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Dora Jar

Dora Jarkowski (born October 12, 1996), known professionally as Dora Jar, is an American bedroom pop musician from Northern California.[1][2][3] Jar has released two extended plays and three singles as of 2023, and has been listed on Vogue's "22 Rising Musicians Set To Rule 2022"[4] and Alternative Press's "Rising Artists", among others.[5]

Dora Jar
Background information
BornDora Jarkowski
(1996-10-12) October 12, 1996 (age 28)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2021–present
Websitedorajar.world

Early life

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Jar was born in New York City on October 12, 1996, and was raised in Northern California,[1] where Jar attended a small Episcopal school.[6] Her older sister Lueza, who had cerebral palsy, passed away in 2011.[7] Jar subsequently went to boarding school at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut, graduating in 2015.[8][9] 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.[10]

Career

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Jar released her debut extended play (EP), titled Digital Meadow, in 2021.[11] The EP is a seven-song collection of her signature dreamy, surrealist pop and silky, ethereal voice. It was produced alongside composer Jared Solomon. 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.[12]

 
Dora Jar performing live at the Troubadour, West Hollywood (2022)

Jar opened for The Neighbourhood's 2021 tour.[13]

Jar released Comfortably In Pain, her second EP, in 2022.[14] 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.[15]

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.[16][17] In the summer of 2022, she signed to the Island Records imprint of Universal Music.

She released three singles, "Bumblebee",[18] "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"[4] and Alternative Press's "Rising Artists", among others.[5]

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.[19]

Artistry

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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".[20] Meanwhile, her father would play The Beatles in the car; Jar praised the band's "confidence in the nonsensical".[21] 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.[22] In addition to Foo Fighters, she remembers "obsessing over" Gwen Stefani and Mary J. Blige.[20]

A number of musicians such as Conan Gray and Remi Wolf cite Jar as a prominent influence in their work.[23]

Discography

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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)

Tours

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Headlining

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

Opening

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References

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  1. ^ a b Wally, Maxine (24 September 2021). "Dora Jar Is the Gen Z Musician Your Favorite Gen Z Artists Adore". W Magazine. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ^ "The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2022". NME. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Best New Artists of the Month (October)". Complex. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b Mukhtar, Amel (17 January 2022). "The 22 Musicians Set To Rule 2022". Vogue. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b "AP&R: WARGASM, U.S. Velvet and other rising artists to check out this month". Alternative Press. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ Gunn, Charlotte (23 September 2024). "Dora Jar is a walking contradiction". The Forty-Five. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  7. ^ Watson, Kayleigh (2 September 2024). "Dora Jar faced her shadow self and remembered how to play". NME. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  8. ^ Belak, Dagny (April 3, 2015). "Pratt Packard Finalists seize the day" (PDF). The Choate News. p. 2. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Dora Jar - Wasserman Music". artists.teamwass.com. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  10. ^ Davidson, Adam (16 September 2021). "Dora Jar on Completing the Puzzle That Is No Way to Relax When You Are on Fire". Flood Magazine. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  11. ^ Polo, Maxamillion. "Dora Jar Sets Herself Apart as an Avant-Garde Pop Star in the Making". Ones To Watch. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Here's the Buzz: Dora Jar Releases New Single "Bumblebee" with Upcoming Tour Dates". V Magazine. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  13. ^ Lowin, Natalie. "The Neighbourhood performs for hundreds of fans in Forest Hills Stadium". QNS. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  14. ^ Taylor, Sam (27 January 2022). "Dora Jar's new song 'Lagoon' is about a lonely mermaid". Dork. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Dora Jar: "It's Random"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  16. ^ Desk, Entertainment (2022-05-13). "Dora Jar on supporting Billie Eilish, performing live & The Great Escape - The Global Herald". Retrieved 2022-05-14. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  17. ^ Hatfield, Amanda (28 January 2022). "Billie Eilish adds new Long Island date to tour; Dora Jar replacing Willow Smith on 4 dates". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  18. ^ Cills, Hazel (2022-08-03). "Dora Jar, 'Bumblebee'". NPR. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  19. ^ https://twitter.com/the1975/status/1696523585500946511
  20. ^ a b Vargas, Samantha (18 February 2022). "For Dora Jar, working as a musician is akin to being a wizard—interview". Alternative Press. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  21. ^ Cabré, Alex (13 September 2024). "Dora Jar: "I just leaned into the nonsense of it all"". Dork. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  22. ^ Samways, Gemma (4 March 2022). "Meet Dora Jar, Billie Eilish's favourite new artist". Dazed. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  23. ^ Schube, Will (2022-09-15). "Dora Jar Returns With New Single And Video 'Bump'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
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