Luke Combs has been in the studio working on his next project, and he is already giving fans an early listen of some of the new music he and his musical cohorts have been concocting.
“Couldn’t wait to show y’all this one,” he captioned a video posted to X on Wednesday (June 25), previewing a song called “Back in the Saddle” written with songwriters Jonathan Singleton and The Brothers Hunt.
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In the video, Combs is crafting the song with his co-writers. Over a swampy acoustic guitar tone, he sings, “I’ve been gone for a little too long/ I’ve been waitin’ on a drummer to kick off a comeback song/ I’ve been waitin’ in the wings like a dog on a chain.” Later, he croons, “‘Cause I’m back in the saddle like some old cowboy who dug his way out of his grave.”
After spearheading his massive Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour across the United States last year, Combs has spent the majority of 2025 so far away from the road, though he has played top-shelf festivals including Stagecoach and Bonnaroo. Back in March, he told fans on X, “I’ve been spending the last couple of weeks working on what my next record looks like, and as it begins to take shape I can honestly say I’ve never felt better about one at this stage. It’s early on but I really do think it could wind up being the best record I’ve ever made.”
Combs has steadily been teasing new music on his socials, including the song “My Kinda Saturday Night.” He also recently teamed with Jon Bellion for the song “Why,” which reached No. 8 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart. Meanwhile, Combs’s collaboration with Bailey Zimmerman, “Backup Plan,” is currently at No. 12 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart.
See the video of Combs’ sneak peek into his new music below:
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