Dorothea Paas

Canadian singer-songwriter

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

Paas has released a number of EPs since 2012.[3] 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.[3] 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".[4]

In addition to her solo career, she has also performed as a guest vocalist with Badge Époque Ensemble,[5] and as vocalist and guitarist with Marker Starling.[6]

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.[3]

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)

References

  1. ^ Brandon Kaufman, "Dorothea Paas is one of Canada’s most gifted musicians". Cult MTL, May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Breanne Doyle, "Mustafa, The OBGMs, Nyssa land on Polaris Prize long list". Now, June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Alex Hudson, "In Spite of Herself, Dorothea Paas Is Breaking Through". Exclaim!, May 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Alex Hudson, "Dorothea Paas Shows That Anything Can Happen on 'Anything Can't Happen'". Exclaim!, May 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Stuart Berman, "Badge Époque Ensemble, Self Help". Pitchfork, November 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Nicola Orlandino, "Streaming: Marker Starling – Yet You Go On", October 28, 2022.

External links

  • Official website
  • Dorothea Paas at IMDb


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