Cass McCombs
Artist: Cass McCombs
Hails From: Baltimore, MD
Musical Style: Indie Rock, Folk, Pop
For Fans of: Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens and Grizzly Bear
Why You Should Check Him Out:
Sometimes you can judge an artist by the company he keeps. Cass McCombs has toured with the likes of Modest Mouse, Blonde Redhead, and Palace Brothers, and over the last few years has himself emerged as one of the most original and entertaining new voices in rock.
Background Check:
Cass McCombs has spent most of his adult life moving from American city to American city, playing music and taking up residency on stages of all sorts. Since the release of his debut full-length, A, McCombs has continued to expand his and his band’s horizons.
Born in California, McCombs hit the road in his early twenties, eventually settling in Baltimore, where he began his recording career in earnest. It was there that he also forged his musical identity as a singer-songwriter with a tuneful ear and a dour sense of humor.
McCombs writes lilting, well-constructed ditties often filled with opaque but heartfelt lyrics. He is a thinking person’s artist, able to balance his words atop some fine music. Acoustic strums, tasteful drums and understated bass fill his most recent effort, the cleverly-titled Catacombs (Domino).
McCombs has moved again–this time to Los Angeles–but chances are you might turn around and find him in a city near you.
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