The new song looks to the wandering spirit to keep from going off the rails
Standout vocalist Jackson Dean continues his streak of gripping yet dreamy songs with his latest offering, “Train,” available via Big Machine Records. The track (pun intended) adds to the young talent’s catalog of songs with wide-open, mesmerizing 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 traveling great lengths to fill the void. Anchored by a chorus of swirling vocalizations 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 cinder block shack on the back of my grandfather’s land in Maryland and just about midnight every night, I’d hear a freight train pass 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.
Earlier this month, the singer/songwriter stunned crowds at CMA Fest with impressive vocal performances throughout the weekend including making his Nissan Stadium debut in front of 60,000 fans. The performance of his Top 10 hit “Fearless (The Echo)” was featured in the primetime special CMA Fest on ABC and can be streamed on Hulu now.
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.
