New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Jared Deck will release his self-titled debut album on May 6th. The 11-song set was produced by Grammy-nominee Wes Sharon (John Fulbright, Parker Millsap) and recorded at 115 Recording in Deck's home state of Oklahoma. The lead off track and first single, "17 Miles," premiered via Rolling Stone.
Listen to the track via Soundcloud:
"17 Miles" is a tale of broken dreams, about which Jared stated, "As a teenager, all I wanted was to leave Oklahoma and never look back. The day I worked up the nerve to go, I had a flat tire just 17 miles down the road. Never got any further than that."
Rolling Stone stated that the song "is as playful on the keys as it is on the spirals of pure rock 'n'roll guitar, evoking everything from
Jerry Lee Lewis to J. Roddy Walston and the Business and, naturally, Mellencamp." They continue, "Deck sings about the heartland with the power of someone who has seen both its peril and promise, and not just imagined an idealized, cinematic scape that exists in only Brooklyn studios or Hollywood treatments."
Raised on the dusty plains of an Oklahoma family farm in a town of 1,200 people, Jared worked in the fields as well as the town grocery owned by his parents. When the family business saw hard times, he found employment on an oil rig to help pay for school. He then worked at a local factory until the jobs were outsourced, started a business that was hit hard by the recession, and even ran for political office, losing by a couple of percentage points. Desperate to supplement his business during the recession, Deck answered the classified ad of a small, full-gospel church in need of a pianist. Over the next six years, he received an unparalleled musical education that changed his approach to more introspective songwriting.
Through every challenge, music remained the one constant in his life. Jared Deck's debut tells 11 heartfelt stories that illustrate life in the rural heartland with a sound he calls "Midamericana."
His writing presents the maturity of a man who has learned the hard way. "The pen is disruptive, but inspiring," he says. "It rattles me, reflecting moments and things about myself I might rather forget. But it inspires me to face myself and become the man I'd rather be writing about." That attitude is more than apparent in the songs included on Jared Deck's debut.
Jared Deck Track List:
1. 17 Miles
2. Grace
3. Wrong Side Of The Night
4. The American Dream
5. Fight
6. Sweet Breath
7. Hope, KS
8. Wait For you
9. Hell On Wheels
10. Unusually Blessed
11. Song You Can Use
www.jareddeckmusic.com
