No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire

No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire

There’s a charming intimacy that runs through Dora Jar’s debut album. Despite a major-label deal and fans eagerly awaiting the 2024 project, Jar sounds remarkably assured in her DIY craft, delivering her bedroom pop songs with the same precision and care as when her career kicked off in 2021. “This Is Why,” the album’s first track, sounds like a whimsical carnival ride, with Jar’s voice moving up and down the suite of acoustic guitar strums and woodwind parts. “Ragdoll,” equally charming though more confessional, finds Jar openly exploring her impulses over homespun drums and gently plucked guitar. When the New York-born artist introduces a breakbeat groove to the track, the mood shifts to capture the high of a perfect encounter on the dance floor. “Hold me like a ragdoll,” she sings. “Pick me up again/I’ll go with you.” Whether contemplating life’s big questions or hoping for just one more moment with someone she likes, Dora Jar is equal parts approachable and one of a kind.

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