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“Just Fastballs”: Luke Combs Says He Wants To Prove He Still Has It With The Release Of His New Album, ‘The Way I Am’
Proving to everyone he still has it.
Despite dropping arguably the most profound album of his career in 2024 with Fathers & Sons, there were quite a few fans online who claimed that Combs “fell off” given the record did not produce any smash hits that were comparable to the likes of “She Got the Best of Me,” “Beer Never Broke My Heart” or even “Where the Wild Things Are.” But Luke knew that going in, confessing that it was kind of a passion project. Of course, ask any dad out there and they’ll probably tell you it’s the best work of his career.
As we sit with his brand new, 22-track album, The Way I Am, coming out in a little over two months on March 30th, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Combs is looking to prove those doubters wrong.
If you recall, back in July upon the release of “Back in the Saddle,” which served as the lead single off of The Way I Am, Combs was already in this mindset. In an interview with Apple Music’s Kelleigh Bannen, he’d tell her that the single served as a reminder to fans that he can still “kick your teeth in” with some classic, crowd-pleasing anthems.
“It’s not an arrogance thing. It’s this mindset you need; you have to have this unwavering confidence in yourself to just keep going and to succeed. My mindset is, ‘Let me make you remember if you can’t.’ Just ’cause I don’t make enough TikToks doesn’t mean I can’t kick your teeth in, ’cause I can. That’s the mindset.”
Unsurprisingly, it did just that and ended up being Combs’ 19th-career #1 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Since then, he’s followed that up with a plethora of other previously-teased tracks such as the highly-anticipated “My Kinda Saturday Night along with “15 Minutes” and ‘Days Like These.” He’d then follow that up with the release of “Giving Her Away.” Most notably, he’d release the long-awaited “Sleepless in a Hotel Room” back on January 7th, which is currently surging up the charts and sitting all the way at #4 this week on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
Just in case you thought that Combs having a “prove ’em wrong” mindset only applied to the release of “Back in the Saddle,” he would confirm he’s still out to prove that he’s back like he never left with the release of The Way I Am as well.
Last week, Combs would sit down for an interview with NBC’s Sunday Today host, Willie Geist, for a taping of his “Sunday Sitdown” interview series. Though the interview in its entirety will air this Sunday, February 1st, TikTok user, Club Combs, captured some footage from the crowd.
@clubcombs So excited for this next era!! #lukecombs #country #music #interview @Luke Combs ♬ original sound – Club Combs
During the interview, Geist would ask Combs what he was specifically writing about during the creation of the upcoming album. Bluntly, the “Hurricane” singer would allude to not having a particular theme in mind, unlike Fathers & Sons, instead saying that he was just focused on delivering “fastballs” throughout the record.
“To be quite frank with you, this album’s just fastballs. You know? To kinda be like, “I still got it.'”
He’d follow up by alluding to the fact that his main goal while recording The Way I Am was simply to deliver hits throughout the lengthy runtime.
“Just basically make a whole record in hopes that anyone will like one of those 22 songs. That would ultimately be a win at the end of the day. I’d love to have five or six, you know? One is great.”
At the end of the day, I can’t blame Combs for having this mindset. We’ve already seen that he can strip back his approach and deliver a concise, thematic record on Fathers & Sons. At this point in his career, if he wants to let loose and deliver some crowd-pleasers up and down a large record like The Way I Am, I say all power to him. From what we’ve heard so far, it looks like it’s going to work out pretty well for him.
Before you go, fire up his latest release, “Sleepless in a Hotel Room.”
My Kinda Saturday Night Tour Dates
March 21 Allegiant Stadium – Las Vegas, NV
April 4 Scott Stadium – Charlottesville, VA
April 11 Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, IA
April 18 Notre Dame Stadium – South Bend, IN
April 25 Ohio Stadium – Columbus, OH
May 2 Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN
May 9 Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium – Norman, OK
May 15 Lambeau Field – Green Bay, WI
May 16 Lambeau Field – Green Bay, WI
May 30 Parc Jean-Drapeau – Montreal, QC
June 5 Rogers Stadium – Toronto, ON
June 6 Rogers Stadium – Toronto, ON
July 4 Ullevi – Gothenburg, Sweden
July 7 Accor Arena – Paris, France
July 11 Johan Cruijff ArenA – Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 18 Slane Castle – Slane, Ireland
July 19 Slane Castle – Slane, Ireland
July 25 Scottish Gas Murrayfield – Edinburgh, UK
July 31 Wembley Stadium – London, UK
August 1 Wembley Stadium – London, UKThe post “Just Fastballs”: Luke Combs Says He Wants To Prove He Still Has It With The Release Of His New Album, ‘The Way I Am’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
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