Isaac Dunbar has released his new single “Princess”, a chaotic and sarcastic single that feels like one of his most personality-filled releases in years on April 24th. This marks his first single since “Late to the party” released February 2025. The track is also his second independent release since leaving RCA Records, and the difference is noticeable almost immediately.
“Princess” does not sound overly polished or carefully cleaned up for radio. It sounds irritated.
The song centers around a very specific type of guy that almost everybody has met before. The guy who calls himself an “alpha male” but treats women horribly. The guy who bases his personality around podcasts and fake confidence. The guy who thinks being obnoxious somehow makes him powerful.
Dunbar throws listeners directly into that character with lyrics like, “cruising with his boys and gagging over Joe Rogan” and “he hates girls, but he wanna be a princess.”
The line is funny at first, but it also perfectly explains the point of the song. “Princess” is not really about one person. It is about a personality type that has become impossible to avoid online and in real life. This song is about that one guy in your life who just screams toxic masculinity.
Dunbar makes a song that beats down on toxic masculinity and makes it sound fun and unserious. Lyrics like “I’m the alpha,” “ball is life” and “you miss 100% shots you don’t take” gives off this character that is too masculine, too toxic and just, in general, a terrible person.
This type of unserious, unapologetic attitude is why the song works well. Dunbar wants people to tell a story. He leans more into a character than his actual self. Even when the lyrics turn into an unserious joke, it’s still believable.
The production itself feels intentionally messy in a way that actually helps the song. The guitars are rough, the vocals get aggressive and theatrical and everything feels like it is spiraling slightly out of control. At points, the song almost feels like somebody ranting dramatically in the middle of an argument. But even when “Princess” becomes loud and chaotic, Dunbar still sounds fully committed to what he is saying.
That commitment is what keeps the song entertaining instead of cringeworthy.
This type of music, where it’s very playful, joking and not serious, sometimes can get backlash for sounding bad, but Dunbar doesn’t get to that bar.
Dunbar, on his Instagram, described the song, “This song tackles some heavy stuff in regards to misogyny, misogynoir, and overall hatred towards femininity. Through humor, I hope this record can be a vessel for some change. We all have a lot of unlearning to do.”
The title of the song is also a metaphor because these hyper masculine men act tough but start acting like a “princess” when it comes to certain things. This whole song is trying to prove masculinity, but by the end you just realize how insecure this man is.
The independence also feels important here. Since leaving RCA Records, Dunbar has seemed more comfortable releasing music on his own timeline instead of disappearing for long periods between projects. “Late to the Party” hinted toward a new era creatively, but “Princess” feels more confident and much less filtered.
There is also growing speculation online that these singles could be leading toward Dunbar’s long-awaited debut album. If that is true, “Princess” feels like a strong preview of what that project could sound like, louder, stranger and much more personal than some of his earlier releases.
More than anything, “Princess” feels like Dunbar making music because he genuinely wants to again, not because he has to. That freedom makes this one of his most interesting releases yet.
