The track shifts from a song about falling in love to falling for the idea of love, a wistful sojourn into the land of could-have-been, and mixed signals. Jorge says the song began as a "soft and romantic" thing until he strung together the verse and chorus and found himself with, he says, "the opposite of a love song." That unexpected twist is where all the real magic happens. "Falling In Love" becomes a meditation on nostalgia, disappointment, and the whirl of emotions that obscure our vision when we take the past out and try it on as if to see whether it'll still fit.
The striking quality of this debut is the voice of Jorge Wilson, not as a singer, exactly, but as a teller of stories. And there is an awareness, a wit, tucked into his telling, a sense that he is not merely performing but inviting you to share in the joke, in the memory, in the sting. It's whimsical without being gimmicky and straightforward without being heavy-handed.
The production is sparkling and radio-glossy, and with any more polish, we'd start reaching classic indie-pop sheen levels. But there's a quiet rawness that lends character. It sounds real. This combination of polish and personality makes Jorge Wilson an exciting new voice to watch, especially as he teases more emotionally unfiltered music down the line. "Falling in Love" is the uncomfortable, funny, and occasionally heart-rending truth behind our stories. And with this debut, Jorge Wilson is trying to feel something.