"Jared Deck channels the pissed-off, politically minded punch of John Mellencamp, Steve Earle, and other heartland-rock greats on (Great American Breakdown)." - Rolling Stone Country - "10 Best Songs to Hear Now
"Winner of the 2016 Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Songwriting Competition for 'The American Dream'" -WOODYFEST.COM
"...you get the sense [Deck] could be, with a little luck and some more songwriting under his belt, in a league with last year's breakout Americana artist Chris Stapleton. - AMERICAN SONGWRITER MAGAZINE