http://www.itsjacobo.com/track/our-year
With the first "songle"(I'm diggin that term) in place, I suppose this would be the time to finally speak on the concept around the track and even more importantly the entire the concept that will essentially envelop the whole album. So, with that said, let's dive into Our Year....
This is a pretty straight forward story telling track, or at least I'd like to think so. It's a simple love story with a twist, that's 2 parts truth and 1 part fiction. From the beginning of the recording process, this was, from start to finish, my favorite track. Upon it's completion it was already in the running as the lead "songle" for the album. The moment I came up with the beat/backing track, all the way down to writing the lyrics and the numerous takes it took to get the flow just right, this was just a fun track to do. As far as the concept, the basic framework for the hook actually came to me, from a conversation me and the love interest had, in a dream. The first 2 verses are straight autobiographical and you are essentially listening to exactly what happened the first time I met her. This is where the concept for the album comes into play.....
My Mom Thinks I'm Cool, starts off with Our Year, which takes place at the end of May at a friend's graduation party. From there the album takes the listener through a 4 month period in my life that is essentially tied together and built on the relationship of the tracks Our Year, Blacked Out & Wake Up Call. Those 3 songs touch on the themes of love, friendship and self-control, meanwhile the rest of the album encompasses the general idea of who I am as a person. I'm single, broke, unemployed, and I still live at home with my parents. Yet, despite whatever the listener's perception of me, may be at the end of the record, it doesn't really matter because, My Mom Thinks I'm Cool.
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