With everyone from Post Malone to Lana Del Rey going country, the lines between genres have never been more porous. We’re living in an age of musical experimentation, with boundaries being crossed and new territories being navigated. However, Luke Combs has kept most of his musical exploration strictly within the confines of Nashville territory. The “Fast Car” crooner, 35, promises that the follow-up to last year’s intensely personal Fathers & Sons will bring more of the music his fans have grown to love.
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Luke Combs Is Working On New Music
Those who attended last month’s grand opening of Category 10, Luke Combs’ new Nashville bar, got a glimpse of what the two-time Entertainer of the Year has been working on. The 35-year-old North Carolina native tells People that he is looking forward to returning to “some fun stuff” on his sixth studio album.
“I want to go back and just do the stuff that people probably have been missing for a little bit,” Combs said.
In other words, no crossovers here. “It’s not going to be nothing weird,” promised the “Hurricane” singer. “We’re not doing no jazz album. We’re just doing a kick-ass country record.”
During an appearance last month on the MeatEater podcast, Combs told host Steve Rinella that he had about “40 to 50” songs “in serious contention” for his next project.
“I’m at the point now, I’m about to go in the studio for the first session on cutting my next record,” he said. “So I’m trying to cut probably, anywhere from, like — in a worst case-scenario four, or best case, six.”
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On The Emotional Catharsis of His Last Album
Since 2022, Luke Combs has released a new album every year, starting with companion records Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old. Last June, he dropped his most personal album yet, Fathers & Sons—an ode to parenthood. Combs had a hand in writing all 12 songs, most of which offered poignant glimpses into life with his two young sons, Tex and Beau.
“At its core, it was probably more of a selfish endeavor for me,” Combs said of the album. “It was something that I felt like I wanted to do and something that I wanted to say. And it’s my favorite thing that I’ve done because it so personal to me, but commercially, it’s easily my least successful album that I’ve had. It’s not really something that bothers me, though, because of the reason that I did it.”
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