Andrew Combs (musician)

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Andrew Combs
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Combs performing at the Heartland Festival in the Netherlands in 2018
Background information
Birth nameAndrew Warriner Combs
Born (1986-12-19) December 19, 1986 (age 37)
Dallas, Texas, United States
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres Country, Americana, Folk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Labels Loose Music (Europe), SESAC, Coin Records
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Andrew Warriner Combs [1] is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Dallas, Texas, who currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Career

Andrew Combs released his debut EP, Tennessee Time, in May 2010, which has been compared to Mickey Newbury and Guy Clark. [2] In April 2012, Combs released a vinyl 7-inch called "Big Bad Love". [3]

In July 2012, Combs signed to the Nashville-based music publishing arm of New York City record label, Razor & Tie. [4]

In October 2012, Combs released Worried Man, which American Songwriter gave a 4-star review, writing: "As singer/songwriter first albums go, it'll be tough to beat this as one of the years finest, from a newcomer who is hopefully just tapping into his talent." [5]

In 2013, Combs supported Shovels & Rope and Caitlin Rose on national tours [6] and performed at the Newport Folk Festival [7]

In 2015, Combs released All These Dreams, his second studio album.

In 2016, he performed on the main stage at the Country to Country festival in the UK alongside Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves and Eric Church.

In 2022, Combs performed on the first compilation released by 3Sirens, an East Nashville based indie label founded by The Grahams. [8] Appearing alongside Dylan LeBlanc, The Grahams and Caitlin Rose, Combs recorded a cover of Radiohead's 'High and Dry' for the special release. [9]

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitleTracks
2012Worried Man1. Devil's Got My Woman
2. Please, Please, Please
3. Heavy
4. Big Bad Love
5. Come Tomorrow
6. Take It From Me
7. Runnin' You Out of My Mind
8. Too Stoned to Cry
9. Why Oh Why
10. Worried Man
11. Lonely Side of Love
2015 All These Dreams 1. Rainy Day Song
2. Nothing to Lose
3. Foolin'
4. Strange Bird
5. Pearl
6. Long Gone Lately
7. In the Name of You
8. All These Dreams
9. Slow Road to Jesus
10. Month of Bad Habits
11. Suwannee County
2017Canyons of My Mind1. Heart of Wonder
2. Sleepwalker
3. Dirty Rain
4. Hazel
5. Rose Colored Blues
6. Better Way
7. Lauralee
8. Blood Hunters
9. Silk Flowers
10. Bourgeois King
11. What It Means to You
2019Ideal Man1. Stars of Longing
2. Ideal Man
3. Like a Feather
4. Save Somebody Else
5. Hide and Seek
6. Dry Eyes
7. Firestarter
8. Shipwreck Man
9. Born Without a Clue
10. The Stone
11. Golden
12. Lola Marie (Demo)
2022Sundays1. (God)less
2. Anna Please
3. Mark of the Man
4. Still Water
5. The Ship
6. Truth and Love
7. Adeline
8. Down Among the Dead
9. Drivel to a Dream
10. I See Me
11. Shall We Go
2024Dream Pictures1. Fly in My Wine
2. Eventide
3. Point Across
4. Heavy the Heart
5. Mary Gold
6. Your Eyes and Me
7. Genuine and Pure
8. I'm Fine
9. Table for Blue
10. To Love
11. The Sea in Me
12. Dream Pictures

Extended plays

YearTitleTracks
2010Tennessee Time1. Hummingbird
2. Tennessee Time
3. Too Stoned to Cry
4. Wanderin' Heart
5. Won't Catch Me
20185 Covers & a Song1. 4 X 10 (Loudon Wainwright III cover)
2. Reptilia (The Strokes cover)
3. You and Whose Army? (Radiohead cover)
4. Don't Tell Our Friends About Me (Blake Mills cover)
5. I Envy the Wind (Lucinda Williams cover)
6. Expectations (original song)
2020This Is the Light
(Quarantine EP)		1. Your Light, Your Love
2. This Is the Light
3. Fire Escape
4. To Love Someone
5. Through the Glass

Singles

YearSongAlbum
2012Big Bad LoveWorried Man
Take It From Me
2013EmilyNon-album single
2014Foolin' All These Dreams
2020In and Out of Love (with Wilderwater)One (Wilderwater EP)
2022 High and Dry (Radiohead cover) The Bends (Radiohead album)
In Front of Us (with Ali Sperry)In Front of Us (Ali Sperry album)

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References

  1. ↑ "HIDE AND SEEK". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ Inman, David (July 27, 2010). "Andrew Combs: Tennessee Time". American Songwriter . ForASong Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ Rodgers, D. Patrick (April 10, 2012). "Pre-Order Andrew Combs' 'Big Bad Love' 7-Inch". Nashville Scene. Retrieved June 1, 2015– via Nashvillescene.com.
  4. ↑ "Razor & Tie artist page: Andrew Combs". Razorandtiemuscipublishing.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ Horowitz, Hal (October 30, 2012). "Andrew Combs: Worried Man". American Songwriter . ForASong Media, LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Andrew Combs: Gigography". Songkick. Retrieved June 1, 2015– via Songkick.com.
  7. ↑ "Nashville to Newport 2013". NewporfFolkfest.net. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "From Their Secret Studio in Nashville, The Grahams Cultivate a Community". The Bluegrass Situation. June 24, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Album Review: Andrew Combs - Sundays -". mxdwn Music. September 27, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2023.


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