Doe Paoro

Doe Paoro
Origin Brooklyn, New York
Genres indie pop, R&B, soul
Years active 2011–present
Labels White Iris
ANTI-
Associated acts Peter Morén S. Carey
Website doepaoro.bandcamp.com

Doe Paoro is a Brooklyn, New York-based singer-songwriter whose ethereal sound blends elements of pop, dubstep, soul, and R&B and bears strong influence of Lhamo, a vocally acrobatic, centuries-old Tibetan folk opera tradition.[1] Her debut album, "Slow to Love," which Paoro composed while isolated in a cabin near her hometown of Syracuse, New York, was released on February 14, 2012 to critical acclaim.[2][3] She was named an artist to watch by Stereogum shortly thereafter.[4]

Biography

A self-taught pianist and vocalist,[5] Paoro trained in Lhamo while traveling alone through the Himalayas; during this period, she also spent several weeks practicing silent meditation, forcing her to reflect on the deep and expansive space between silence and sound.[6] Her cover of Baltimore synthpop band Future Islands' "Little Dreamer" was released in December 2011;[7] original singles "Can't Leave You" and "Born Whole" followed in January 2012.[4] In 2013, Paoro released two songs on a 7" through White Iris Records.[8]

Paoro has performed at SXSW, Osheaga, and CMJ, as well as numerous venues throughout the U.S.[9][10][11][12] She often opens her live performances with an a capella Tibetan prayer,[13] and credits Vipassanā meditation with having a strong influence over the themes explored in her work, which include attachment, detachment, compassion, and disconnection from the human experience.[1][14]

She has been compared to Zola Jesus, James Blake, Adele, and Lykke Li, among others.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weingarten, Christopher "Download: Doe Paoro's Untethered, Spectral Born Whole", The Village Voice, 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bradford, Mark, "Doe Paoro", The Recommender, 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  3. ↑ Pappo, Jon "UNCHARTED: Doe Paoro", CHARTattack, 2012–03-07. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Singh, Amrit "Band to Watch: Doe Paoro", Stereogum, 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  5. ↑ Bialczak, Mark "Doe Paoro was inspired by Tibetan opera, trip to India", The Post Standard, 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  6. ↑ aaamusic "Doe Paoro (for fans of Imgogen Heap, Lykke Li, James Blake)", AAA Music, 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  7. ↑ Brooklyn Vegan "Future Islands, Ed Schrader's Music Beat & Zomes @ Bowery Ballroom (pics)", Brooklyn Vegan, 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  8. ↑ http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/05/listen-to-doe-paoros-haunting-and-soulful-song-new-lows/
  9. ↑ http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_MS17580
  10. ↑ http://lineup.osheaga.com/band/doe-paoro
  11. ↑ http://www.statetheatreportland.com/event/126161/
  12. ↑ http://www.cmj.com/marathon/cmj-2012-artists/doe-paoro/
  13. ↑ Knapp, Kelly "Soft but Strong, Doe Paoro Can Really Hold a Room", Best New Bands, 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  14. ↑ Ueda, Sam "[osheaga preview Q&A: Sonia Kreitzer of Brooklyn R&B project Doe Paoro", The Phoenix, 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-11-04.

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