Finally, back after “Hard To Forget” and “Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90” — two of 2020’s most beloved country anthems — is vocalist Sam Hunt. Via Instagram, he previewed a track tentatively titled “Came The Closest,” a self-described “rough acoustic demo” of an emotional ballad.
’Cause I always gotta know what’s behind the other door / I’m never gonna be that straight-laced Sunday-morning man you were lookin’ for / Nobody’s ever tied me down in a clapboard house, some kids and a bed of roses / But you came the closest …” he sings, finding yet another pathway into an intriguing story-as-song. Hunt’s April 2020-released album,Southside, was a pandemic-era favorite. Yet, he still, throughout the year, continued working in the studio after having to cancel his tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout this year, he’s been slowly teasing new music, and now this snippet has arrived.