Doe Paoro
Sonia Kreitzer (born September 19, 1984), known by her stage name Doe Paoro, is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California 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. 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. She was named an artist to watch by Stereogum shortly thereafter.
Her second album, After, was released through ANTI- on September 25, 2015 to critical acclaim.
Career
A self-taught pianist and vocalist, Paoro trained in Lhamo while traveling alone through the Himalayas. During this period, she also spent several weeks practicing silent meditation, which allowed her to reflect on the "space between silence and sound." Her cover of Baltimore synthpop band Future Islands' "Little Dreamer" was released in December 2011; original singles "Can't Leave You" and "Born Whole" followed in January 2012. In 2013, Paoro released two songs on a 7" through White Iris Records.
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Ink on the Walls - EP
by: Doe PaoroStrange river rolling
Moved as it pushed by green
Cigarette ash falling from the sky
Why you gotta be so mean
Dinner at the rues
No earth to cling to
The trees take off their clothes
As they lay down on the road
Thinking about a film back home
Moved it to be closer
I had a sight to see
What bribes the wholesome
To trade in vitality
I can't find no eyes to lock with mine
Nowhere we can drive when the city is dying
Dogs bark in tunnels
The shadows have gone to sleep
Ink on the walls and ink on the arms
Walking backwards in my father's dream
Seeds all twisted
Myth of fertility
The colors all gone with the birds for a new song
What will become of me
Moved it to be closer
I had a sight to see
What bribes the wholesome
To trade in vitality
I can't find no eyes to lock with mine
Nowhere we can drive when the city is dying
I can't find no eyes to lock with mine
Nowhere we can drive when the city is dying
Take it slow, pale in breaths
And my body's a mess
Take it slow, pale in breaths
And my body's a mess
I can't find no eyes to lock with mine
Nowhere we can drive when the city is dying
I can't find no eyes to lock with mine
Nowhere we can drive when the city is dying