Luke Combs on His New Album and Growing Fame

Wearing an Appalachian State football T-shirt and a worn-down expression, the father of three young boys is hiding out in the one quiet space on his property outside Nashville, having just been relieved by the nanny. His youngest son, Chet, was born in February, and his middle son, 2-year-old Beau, is experiencing a classic case of new-baby jealousy. “You can’t really reason with him,” Combs says, sighing. “He’s just not old enough to really respond to much other than like, ‘Hey man, if you want to lay there and cry on the floor, then that’s up to you.’”