Cass McCombs

Cass McCombs 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. His lyrical style is

Cass McCombs 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. His lyrical style is vivid and weary, but will often drift into the high-spirited and whimsical.

McCombs was born in Concord, California. 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 2002 by local indie label (). He toured the U.S. sporadically sometimes with fellow label mates OXES as his backing band. His following two full length records A () and most recently PREfection (released on the legendary 4AD record label) have earned him several European tours, and an opening spot on Modest Mouse's North American tour. He currently lives in California.