Writing about music is often like putting a puzzle together. Journalists scheme and strategize ways to fit the right adjectives and buzz words into a sentence that accurately describes the artist in question. With that said, some puzzles are impossibly difficult to finish while others can’t be completed because there are a few pieces missing. Dora Jar is like that puzzle you can’t finish. Why? It’s complicated. After listening to “Multiply,” the Northern California native may be described as indie or alternative. Then, a song like “Wizard” may have the listener believe that she has a future in blending the sounds of R&B and trap. At a certain point, it’s easier to just to give up and admit that the pieces don’t fit. Dora Jar is Dora Jar, a shapeshifting creative who has the ability to turn everyday relatable emotions into addictive melodies and harmonies that span so many different genres that it’s hard to keep up with. Don’t believe me? Check out the rising star’s new single, “It’s Random.”
Fresh off of the “Happier Than Ever” tour with Billie Eilish, Dora Jar has returned with a new single called “It’s Random.” Soft in sound with occasional outbursts, “It’s Random” attempts to make sense of life throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and what’s to come in this period where it’s not actually over, but everyone is ready to go back outside. If anyone would know what that’s like, it would be Dora Jar. The star musician was forced to miss dates on the “Happier Than Ever” tour after testing positive for the virus.
“Where’s everyone going when they walk around?/I wanna know everything you’re thinking ‘bout/It’s random it’s rotten it’s ridiculous/I’m trying to focus,” Dora Jar sings.
“It’s Random” sets the stage for the upcoming EP, Comfortably In Pain. Check out the visualizer below.
