it has grown on me, i listened to it earlier this week and it sounded great aside from a couple of tracks. excited to see him here next week.
― na (NA), Friday, 14 October 2016 16:20 (seven years ago) link
http://headlineplanet.com/home/2016/12/11/cass-mccombs-scheduled-perform-december-16-ellen-degeneres-show/
― na (NA), Monday, 12 December 2016 20:38 (seven years ago) link
Weird
― Evan, Monday, 12 December 2016 20:59 (seven years ago) link
co-sign on Cass, Callahan and Bejar. 3 of the few people i will give a shit ton of time of day to nowadays.
latest Cass album is fantastic, and i finally got round to getting properly into Catacombs and Writ. fantastic catalogue he's built up.
― jamiesummerz, Tuesday, 10 January 2017 16:58 (seven years ago) link
Uu bad
I mean u smelll baaad
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 9 February 2017 00:51 (seven years ago) link
"Laughter Is the Best Medicine" sounds like DMB
― you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 18 August 2017 23:04 (six years ago) link
I feel like he's had trouble coming up with really nice vocal melodies since Catacombs/Wit's End. Catacombs is minimal AND has really memorable melodic vocal lines. He's settled on very similar sounding ones lately imo.
― Evan, Tuesday, 22 August 2017 19:27 (six years ago) link
Saw him play basically an entire set of new material at Union Pool in Brooklyn a little while back. Material was much more rock/blues oriented than previous album but still strong. In the vein of "Mystery Mail". He mentioned the band had been in the studio.
Also, this is basically a dream come true:
https://www.jambase.com/article/full-set-video-phil-lesh-teams-cass-mccombs-grahame-lesh-alex-koford-ross-james
― Griff_Doge, Monday, 22 January 2018 14:50 (six years ago) link
I would love to hear Cass McCombs sing either of the other Jimi Hendrix Experience title tracks.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 20:52 (six years ago) link
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/files/2018/10/cass-mccombs-tip-sphere.jpg1. I Followed The River South To What2. The Great Pixley Train Robbery3. Estrella4. Absentee5. Real Life6. Sleeping Volcanoes7. Sidewalk Bop After Suicide8. Prayer For Another Day9. American Canyon Sutra10. Tying Up Loose Ends11. Rounder
Out Feb 8
― mizzell, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 13:46 (five years ago) link
after being ilx's resident cass superfan for a good bit, i have to say mangy love never grabbed me (i might not have even listened to it all the way through) and this new single isn't very promising, imo.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJd_bd9vBFc
― mizzell, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 13:48 (five years ago) link
I like it! But he's definitely settled into a more narrowed vocal approach and delivery. Literally echoing myself upthread, but it holds true with this new single too.
― Evan, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 14:35 (five years ago) link
after being ilx's resident cass superfan for a good bit, i have to say mangy love never grabbed me (i might not have even listened to it all the way through) and this new single isn't very promising, imo.
I felt the same way about Mangy Love. His first dud, I think. Still, I'll be ordering the deluxe edition of this new one.
Have you heard the newest Skiffle Players LP? I think it came out earlier this month. I haven't gotten a chance to listen to it. The first one was OK in that low-stakes, sort-of-supergroup kinda way.
Can't listen to this new single yet (I'm at work), but looking forward to hearing it tonight.
― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:18 (five years ago) link
I'm into the new track. I agree that he seems to have settled into a specific vocal approach and delivery, at least with his solo stuff. I think it started on Catacombs. Although Mangy Love had Medusa's outhouse and Low Flying Bird which are sing almost entirely in his higher register. Mangy Love was worth it for Bum Bum Bum, Medusa's Outhouse and I'm a Shoe which start, end and anchor the middle of the album (not in that order).
The new skiffle is worth a few listens at least. The stand out cass track to me is Oakland Scottish Rite Temple Waltz. At least half the albums vocals are lead by another/other singer. The other cass lead tracks have moments but nothing like his solo material or the first skiffle album.
― Griff_Doge, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:30 (five years ago) link
New Skiffle Players is pretty good, though most of the longer songs could stand to be two minutes shorter. "You'll Miss It When It's Gone" sounds exactly like a lost Byrds / Gene Clark tune. A lot of this just had me missing Beachwood Sparks. Do these guys play live?
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 2 November 2018 13:40 (five years ago) link
Also, is that the cover art for the new Cass album above? because
https://goo.gl/images/m3pg9E
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 2 November 2018 13:42 (five years ago) link
oops
https://threelobed.bandcamp.com/album/batholith
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 2 November 2018 13:43 (five years ago) link
I love the first Skiffle Players record! 'Til Stone Day Comes was one of my favorite songs of the year. I don't know why really, it just relaxed me so much and was really nice in the car driving around upstate NY / rural NJ. I actually didn't know there was a new record! Thanks for the heads up.
― Evan, Friday, 2 November 2018 13:56 (five years ago) link
"You'll Miss It When It's Gone" sounds exactly like a lost Byrds / Gene Clark tune.
Just checked this out- love it!
― Evan, Friday, 2 November 2018 14:08 (five years ago) link
I like it too, but it'a little too on the nose imo
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 3 November 2018 02:24 (five years ago) link
I thought Wit's End was spectacular and keep expecting him to do something similar but maybe it was always an outlier
― niels, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
niels - same but I do like his whole catalog. I have a hard time picturing him being that emotionally indulgent again.
Also, new things:https://www.stereogum.com/2025732/cass-mccombs-estrella-take-away-show/video/
― Griff_Doge, Thursday, 13 December 2018 19:39 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UoZmzighMM
― mizzell, Monday, 28 January 2019 20:55 (five years ago) link
Well, it's here!
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/31/689658416/first-listen-cass-mccombs-tip-of-the-sphere
The write up is good. She really knows her stuff.
Def my favorite album since Big Wheel. Lotsa jamming on this one. Absentee scratches the Wit's End itch in a big way.
― Griff_Doge, Saturday, 2 February 2019 19:30 (five years ago) link
Yep, great so far. Never did connect with Mangy Love but seems like he's back on track
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 2 February 2019 20:39 (five years ago) link
I'm liking "estrella"
― . (Michael B), Tuesday, 12 February 2019 23:58 (five years ago) link
count me in the crew who never felt mangy love and is loving this new one. the beginning and ending jams are a blast.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 23:35 (five years ago) link
I adore the single “Wine of Lebanon.” It is like Bel Canto pretty to me.
― rb (soda), Saturday, 20 June 2020 14:28 (three years ago) link
i'm still not into the last two albums (or wine of lebanon) but here is a great show from 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh_duzOrRZo
― mizzell, Monday, 6 July 2020 15:27 (three years ago) link
saw this pop up on discogs:
https://www.discogs.com/Cass-McCombs-Mere-Demos/release/12670944
a cdr he apparently handed out around 2001 called mere demos. needless to say very interested in hearing it. i can find no other mention of it on the internet. anyone know anything about it?
― Griff_Doge, Wednesday, 2 September 2020 16:26 (three years ago) link
To all the McCombs fans - if you haven't already, be sure you check out the Blake Mills album that was released earlier this year, Mutable Set. Aside from it being my favorite album of the year, Cass McCombs co-wrote a bunch of the songs. He doesn't sing on any of it, but the overall vibe is not far from a McCombs album.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 21:00 (three years ago) link
thx for the tip
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 4 September 2020 08:09 (three years ago) link
Apparently there are many, many albums of demos floating around his friend group. I've kind of back-burnered PREfection and Writ in favour of Catacombs onward but I'm gonna pull those albums out today
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 4 September 2020 14:15 (three years ago) link
I am quite into that 2016 show with some nice jamming upthread. He looks a little like Robert Forster (in the beginning of the thread the Go-Betweens were mentioned...), doesn't he? And his voice reminds me of someone else. Lawrence from Felt, anyone? A little stilted but I like it.
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 10 September 2020 16:24 (three years ago) link
PREfection is a lovely album
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Thursday, 10 September 2020 16:36 (three years ago) link
I have this memory that I watched a video of Cass playing Dreams Come True Girl and the organ player goes off on a really really really long solo, like he's trying to push Cass or annoy him or something. Did I imagine this? Am I remembering the wrong song?
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Saturday, 12 September 2020 06:53 (three years ago) link
Yes the blake mills is quite good. You can really hear the cass in the first track. It’s the easiest for me to imagine as a pure cass song. That and the chorus of vanishing twin. My Dear One shares lyrics with a song he played on a pitchfork way back in 2012 called “More or Less”:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y1cdLW461k
God I’m a dork.
― Griff_Doge, Saturday, 19 September 2020 00:26 (three years ago) link
The new album by Cassandra Jenkins is excellent and really scratches that itch for new music from the other Cass. Check out the song “Crosshairs”.
― Griff_Doge, Friday, 26 February 2021 13:44 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXAEULWPzw4
― mizzell, Friday, 29 April 2022 20:08 (one year ago) link
Reminds me quite a bit of "Everywhere" by Fleetwood Mac.
― mig (guess that dreams always end), Saturday, 30 April 2022 04:58 (one year ago) link
It seemed familiar but I couldn’t place it. Will listen again thinking about Everywhere.
― mizzell, Saturday, 30 April 2022 12:31 (one year ago) link
beautiful little tune
― corrs unplugged, Sunday, 1 May 2022 08:55 (one year ago) link
Def hear Everywhere in it.
― mizzell, Sunday, 1 May 2022 11:39 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjQAx22SMA
― mizzell, Friday, 5 August 2022 17:58 (one year ago) link
haha a bit on the nose that, but enjoyable
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 8 August 2022 10:27 (one year ago) link
Yes but neat execution for sure. Nice song!
― Evan, Monday, 8 August 2022 17:06 (one year ago) link
Yeah, feels very unlike him but also...not?Probably my favorite Cass song since 2013.
― mizzell, Monday, 8 August 2022 17:20 (one year ago) link
I started to lose track of his work when too much of his material traded in the vocal melodies in favor of a sort of speak-singing storytelling thing, and when he did this it was with a very similar cadence. I missed the distinct vocal melodies circa Catacombs. He never got bad imo but the shift meant I was paying less attention. Going to keep an eye on this release though.
― Evan, Monday, 8 August 2022 17:39 (one year ago) link
"The Wine of Lebanon" is the best piece of branded content of all timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH9qJxTB5oU
― bain4z, Monday, 8 August 2022 19:02 (one year ago) link
new album is great, getting ryley walker vibes
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, 25 August 2022 08:05 (one year ago) link