With half of the year already in the books, Rolling Stone Country has released their list of the 25 Best Country And Americana Albums Of 2017 So Far–and making that list is Luke Combs, and his debut album This One’s For You. Luke’s album hit number-one on the charts when it came out June 2nd, plus, “Hurricane,” the first single from it was a 2-week number-one hit, and now Luke’s at country radio with “When It Rains It Pours.” Better than winning a scratch off ticket, this glowing review from RSC writer Joseph Hudak praises that Luke’s album This One’s For You, “with its mix of Nineties twang and contemporary swag, is undeniably refreshing. Not since Eric Church‘s Sinners Like Me has a debut LP so perfectly summed up the artist behind it.”

Here’s the full review of This One’s For You from the Rolling Stone Country article 25 Best Country And Americana Albums Of 2017 So Far

New artists’ debut albums are rarely so cohesive, engaging and altogether satisfying. But Combs hits all those marks on This One’s for You, a collection of 12 songs co-written by the North Carolina singer-songwriter. And lead single, the multi-week Number One “Hurricane,” isn’t even the best of the bunch. That honor falls to the stunning “I Got Away With You,” perhaps the only country song to ever name-check both the Louvre and Alcatraz in its chorus. Yes, Combs hits some familiar notes – the redneckin’ “Out There”; too-drunk-to-stand “Beer Can” – but This One’s for You, with its mix of Nineties twang and contemporary swag, is undeniably refreshing. Not since Eric Church’s Sinners Like Me has a debut LP so perfectly summed up the artist behind it.

You can find the article with the other artists who made the list by clicking HERE

  Luke Combs talks about his debut album This One’s For You. (:33)
“Being my debut album, it’s cool and obviously I’m super proud of it and I think we hit the nail on the head trying to capture what my sound is and me and the guys that I write with and it’s a realization of a big dream. I’ve spent a lot of time and I’ve been at this for six or seven years now and it really does feel like a moment where it’s all that hard work has apexed into this one product that I can say ‘Hey this is who I am and this is who I want to be,’ and I hope that people love it and I’m just so excited for people to hear it.”