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Cass McCombs (born: 1977) is an American musician whose styles range from the anxious dronals of the Velvet Underground to lonesome hollowed out basement folk with many turns in between. On his most recent effort there is a prevalance of 1980s influence a la Morrissey. His lyrical style is vivid and weary, but will often drift into the high-spirited and whimsical.

McCombs was born in Concord, California. Before starting his music career he worked for a time at the Park Theater, a vintage movie theater built in 1944 in Lafayette, California. At the age of 23 he set off for the East Coast and began networking and performing open mics in New York City and Baltimore. He has spent most of his life traveling the United States, moving from one city to the next, settling at one point in Baltimore, where he recorded his debut E.P. Not the Way which was released in 2003 by local indie label (Monitor Records). He toured the U.S. sporadically sometimes with fellow label mates OXES as his backing band. His following two full length records A (Monitor) and most recently PREfection (released on the legendary 4AD Records label) have earned him several European tours, and an opening spot on Modest Mouse’s North American tour.
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  • Live @ Halfway to Forecastle, Jan 26 2008
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  • casablanca

    Listen together with others to new indie folk and indie pop artists and tunes in the "New Indie Folk" Soundrop room on Spotify - http://open.soundrop.fm/s/W2Pf1ShxheWGD8th

    20 days ago

  • lioneljesse

    That promo thing he did for his label is probably one of the funniest things I've seen all year. It's on youtube.

    24 days ago

  • Tapesandbats

    any job with a helmet in case of a drop.

    March 2012

  • DrinkJustSix

    Very relaxing to listen to in bed with the shades down, staring at the ceiling.

    March 2012

  • davevegan

    A!

    March 2012

  • groupiee

    new album anyone? :)

    March 2012

  • mcarey84

    can't stop listening....... brilliant.

    March 2012

  • arthurvs

    good good stuff [2]

    March 2012
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