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\n\tJake Owen<\/a> was one of the architects of bro country, churning out radio smashes like \u201cBarefoot Blue Jean Night\u201d<\/a> and \u201cThe One That Got Away.\u201d But on his new album of outlaw country songs, Dreams to Dream<\/em>, he all but buries his party-friendly persona.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cA lot of my music, as an artist, has had a big fucking curtain right in front of it. It\u2019s like fantasyland. There\u2019s not been a lot of full honesty. And those songs worked for me, and they work for a lot of people,\u201d Owen tells Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s Nashville Now<\/a><\/em> podcast in a vulnerable, remarkably emotional interview. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMy favorite artists of all time, whether it be Hank Williams Jr., Merle Haggard, Waylon, all their songs that were the most honest and let you behind the curtain is why you loved them as an artist,\u201d he continues. \u201cThe truth in this album was in addressing my feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n