When singer-songwriter Omar Velasco titled his third studio album Over the Hill, he had something different in mind than the classical idiom entails.
“I kind of took the saying and flipped it a little bit to mean like actually to get over the hill is an incredible feat,” said Velasco. “It's kind of like saying, rather than this negative connotation of growing older and becoming hopefully wiser, it's saying, actually, it takes a lot of guts and courage and love to even get there. So it's not something to frown upon or to be afraid of.”
With meaningful personal lyrics and indie-folk foundations, Velasco’s new album roots his sound in honesty and depth. This album marks a new chapter for Velasco. It covers a gamut of subjects, marking life’s milestones by highlighting the struggles and triumphs of growing older.