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Combs worked with some of his favorite writers on the album, including Dylan LeBlanc, Jeff Trott, Joe Henry, and Kenny Childers, but the stories he tells here are deeply personal and remarkably vulnerable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sense of danger and violence underlies the entire record, much as it does the entire country, but it only serves to make the moments of beauty and connection here that much more poignant. Life is short and the clock is ticking. 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His newest full-length album, \u003ci\u003eSundays\u003c\/i\u003e, is reflective of those varied places that inform Combs’ creative work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten on the heels of a mental breakdown Combs had at Christmas of 2020—amid the long, monotonous grind of an ongoing global pandemic—\u003ci\u003eSundays\u003c\/i\u003e came together in Nashville in early 2021. In the wake of this debilitating psychological crack-up, Combs turned to the practice of transcendental meditation to find balance and to, in the words of surrealist director David Lynch, “catch the big fish”. Alongside his collaborators, Jordan Lehning and Dominic Billet, Combs would go into the studio every Sunday, the goal being to capture a song he had penned the previous week as he plumbed the depths of his own heart and mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn its own understated way, highlighted by the minimalist sonic palette and Combs’ soft, breathy tenor, Sundays runs the gamut considering the absurdity of human thought and behavior. 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Drawing inspiration from the biographies of literary figures like Charles Wright and Jim Harrison, Combs has created an album that explores the notion of sustainability in its many facets - artistic, economic, spiritual, environmental. “When I set out to record All These Dreams, I had a distinct vision of what I wanted the record to sound like. It was a cocktail of the Roy Orbison, Glen Campbell, Nilsson vibes that you can hear right there on the surface,” Combs says. “Canyons is much more personal. It’s a testament to my acceptance of who I am as a man, and who I am becoming.” The quiet struggles and satisfactions of carving out an identity in a world gone wrong are palpable throughout the album. 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Using his gifts for lyricism and wry observation, Combs weaves tales of love, sin and redemption on the new album, in a style that brings together classic country and contemporary pop. Here, Combs continues to carve out his own singular path as an artist, finally reaching the heights of his Texas songwriting heroes. For\u003ci\u003e All These Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, Combs called on Nashville producers Jordan Lehning and Skylar Wilson, who had recently co-produced Caitlin Rose's \u003ci\u003eThe Stand-In,\u003c\/i\u003e Combs became familiar with the producers while supporting Caitlin Rose throughout the U.S. and Europe. \u003ci\u003eAll These Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded in Nashville with many of Combs' long-time musical collaborators, including lead guitarist Jeremy Fetzer and pedal steel guitarist Spencer Cullum Jr. (of the instrumental duo Steelism) as well as bassist Mike Rinne, drummer Ian Fitchuk, and Lehning and Wilson on keyboards and percussion. \"I feel like this record has a much different thread that ties the songs together than Worried Man, which was more raw and bare-bones, in songwriting as well as production\", says Combs. \"\u003ci\u003eAll These Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e explores more complex arrangements, lyrics and musical tones. \"Roy Orbison and Paul Simon were definite different influences\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - With Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loose Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50470940606795,"sku":"383740","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2a367b1c-80b4-44fc-8a43-0ab728f5de6d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727385553"},{"product_id":"worried-man","title":"Worried Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eRe-issue of Andrew Combs' 2012 debut album, with new artwork. 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It was during those stretches of solitude at the end of the day when Combs penned the 12 songs that would become \u003ci\u003eDream Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e. Combs co-produced the record with drummer Dom Billett. The two musicians began touring together in 2017, and their friendship is almost audible throughout the record. With the exception of instrumentalist Spencer Cullum, who contributed to pedal steel, \u003ci\u003eDream Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e was entirely recorded and performed by Combs and Billett. The two embraced all the imperfections that came with the homemade tracking process, balancing the rawness of recording with the finesse of Combs' songwriting. They even captured Combs' vocals with a series of live-in-the-studio performances, resisting the temptation to edit different takes together for a more polished product. \"This record is about contentment: being at ease with who I am and where I am at in my life and career,\" explains Combs. \"It’s me sitting back at the end of each day and finding something that is inspiring, and embellishing on it. I don’t think many of these songs could’ve come if I was in turmoil. 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