NEW CASS MC COMBS (2 Viewers)

[rettucs]

excellent. Great news. Where can one hear the new song?

 

[ann post]

i seen him live one time. it was ok.

 

[ann post]

http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/cass-mccombs-county-line/s-tIUa5

 

[rettucs]

not sure how I got on the Domino mailing list but anyway, just got this;

Cass McCombs, singer-songwriter born in Northern California in 1977 and currently residing somewhere in that State, is set to release WIT’S END, his fifth-and-a-half album and third on Domino, on 11th April. The result of two years recording in various homes and studios in California, New York, New Jersey and Chicago, WIT'S END was produced by Cass with Ariel Rechtshaid, with whom he also created CATACOMBS.

Sounds that conjure the colors purple and black, this is his darkest record to date. It seems he is going deeper into the mania of a man buried alive inside his self-made CATACOMBS, banging the stone walls, crying to be let out, and enjoying the quiet away from the outside world. However, he is not a man afraid of his own shadow, for in this environment of complete darkness, no shadows can be cast. This is a world of total Feeling. Here, words become a catalyst away from the slavery of arbitrary Thought and tow! ard Feeling.

Cass and his band will play SXSW this year, and tour the U.S. this summer.

Listen to the lead track “County Line”, off of WIT’S END.

 

[rettucs]

tickets on sale this morning for a gig in the grand social in May.

sweet.

 

[hermie]

Clashing with Primavera. balls

 

[coast to coast]

New Cass album is very very slow and mournful. Great in the way that Cass is great, but nothing along the lines of Lionkiller or That's That. I consider it similar in a way to that late-revival era Dylan of Time Out Of Mind, Oh Mercy or maybe Love and Theft (though that last one has a lot of rockers on it).

 

[ann post]

It sounds like i wont like it, those were my faves on that record.

 

[coast to coast]

There's no fast songs on it and not much catchy stuff on it - very dirgey, but only one track I'm not too keen on. Still has his charm all over it though. I'd give it a try.

 

[rettucs]

I'm almost afraid to ask, but this isn't out yet, right?

 

[coast to coast]

Nope, I have a promo copy from work. Its out April 8th.

 

[rettucs]

http://www.vmagazine.com/2011/03/cass-mccombs-county-line/#more-20735

lovely

 

[rettucs]

new album streaming here

http://stereogum.com/863112/stream-cass-mccombs-humor-risk-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/

 

[hermie]

Anyone going tonight? Tickets on the door would ye know?
Harmonic presents Cass McCombs | The Workman's Club

 

[Unicron]

Anyone going tonight? Tickets on the door would ye know?
Harmonic presents Cass McCombs | The Workman's Club

I'm not overly familiar with his music but I'm planning to go. Am banking on getting one on the door.

 

[dudley]

don't get this guy at all, so dull

 

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[rettucs]

Anyone going tonight? Tickets on the door would ye know?
Harmonic presents Cass McCombs | The Workman's Club

handful of tix on the door. Also planning to get one there.

Seen him twice before. Hes grand. But I agree that hes a lot more dull these past 3 albums than he was before that.

 

[rettucs]

gig of the year so far

the third time I've seen him and the best by a stretch. It was a well-chosen setlist and any fears that he'd focus too much on the new album (or the 2 before that) were unfounded. There was a nice spread across the board. It was a real treat to hear the stuff from 'A'.

 

[hermie]

gig of the year so far

the third time I've seen him and the best by a stretch. It was a well-chosen setlist and any fears that he'd focus too much on the new album (or the 2 before that) were unfounded. There was a nice spread across the board. It was a real treat to hear the stuff from 'A'.

Great gig alright. Good spread from the back catalogue as well, though it would have been nice to have something from Not the Way. Surprised you're not digging the last few albums. Especially Wit's End, up there with his best.