Isaac Dunbar is an alternative pop singer-songwriter from

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. He signed with

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in 2019.

Early life

He is of

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and

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n descent. Dunbar is unlabeled (confirmed in his recent TikTok video) Isaac first started making music when he was nine, creating EDM music. As a big

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fan, he was further inspired to learn music production when he discovered the music of

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(one of the producers working on Gaga's ''

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''). He learned synths and music theory through tutorials on

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and by reproducing songs from ''Artpop''.

Career

On 31 October 2017, the blog We Are Going Solo reposted his track "Pharmacy", drawing wider attention to his work. In late 2018 his tracks "Freshman Year" (which debuted on

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on 2 October) and "Blonde" attracted further notice, with an additional boost when "Pharmacy" was featured on

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radio show. On 12 February 2019, Wonderland debuted his single "Mime". In July 2019 he released his debut EP ''Balloons Don't Float Here'', and Complex premiered his single "Ferrari." In the fall of that year he toured with

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, and in November he appeared on

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's PUSH Live concert series. In October 2019,

signed him, scheduling his debut on the label, ''Isaac's Insects,'' for April 2020. The title track was released in January 2020, and that month he was named to

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's list of artists to watch and

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' "Future Pop Stars You Need to Know Now."''Paper'' then premiered and ''Billboard'' featured the followup video for "Makeup Drawer," a track he'd written when he was 14 that had major significance for Isaac as he "explained that he'd been waiting to release this song until he was ready to get honest about his experience with homophobia." ''Isaac's Insects'' was released on April 9, 2020. His U.S. and European tour was set to begin on 14 April 2020 at Moroccan Lounge in

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, but it was postponed due to the

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Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Notes

* All extended play titles are stylized in

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, except ''Banish the Banshee''. * All track titles are stylized in

, except "God, This Feels Good", “Bleach”, "Tainted Love" and “Fool’s Paradise”.

Sources

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