Dora Jar is on something of a roll right now.
Invited to tour alongside Billie Eilish at some colossal North American dates, each performance seemed to send social media into a tizzy. Amplifying her message, Dora Jar then sold out a full UK run, with just two EPs – the immaculate ‘Digital Meadow’ and ‘Comfortably In Pain’ – to her name.
It’s all richly deserved, of course. Neat bedroom pop with a heart of gold, Dora Jar’s over-sharing nature means that each songs carries a vein of oh-so-relatable wisdom.
Snapped up by Island Records, new single ‘Bumblebee’ opens a fresh chapter, and it could be her most effervescent, dulcet moment yet. Online now, the rhythm twitches with joy, while Dora Jar’s pirouetting vocal moves from half-spoken renunciation through to bird-like notes in the upper register.
Adorably cute, the super-sweet innocence is amplified by the lyrics – “Ring-a-ring a Rosie / I’m always the first to fall down…” – and the accompanying video.
Directed by Dora herself, she’s accompanied by local dance students Oliva and Ophelia – big fans of hers, seemingly, and the results are heart-meltingly cute.
Dora Jar comments…
“Bumblebee’ the song is an attempt to escape the painful reality of human experience and trade it with the perspective of a bumblebee, a creature who can see a higher frequency of light, a creature who has wings and can fly off the cold hard ground, a creature that lives in service of nature. My problems seem silly when I remember the existence of these intelligent creatures who could never be bothered by the trivial things that bother me.”
Tune in now.
