Dora Jar

Jar was born in New York City on October 12, 1996, and was raised in Northern California,{{cite web |last1=Wally |first1=Maxine |title=Dora Jar Is the Gen Z Musician Your Favorite Gen Z Artists Adore |date=24 September 2021 |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/dora-jar-digital-meadow-scab-song-interview |publisher=W Magazine |access-date=15 February 2022}} where Jar attended a small Episcopal school.{{Cite web|url=https://thefortyfive.com/interviews/dora-jar-interview-2024/|title=Dora Jar is a walking contradiction|work=The Forty-Five|first=Charlotte|last=Gunn|date=23 September 2024|access-date=21 October 2024}} Her older sister Lueza, who had cerebral palsy, passed away in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/the-cover/dora-jar-02-09-2024-3789644|title=Dora Jar faced her shadow self and remembered how to play|work=NME|first=Kayleigh|last=Watson|date=2 September 2024|access-date=21 October 2024}} Jar subsequently went to boarding school at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut, graduating in 2015.{{Cite news |last=Belak |first=Dagny |date=April 3, 2015 |title=Pratt Packard Finalists seize the day |pages=2 |work=The Choate News |url=https://thechoatenews.choate.edu/uploads/pdfs/040315.pdf |access-date=November 4, 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Dora Jar - Wasserman Music |url=https://artists.teamwass.com/music/dora-jar/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=artists.teamwass.com}} She began her studies at a music school in Boston, but withdrew after a couple months. She subsequently had stints living in New York, London, and Poland, where she has paternal family.{{Cite web|url=https://floodmagazine.com/174549/dora-jar-no-way-to-relax-in-convo/|title=Dora Jar on Completing the Puzzle That Is No Way to Relax When You Are on Fire|work=Flood Magazine|first=Adam|last=Davidson|date=16 September 2021|access-date=21 October 2024}}

Jar released her debut extended play (EP), titled Digital Meadow, in 2021.{{cite web |last1=Polo |first1=Maxamillion |title=Dora Jar Sets Herself Apart as an Avant-Garde Pop Star in the Making |url=https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/dora-jar-polly-video-watch |publisher=Ones To Watch |access-date=15 February 2022}} The EP is a seven-song collection of her signature dreamy, surrealist pop and silky, ethereal voice. It was produced alongside composer Solomonphonic. On the song “Scab Song,” Jar notes that she wrote it when she was 19, and on her way to Solomon's house to complete the track, had decided to speed it up as an ode to the way music can make one's heart beat faster. Digital Meadow included collaborators like Solomonophonic, Felix Joseph, Ralph Castelli, Vron and John DeBold.{{Cite web |title=Here's the Buzz: Dora Jar Releases New Single "Bumblebee" with Upcoming Tour Dates |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/dora-jar-releases-new-single/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=V Magazine|date=29 July 2022 }}

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Jar opened for The Neighbourhood's 2021 tour.{{cite web |last1=Lowin |first1=Natalie |title=The Neighbourhood performs for hundreds of fans in Forest Hills Stadium |url=https://qns.com/2021/10/the-neighbourhood-performs-for-hundreds-of-fans-in-forest-hills-stadium/ |access-date=15 February 2022 |publisher=QNS}}

Jar released Comfortably In Pain, her second EP, in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Sam |title=Dora Jar's new song 'Lagoon' is about a lonely mermaid |date=27 January 2022 |url=https://readdork.com/news/dora-jars-new-song-lagoon-is-about-a-lonely-mermaid/ |publisher=Dork |access-date=15 February 2022}} The EP received praise from critics at Pitchfork, NPR, and other publications, describing her flickering vocals and rock-pop to the likes of Faye Webster and St. Vincent.{{Cite web |title=Dora Jar: "It's Random" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/dora-jar-its-random/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

Later that year, she appeared at The Great Escape festival and opened multiple dates of Billie Eilish's 2022 Happier Than Ever, The World Tour.{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Entertainment |date=2022-05-13 |title=Dora Jar on supporting Billie Eilish, performing live & The Great Escape - The Global Herald |url=https://theglobalherald.com/entertainment/dora-jar-on-supporting-billie-eilish-performing-live-the-great-escape/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last1=Hatfield |first1=Amanda |title=Billie Eilish adds new Long Island date to tour; Dora Jar replacing Willow Smith on 4 dates |date=28 January 2022 |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/billie-eilish-adds-new-long-island-date-to-tour-dora-jar-replacing-willow-smith-on-4-dates/ |publisher=BrooklynVegan |access-date=15 February 2022}} In the summer of 2022, she signed to the Island Records imprint of Universal Music.

She released three singles, "Bumblebee",{{Cite news |last=Cills |first=Hazel |date=2022-08-03 |title=Dora Jar, 'Bumblebee' |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2022/08/03/1115425511/dora-jar-bumblebee |access-date=2022-10-25}} "Bump", and "Spell", before she announced her first North American, twelve-city-headlining tour. A music video was released for "Bump," which was directed by Jocelyn Antequil and plays with an Alice in Wonderland motif.

Jar has been listed on Vogue's "22 Rising Musicians Set To Rule 2022"{{cite web |last1=Mukhtar |first1=Amel |title=The 22 Musicians Set To Rule 2022 |date=17 January 2022 |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/emerging-artists-2022 |publisher=Vogue |access-date=15 February 2022}} and Alternative Press's "Rising Artists", among others.{{cite web |title=AP&R: WARGASM, U.S. Velvet and other rising artists to check out this month |date=27 December 2021 |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/new-rising-artists-wargasm-us-velvet/ |publisher=Alternative Press |access-date=15 February 2022}}

In August 2023, Jar was announced as the supporting act for the North American leg of the 1975's 2023/24 concert tour, Still... At Their Very Best.https://twitter.com/the1975/status/1696523585500946511

In July 2024, Jar announced her debut studio album "No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire" alongside the snippet for its fourth single "Ragdoll".https://readdork.com/news/dora-jar-debut-album/ "No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire" was released on September 13 with its accompanying "Behind The Curtain Tour" with support from The Army, The Navy commencing shortly after.

Regarding influences, Jar said "everything from my childhood is a reference point". She called the musical theatre she grew up around due to her mother, particularly Stephen Sondheim, a "staple in my sound".{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/dora-jar-interview-issue-402/|title=For Dora Jar, working as a musician is akin to being a wizard—interview|work=Alternative Press|first=Samantha|last=Vargas|date=18 February 2022|access-date=21 October 2024}} Meanwhile, her father would play The Beatles in the car; Jar praised the band's "confidence in the nonsensical".{{Cite web|url=https://readdork.com/features/dora-jar-interview-oct24/|title=Dora Jar: "I just leaned into the nonsense of it all"|work=Dork|first=Alex|last=Cabré|date=13 September 2024|access-date=21 October 2024}} Outkast's ATLiens (1996) was the first album Jar purchased, while her first live music experience was a Foo Fighters concert. She cited a particular love for the latter's In Your Honor (2005) album and learned guitar playing their songs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/55599/1/meet-dora-jar-billie-eilish-s-favourite-new-artist|title=Meet Dora Jar, Billie Eilish's favourite new artist|work=Dazed|first=Gemma|last=Samways|date=4 March 2022|access-date=21 October 2024}} In addition to Foo Fighters, she remembers "obsessing over" Gwen Stefani and Mary J. Blige.

A number of musicians such as Conan Gray and Remi Wolf cite Jar as a prominent influence in their work.{{Cite web |last=Schube |first=Will |date=2022-09-15 |title=Dora Jar Returns With New Single And Video 'Bump' |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/dora-jar-bump/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}

Studio Albums

• No Way to Relax When You Are on Fire (September 13, 2024)

EPs

• Digital Meadow (May 28, 2021)
• comfortably in pain (March 4, 2022)

• The Opening Tour (2022)
• Behind the Curtain Tour (2024)

• Happier Than Ever, The World Tour with Billie Eilish (2022)
• Still... At Their Very Best with The 1975 (2023)
• The Secret of Us Tour with Gracie Abrams (2025)

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Category:Musicians from California

Category:Bedroom pop musicians

Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:American people of Polish descent

Category:Choate Rosemary Hall alumni