Artist:Cass McCombs
Song:County Line
Album:Wit's End
Singer songwriter Cass McCombs blends several different musical styles. He is frequently categorized as Americana though I don't know if that suits him. He has been a successful touring act. He was born Nov. 13, 1977 in Concord, CA. After playing in several Bay Area bands in the 90s, McCombs moved to New York for a couple of years. He returned to San Francisco in 2001 and released an EP on Monitor Records. What got McCombs a lot of attention and a record deal with Domino Records was a 2003 appearance on BBC DJ John Peel's Peel Sessions. This is where indie labels go to find new artists. After a couple of albums on Monitor, McCombs signed with Domino for the 2007 album Dropping the Writ. Amazon named it one of the best albums of 2007. His 2009 album Catacombs was on Pitchfork's top 50 albums of the year. McCombs also tours a lot. County Line was the lead single from the 2011 album Wit's End. There were two music videos. I didn't like either of them which is why I am using a performance clip. Apparently McCombs is very popular with skateboarders. For the 2016 album Mangy Love, McCombs switched to ANTI- Records. His latest album was released in 2019. McCombs will tour in the spring. So we might see a new album by then. Here's Cass McCombs performing County Line at the 2016 Pickathon festival.
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