

Although she has often resisted active self-promotion, she successfully built up a career as a backing vocalist for musicians such as Jennifer Castle and U.S. Girls.[5] Anything Can't Happen, which features Paul Saulnier of PS I Love You on bass guitar, has been described by critics as "Joni Mitchell fronting Shellac at a coffee shop".[6]

In addition to her solo career, she has also performed as a guest vocalist with Badge Époque Ensemble,[7] and as vocalist and guitarist with Marker Starling.[8]

Paas has also had occasional roles as a film actress, most notably in Kazik Radwanski's films How Heavy This Hammer and Anne at 13,000 Ft.[5]

Discography

  • Same Sun (2012)
  • A Thirst (2013)
  • Strange Times/Just the Same/Drought (2013)
  • Calm Your Body Down (2015)
  • Prest (2016)
  • No Loose Ends (2016)
  • One for the Road (2018)
  • Anything Can't Happen (2021)
  • Think of Mist (2024)

References

  1. ^ Viney, Steven (25 April 2014). "Dorothea Paas is Ahead of Her Time". Vice. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Brandon (12 May 2021). "Dorothea Paas is one of Canada's most gifted musicians". Cult MTL. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ Doyle, Breanne (16 June 2021). "Mustafa,The OBGMs, Nyssa land on 2021 Polaris Prize long list". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sims, Paige (7 May 2021). "Album Review: Dorothea Paas's "Anything Can't Happen"". LOCK. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Alex Hudson, "In Spite of Herself, Dorothea Paas Is Breaking Through". Exclaim!, May 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Alex Hudson, "Dorothea Paas Shows That Anything Can Happen on 'Anything Can't Happen'". Exclaim!, May 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Stuart Berman, "Badge Époque Ensemble, Self Help". Pitchfork, November 21, 2020.
  8. ^ Nicola Orlandino, "Streaming: Marker Starling – Yet You Go On", October 28, 2022.


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