Stacey Jackson is having a moment, and she’s pulling an entire generation into the spotlight with her. With her bold new single “Blinded By Goodbye” and her unapologetic podcast The Gen-X-Perience, Jackson is proving that reinvention isn’t reserved for the young. It’s a lifelong art, and Gen X is still very much in the game.
“Blinded By Goodbye” isn’t just another club banger. It’s a cathartic anthem. It pulses with retro flair and fresh energy, striking a balance between heartbreak and empowerment. It’s a song about being blindsided and choosing to rise, glitter heels and all.
“Honestly? I think it’s just as healthy to dance it out as it is to cry it out,” Jackson says. “The shock of being blindsided by someone you trust, it cuts deep. But instead of wallowing, I wanted to reclaim the power in that moment.”
The single, co-written with Ramzi Sleiman and produced by DJ Sparadise, blends emotional honesty with club-ready production. It’s not just about loss. It’s about transformation. “It’s retro in spirit, but it’s got that fresh club energy too. I’m not interested in chasing trends. I’m chasing feelings,” she explains.
Sleiman, who also co-wrote her chart-topping hit Flipside, is what Jackson calls her “secret weapon.” “He knows how to push me vocally in the best way possible. He has this magical ability to take what I’m feeling and shape it into something cohesive and powerful.” As for Sparadise, she credits him with giving the track its signature lift. “He brought that bounce, the pulse that makes the song lift. His production gave it that glittery punch it needed.”
But “Blinded By Goodbye” isn’t just a single. It’s a statement. “Everything I’m putting out this year is about truth and reinvention, owning your story, even the messy bits,” Jackson says. “Blinded By Goodbye might sound like a breakup anthem, but it’s really about that blink moment when the rug gets pulled out and you decide to stand up anyway, sparkles and all.”
That same spirit infuses The Gen-X-Perience, a podcast that’s as much cultural celebration as it is personal crusade. Jackson created it to give a platform to the oft-overlooked Gen X crowd, those raised on mixtapes, rotary phones, and a whole lot of figuring things out alone.
“Because we’re done being overlooked, darling!” she declares. “We were the original latchkey kids who learned independence before it was a buzzword. We grew up with mixtapes, rotary phones, and no Google, but somehow we’re still here, still cool, and still rocking oversized sweatshirts and electric blue eyeliner. The Gen-X-Perience gives us the mic we never really asked for but absolutely deserve.”
Her podcast episodes are peppered with guests from across the Gen X cultural spectrum, actors, musicians, thinkers, many of whom didn’t rise to fame with social media followers or personal brand strategies. Jackson sees that as a strength.
“Gen X stars didn’t grow up with personal brand managers and TikTok comments. Fame just sort of happened, often without a filter or warning label. The ones I’ve spoken to seem far more reflective, less curated, and more likely to laugh at their own rise and fall. They’re not trying to ‘go viral.’ They’re just real.”
The show doesn’t wallow in nostalgia. It reframes it. “We say it on the show all the time. We’re not living in the past, we’re vibing with it,” Jackson says. “I always look for stories that start in the 80s or 90s but don’t end there. Guests who’ve evolved, redefined themselves, or found new meaning in old memories. Gen X is the ultimate remix generation. We sample the past but build something new on top.”
Her own perspective on relevance has shifted too. “I used to think relevance meant being ‘in the mix,’ charts, views, covers, all of it. But now? Relevance means resonance. If someone messages me to say one of our podcast episodes reminded them of their teen years, or helped them laugh through a rough day, or made them call their mum, that’s relevance.”
Through both the podcast and her music, Jackson is championing authenticity and resilience. “When I’m writing or performing, I’m not trying to be perfect. I’m trying to be real. Dancing through pain, or any kind of deep emotion is my rebellion. It says, ‘Yeah, that hurt, but I’m still here, still standing, and still singing in sky high heels and hot pants.’”
That message is clearly landing. What started as a personal release has become a shared experience. “When I first wrote it, it was raw. I could feel the sting every time I sang it. But now when I hear it in a club or see people dancing to it on socials, it feels like it belongs to them too. That’s the magic of music. You start with your own story, but it ends up being everyone’s.”
For Stacey Jackson, this isn’t a comeback. It’s a continuation. Louder. Bolder. And still bedazzled.
