Jackson Dean has returned with his latest offering – Train – out today through Big Machine
Standout vocalist Jackson Dean continues his recent streak of new releases, with the gripping new track, “Train,” out today via Big Machine Records. The track adds to the Dean’s catalogue of songs with wide-open, mesmerising sounds that speak to the wanderer in all of us. Complete with subtle sounds of a train chugging down the tracks, moving the song (and protagonist) forward, the lyrics find the narrator travelling great lengths to fill the void. Anchored by a chorus of swirling vocalisations reminiscent of a hypnotic train whistle whipping through the night – it is equal parts longing, soothing and cinematic (without even using any imagery).
“Before I made my way to Nashville, I was posted up in an old cinderblock shack in the back of my grandfather’s land in Maryland and just about midnight every night, I’d hear this freight track passing through. One night when it whistled, I got to wondering—where’d it come from, where’s it going… where’d I come from and where am I going, the two almost became intertwined,” shares Dean. “We wrote the song, inspired by that moment and let imagination run wild from there.”
Written by Dean and his bandmates Brandon Aksteter, Rich Kolm and Sean Mercer as well as his producer, Luke Dick, “Train” was previously released as a live track and has become a staple in the 23-year-old’s impressive live show. This winning team of frequent collaborators also released new song “Big Blue Sky” last month to rave reviews. Country Central calls it a “refreshing” song that “could be his most impressive track to date,” while Entertainment Focus praises it as “a must-listen for fans of authentic, emotionally charged country music” and All Country News declares, “‘Big Blue Sky’ is a remarkable track that encapsulates Jackson Dean’s ability to create music that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.”
This summer Dean will take his talents across the country as direct support for the GRAMMY® Award-winning ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson on her Country Is Cool Again Tour. More information, including tour dates, can be found athttps://www.jacksondean.com/.
