Jared Deck didn’t mean to give up his music career, he just needed to get by. During the pandemic, he found a full time job in political organizing which ultimately led to him running for and winning election to the Oklahoma State House of Representatives.    “Head Above Water” speaks to the blue-collar struggle of getting ahead in a getting by world. Winner of the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival songwriting contest, Deck sings of hard work and hard luck, harkening upon his days as an outsourced factory worker, an oil field roughneck, and a full gospel church musician.   “Jared Deck channels the channels the pissed-off, politically-minded punch of John Mellencamp, Steve Earle, and other heartland greats.” — Rolling Stone Country  “When the music stops and Deck sings a cappella, you’ll understand how gifted a vocalist he is.” — American Songwriter Magazine