{"id":4176,"date":"2025-08-01T20:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/jackson-breit-and-paula-deanda-breathe-new-life-into-a-2000s-classic-with-walk-away\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T20:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:38:20","slug":"jackson-breit-and-paula-deanda-breathe-new-life-into-a-2000s-classic-with-walk-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/jackson-breit-and-paula-deanda-breathe-new-life-into-a-2000s-classic-with-walk-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Breit and Paula DeAnda Breathe New Life Into a 2000s Classic With \u201cWalk Away\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/08\/unnamed-scaled-e1754080529469.jpg\" width=\"1290\" height=\"725\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>There is always risk in covering a song that feels sacred. Paula DeAnda\u2019s 2006 hit Walk Away<\/p>\n<p>(Remember Me) is one of those songs that never really left the room. But in Jackson Breit\u2019s latest reimagining, he does more than revisit the track. He rebuilds it with reverence and restraint, letting the original\u2019s emotion simmer while adding his own musical vocabulary. Jackson seamlessly blends 70s and 80s smash hits with today\u2019s chart-toppers, like Gracie Abrams\u2019 That\u2019s So True, crafting a sound that feels both nostalgic and refreshingly original\u2014timeless yet distinctly modern soul.<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/08\/deep-cut-friday-im-a-man-you-dont-meet-every-day-by-the-pogues\/\">Deep Cut Friday: \u2018I\u2019m a Man You Don\u2019t Meet Every Day\u2019 by the Pogues<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/08\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-sam-carter-of-architects\/\">5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without: Sam Carter of Architects<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/08\/jorgen-releases-first-single-on-spin-records\/\">J\u00f6rgen Releases First Single on SPIN Records<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paula returns to the mic not just as a feature, but as a co-pilot. Her vocals are richer now, more grounded, and Jackson meets her there with a clean arrangement that replaces the glossy 2000s bounce with something warmer and more intimate. The beat feels like a long exhale. Every note has space to land. This is not a remake. It is a reinterpretation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1935\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/08\/unnamed-1-1-1290x1935.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-469860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/08\/unnamed-1-1-1290x1935.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/08\/unnamed-1-1-340x510.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/08\/unnamed-1-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/08\/unnamed-1-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/08\/unnamed-1-1-498x747.jpg 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/08\/unnamed-1-1-1668x2502.jpg 1668w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/08\/unnamed-1-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Credit: Jackson Breit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What makes this version work is the balance. Jackson knows when to lead and when to step back. His voice is textured, smooth with a touch of gravel. You hear the jazz and blues in his phrasing, the hip-hop in the pocket of his timing. He is not trying to prove anything. He is simply telling the truth in his own tone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, we just vibed in the studio and it just played,\u201d Jackson says.<\/p>\n<p>That energy is undeniable. It is not flashy. It is not forced. It is simply well done.<\/p>\n<p>Walk Away is part of his Covers 2 EP, a genre-bending follow-up to a project that has already passed 50 million streams. The full EP released on June 20 and includes reinterpretations that span from Radiohead to System of a Down. Jackson calls it a \u201csonic jambalaya,\u201d which feels exactly right. His style is loose without being messy, bold without being self-indulgent.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being deaf in one ear, Jackson\u2019s sense of tone and space is razor sharp. Every layer on Walk Away feels deliberate. It is a quiet flex, and it lands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNostalgia is everyone\u2019s favorite pastime,\u201d he says. \u201cBut this one was about going deeper. Paula brought the emotion and I wanted to match it with something that felt new and honest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He did exactly that.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Walk Away : <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Walk Away (Acoustic)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2TOqWFGsL4C26A24dYVSRd?si=b1ylFjw-RO-EJQGg5a5rUw&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>SPIN Magazine newsroom and editorial staff were not involved in the creation of this content<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is always risk in covering a song that feels sacred. 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