Terrorbird

Dear Future Girlfriends/Boyfriends,

My name is Jacob Cooper. I���¢�¢â�š�¬�¢â�ž�¢m 20 years old and I live in Tucson. Lisa Frank also lives in Tucson, but she doesn���¢�¢â�š�¬�¢â�ž�¢t know who I am because I am not famous nor do I ride magical dolphins. I've been playing in bands since I was 13 and went on tour with a band when I was 14. No, I was not in Hanson.

I started using the name Bark Bark Bark out of fear that using my gay real name might make people think my music was singer-songwriter bullshit. Haunts is my debut album, out May 22. The album was a long time in the making, and I don't even entirely remember all of the instruments and samples I used to be honest. When I first started, I used mostly toy instruments and partially broken keyboards. A lot of my songs are about ex-girlfriends, outer space, zombies and ghosts. I really hope this can somehow be your new favorite record.

If you are a fan of music notation, in-tune singing and on-time beats, then this might not be your thing. I suppose it doesn���¢�¢â�š�¬�¢â�ž�¢t matter either way because I���¢�¢â�š�¬�¢â�ž�¢m guessing you won't be talking to me directly from now on, will you? I just want some honesty in our relationship, that's all I am asking for. Why do I feel like you suddenly hate me?

Before you give up on me, I wanted to make sure I found an organic way to name-drop some of the cool people I have played shows with: ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, POLYSICS, RATATAT, I AM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, AQUEDUCT, LES GEORGES LENINGRAD, HELIO SEQUENCE, XBXRX, BARR, DADA SWING, and OF MONTREAL.

So this is it: if you are ready to ride into the sky with me on a white horse, sword hoisted in the air, then jump on the fun train dude! Either that or you throw this golden ticket away. Here���¢�¢â�š�¬�¢â�ž�¢s hoping you make the right choice.

I guess what I'm getting at is this: Do you still love me? Circle one:
YESNO

K.I.T. & Love,

P.S. Will you marry me?