Summer Dean Isn’t Waiting To Be Let In

“Feels damn good today / To be a thousand miles away,” country singer/songwriter Summer Dean observes in her song “A Thousand Miles Away.” Though superficially a breakup song, it easily doubles as a reflection on Dean’s career, as well: “I guess I could have settled down / and kept pretending I was someone I couldn’t be / Lived my life in just one town / But who’s to say that’s what a woman really needs,” she sings.