Review: Hopelessly by Jakob

Hello!

After months of hard work, sneak peaks and teasing, Jakob Delgado finally released his first single and music video as a solo artist, "Hopelessly". Fans have been eagerly awaiting this track and the long wait was worth it!

I'm going to share my thoughts on the song and music video but first, a little background on Jakob. He is a 17-year-old from Sydney who was a member of the band In Stereo. After three years together, they split up to focus on solo careers and for the past few months, Jakob has been working very hard in the studio here and in Los Angeles on his music.

When I first heard that the song was called "Hopelessly", I thought it was going to be a sad song but no, it's a love song. In the Instagram livestream Jakob did late last night, he answered my question "Is Hopelessly a sad song?" Here's what he said: "Hopelessly isn't a sad song. It may seem like hopelessly as a word is something where you don't have much hope at all but in the extent of this song it's kind of like I'm hopelessly falling for somebody and through an experience, it's kind of "Hopeless Love" in some kind of way." He said I would understand when I hear the song and yes I do now, thank you Jakob!

At midnight, I downloaded and listened to it on Apple music and I closed my eyes, feeling it and the first word that came out was "Wow!" I couldn't believe this is the same person I had been listening to and watching since 2015. I was thinking, please get me a man who can sing or even talk to me like this?! Jakob said that when he started to write his own music he wanted create stuff that would be real and that would bring people into his life to see who he is as an individual and what he is going through. Well, you know what? That's exactly what he did. Hopelessly is a far cry from the songs he released as part of In Stereo. It's a much more mature sound, very fitting for the adult Jakob is becoming. He is singing to a girl he is in love with and asking to get together with her.

The music video was also released at midnight on YouTube. It opens with his name, the title of the song and the directors name. I think this gives it a movie feel. I like the location. It looks like an abandoned house with nothing in it except a couch and bathtub. It's the kind of place I would go to when I want to be alone, write and think about things. Jakob is there just singing his heart out, thinking about his girl. Whenever I watch Jakob sing, live or in videos, I look at his face and can see how passionate he is about music and life. The camera zooms into his face several times throughout the video, I absolutely love those smouldering looks. Scenes cut between him sitting in a bathtub, against a couch and walking around the room. We also see him sitting in front of a mirror with lights, the type you find in dressing rooms. I thought a girl would appear in the video but no, there's no girl or anyone else in it, just Jakob which I love. The focus is just on him, the way it should be. The only thing I don't understand about this video is that tub but I do love the whole concept of this video. 

Jakob, the producers and everyone who was involved in making the track and video have done a wonderful job. 'Hopelessly' is a brilliant piece of work. Welcome back Jakob! Congratulations on your first release as a solo artist and I'm now looking forward to more music!

You can download "Hopelessly" on Spotify, iTunes and other streaming services and watch the video on Jakob's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRMnAglVHV4

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Vishi xoxo