On The Back Of My Dreams
On The Back of My Dreams, the sophomore album from Jackson Dean is a textured, experiential body of work, where each song was derived from a flash moment of imagination from Dean’s mind, giving listeners a look into the depth of his artistry and leaving them with things to ruminate.
Already one of Nashville’s most intriguing artists with his strong gravel-tone vocals, wayward spirit, intentional songwriting and overall mystique, Dean embarks on an impressive and bold new chapter, delivering an aspirational and captivating vocal performance that is striking, distinctive and stimulating, with both swagger and intellect.
Layered in meanings and sonic surprises, each song is a vision and together completes the picture of Dean’s current season of life. Across the 13 songs you find a man in relentless pursuit of witnessing every single thing that life has to offer during his time on earth—taking in every experience, feeling, sight and looking it in the eye. With “Real Real” and “Another Century” being the positive and negative ends (respectively) that outline this concept; the lead single and center point of the album, “Heavens To Betsy” takes a gruff look from the other side.
Delving into the concepts of freedom, solace, pain, youth, mortality and the things that haunt and creep into our subconscious, the 23-year-old crafted this thought-provoking album with his bandmates, some of Nashville’s finest musicians and producer Luke Dick. Despite taking you on an emotional and sonic ride, with highs and lows, throughout On The Back Of My Dreams there is one constant, Jackson Dean is a man dreaming of truly living—and truly living that dream.
