Dorothea Paas

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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 also performs as a sometime guest vocalist with Badge Époque Ensemble.[5] She 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)

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