DORA JAR RELEASES MOVING NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “THE EXPLORER”
DORA JAR RELEASES MOVING NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “THE EXPLORER”
EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR UNDERWAY; NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH HAIM THIS FALL
Today, the ethereal and magnetic folk-pop experimentalist Dora Jar returns with a moving new single and video “The Explorer”. A tide of emotion carries the song, as Dora blends her dreamy indie sensibility with gentle, oceanic acoustics and lyrics that flicker between wonder and introspection. In a surreal drift through Los Angeles, the accompanying video directed by Clare Gillen (Lana Del Rey, Girl In Red, Mk.Gee) finds Dora following a paper map through dreamlike streets — with a tongue-in-cheek nod to Dora the Explorer — ultimately arriving at the edge of the ocean gazing into the infinite. Stream “The Explorer” HERE and watch the official music video HERE. On Wednesday, Dora embarked on a European headline tour, kicking off in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For tickets and more information visit https://www.dorajar.world/tour.
“The Explorer” is the first new music from Dora since the February release of her single “Lucky”—an extension of the world she built with her debut album No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire. Across its 13 tracks, Dora showcases her knack for transcending boundaries, gracefully defying the music industry's desire for easy categorization with her dark pop fantasia. The album is a culmination of a series of 2024 releases from Dora, including “Behind the Curtain”, “Ragdoll”, “Timelapse”, and “She Loves Me”, all exceptional highlights from an album that spans a wide range of musical styles ranging from folk to rock to pop. The album, heralded by PAPER, FLOOD, Office Magazine, NPR, Consequence of Sound, and more was recorded over the course of the last two years in a smattering of places: Poland, Alaska, California, and Mississippi (as Dora was in town building a “mud cob hut”). The list of collaborators also runs the gamut with Ralph Castelli (glaive), Henry Kwapis (Dominic Fike, Dijon), George Daniel (The 1975, Charli XCX), and Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend, Clairo) credited as producers. Last fall, Dora set out on a ‘Behind The Curtain’ North American headline tour, selling out shows in Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, and Boston. Earlier this year, Dora joined Gracie Abrams on the European leg of her The Secret of Us arena tour (with two more rescheduled shows in June), and this fall, she will join HAIM across their North American I Quit tour.
Born in New York but raised in LA, the 25-year-old singer’s formative sound has already captured the attention of NPR, The New York Times, W Magazine, Billboard, Pigeons & Planes, Pitchfork and more. Dora quickly grew an audience with gentle indie rock tracks like “Multiply”, and her eclectic, playful, but mature songwriting skills led to the release of her debut EP, Digital Meadow in 2021, followed by 2022’s comfortably in pain. Over the course of 2022, she blessed fans with alluring singles “Bumblebee”, “Bump” and “Spell”, and joined Billie Eilish on her 'Happier Than Ever World Tour' in the US, Australia, and New Zealand. After selling out her first North American headline tour in 2022, Dora embarked on a national arena tour with The 1975 in 2023, playing sold-out shows at legendary venues like TD Garden in Boston and Madison Square Garden in New York City. With a debut album out, sold out headline shows, and new music on the horizon, Dora Jar is breaking through the noise as a distinctive new voice redefining the boundaries of contemporary pop.
STREAM “THE EXPLORER”
https://dorajar.lnk.to/TheExplorer
EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
Wednesday, June 4th - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso Tollhuisten
Thursday, June 5th - Cologne, Germany - Yuca SOLD OUT
Friday, June 6th - Berlin, Germany - Hantine Am Berghain SOLD OUT
Sunday, June 8th - Paris, France - Les Etoiles SOLD OUT
Tuesday, June 10th - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Saint Lukes
Wednesday, June 11th - Manchester, United Kingdom - Gorilla
Thursday, June 12th - London, United Kingdom - EartH
Monday, June 23rd - Bruxelles, Belgium *with Gracie Abrams
Wednesday, June 25th - Nottingham *with Gracie Abrams
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH HAIM
Saturday, September 13th - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave / Eagles Club
Sunday, September 14th - Minneapolis, MN - The Armory
Wednesday, September 17th - Portland, OR - McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Thursday, September 18th - Seattle, WA - Wamu Theater
September 20th - Vancouver, BC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Tuesday, September 23rd - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
Thursday, September 25th - Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory
Friday, September 26th - Austin, TX - Moody Center
Sunday, September 28th - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall Outdoors
Tuesday, September 30th - Nashville, TN - The Pinnacle
Friday, October 3rd - Denver, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Saturday, October 4th - Salt Lake City, UT - The Great Saltair
Tuesday, October 7th - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Thursday, October 9th - Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum
Friday, October 10th - San Diego, CA - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Saturday, October 11th - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
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Photo by Clare Gillen
