Cass McCombs (born November 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter.[5]
Career
McCombs has played in numerous bands in the
Bay Area during the 1990s before relocating to
New York City. He released his debut EP Not the Way E.P. (2002), debut album A (2003), and follow-up PREfection (2005) via Monitor Records and
4AD.[6] In 2007, McCombs signed to
Domino Records and released Dropping the Writ (2007). Domino Records released his following four records including Catacombs (2009), which was voted one of the "50 Top Albums on the Year" by Pitchfork.[7] It was followed by Wit's End (2011),[8]Humor Risk (2011),[9] and Big Wheel and Others (2013).[10] He toured with
John Cale in 2012.
In 2014, he did a co-headlining tour with the
Meat Puppets.[16] In June 2016, McCombs performed at the
Primavera Sound and Field Day music festivals.[17]
McCombs
ANTI- Records debut, Mangy Love was released on August 26, 2016,[18] which NME referred to as "McCombs' richest ever recording."[19] On February 8, 2019 he released Tip of the Sphere on
ANTI- Records.[20] In 2020, Spurl Editions published McCombs' debut poetry collection Toy Fabels.[21] His tenth studio album, Heartmind, was released on
ANTI- Records on August 19, 2022.[22]
In 2023, McCombs and San Francisco school teacher, Mr Greg, released the album Mr Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children on
Smithsonian Folkways.[23]