Craig Jackson Deleivers Most Polished Effort To Date

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Green Records) - Singer/songwriter Craig Jackson is considered part of a new breed of Nashville Americana artists, confirmed by a nomination this past week for "Best New Band" in Nashville's Toast of Music City 2009 Awards. For his fifth and latest album, Damn The Roses (Green Records April 16, 2009), Jackson enlisted the help of some very talented musicians, songwriters and engineers. Recorded at Cabin in the Woods Studio, Jackson's smooth vocal delivery was married with solid arrangements and flowing melodies to create a warm feel, and the perfect vehicle to deliver his stories of heartbreak and longing.

Standout tracks on Damn The Roses include "Don't Mean Nothin'" a catchy, upbeat song about loneliness that will stick in your head and have you happily singing the chorus over and over. "Every Time You Leave" is a Tom Petty style rocker featuring some stellar guitar work, and Jackson's vocals are complemented nicely by Megan Whalen. The simple two-part harmonies make for a very intimate listen, especially on the lush sounding "Cryin Game". "1941" let's you inside a family's pain from the loss of a son in World War II, but the lyrical content is equally relevant today.

Damn The Roses is the followup to 2006's Spanish Rain, also released on Green Records, and along with each of Jackson's previous albums, including Midwest, Last House on the Left, and Make It Right, have seen plenty of nationwide radio airplay, prompting The Gavin Report to name Jackson as one of its up and coming artists. His songs have been used in films such as "Murder Weapon" and others. Jackson, who has toured extensively, is planning to hit the road regionally in support of Damn the Roses.
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