Dorothea Paas

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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]

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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

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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. 1 2 Sims, Paige (7 May 2021). "Album Review: Dorothea Paas's "Anything Can't Happen"". LOCK. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 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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