Mar 01, 2011 wit s end is the fifth fulllength album by cass mccombs. The five albums cass mccombs released on domino represent the caucus of a canon of unparalleled contemporary american songwriting. More than 100 cds, dvds, vinyls, games, technics, equipment and toys since 1991 at your service. This is a credit to ariel rechtshaid, a producer who enjoys success from his work with glasser, we are scientists and murs. Here, mccombs strips away the remaining traces of his early bedroomcrafted indie pop sound and aims for something simpler that takes the focus. It was followed by wit s end 2011, humor risk 2011, and big wheel and others 20. Listen online 11 songs from big wheel and others 20 cass mccombs. It was released on domino records in april 2011, becoming the first of two albums released by mccombs that year.
Listen to your favorite songs from wit s end by cass mccombs now. He pushes the entire singersongwriter tradition to its gorgeous bitter end, making music that can barely sustain its own emotional burden. The yearning piano plinking of saturday song could pass for the theme to a 40s noir flick. Catacombs 2009 wit s end 2011 dropping the writ 2007 big wheel and others 20 a 2003 humor risk bonus track version 2011 60 million songs. Cass mccombs w the donkeys bobby fuller four cover i. An eclectic singersongwriter with a haunting voice who balances emotional richness, awareness, and wry demeanor in his lyrics, cass mccombs negotiates styles including americana, baroque pop, psychedelia, and sprawling jam band folkrock, among others, in his music. His songs sound not just wistful or morose, but anemic, malnourished, as if theyre wasting away under ground. On his new album, wit s end, cass mccombs sings, almost literally, from the grave. The production on cass mccombs new album wit s end is airtight without sounding cold or digital. Chase status, craig armstrong, cass mccombs, chip taylor.
Track list county line the lonely doll buried alive saturday song memorys stain hermits cave pleasant shadow song a knock upon the door protection each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum antidust sleeve. You can buy latest album a folk set apart 2015 cass mccombs. Following a remarkably prolific 2011, which saw the release of not one but two strongintheirownright fulllength records wit s end and humor risk from indie troubadour cass mccombs, things got relatively quiet for the everevolving songwriter. At first blush, this might sound like a formula that couldnt sustain all eight tracks on the album, but it is no gimmick just one great melody after another. While i might be castigated for throwing mccombs in with these luminaries, i too care little for what others, who dont get it or cant appreciate the fundamentally important contributions being made in music today, may think. Wit s end is the fifth fulllength album by cass mccombs.
Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Wits end is available on domino records, who released the album on april 26th. An enigmatic folk nomad, mccombs is a quintessentially american artist. Wit s end by cass mccombs, released 11 april 2011 1. A softrock singersongwriter with a subversive streak, cass mccombs plays it relatively straight on wit s end, singing minimalist, funeralpaced songs in a pained, delicate croon evoking a creepycrawly isolation. Joss stone the soul sessions full album free download mediafire. Stream cass mccombs opposite house by antirecords from desktop or your mobile device. It was released on domino records in april 2011, becoming the first of two albums released by. On the album he released previous to 2009s catacombs, baltimore singersongwriter cass mccombs began moving away from the reverbheavy, lofi sound and busy arrangements of his first two records in favor of a more direct sound with cleaner production. His band will play sxsw this year, and tour the uk and us this summer. To call cass mccombs dark or lump him in with all the other sad bastards treading that populated swath would be to dismiss the beauty or the element of playfulness in his musicality. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Cass mccombs could be the missing link between howe gelb and bill callahan.
On the selfexplanatory buried alive, mccombs cant tell if hes stuck six feet under with a rotting corpse, or merely waking up to another dreary day. Find similar albums to wit s end cass mccombs on allmusic. Jun 28, 2016 run, sister, run was the second single released for cass mccombs eight studio album mangy love. The album landed in the top 15 of billboards heatseekers and americanafolk charts. Cass mccombs wits end 2011 mp3 full album free download leaked. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. January 5, 2019 cass mccombs tip of the sphere 2019 august 25, 2016 cass mccombs mangy love 2016 november 27, 2015 cass mccombs a folk set apart 2015. Cass mccombs born in concord, california in 1977 is an american singersongwriter and performer.
Cass mccombs is the most prolific guy you may remember his two lps from 2011, wit s end and humor risk, and hes just announced a followup for 20, big. A knock upon the door cass mccombs, singersongwriter born in northern california in 1977 and currently residing somewhere in that state, is set to release wit s end, his fifthandahalf album and third on domino. Our journalism is free and open for all, but its made possible thanks to the support we. Cass mccombs opposite house by antirecords anti records.
The soul sessions full album free download mediafire. A friend is the end a friend is the end a friend is the end. The fifth album from singersongwriter cass mccombs is difficult to listen to. To qualify for free postage the order must be sent as one package. His wizened whisper sounding like it gained its knowledge through the consumption of too many glasses the night before recalls gelb. What kind of animal by luka, released 28 november 2017 1. Mccombs compulsive need to write and his disdain for convention has characterized many of his releases in 2011 he released two albums wit s end and humor risk and with this sprawling double lp twentytwo songs if you include the short spoken word interludes hes effectively repeated the feat. It is not wealth to have more than others it is not peace when others are in pain it perched there coiling light though that many years ago i remember the feeling like. It seems that way while foraging through the doubledisc big wheel and others, the second part of the title accounting for 21 other tracks. Check out wits end by cass mccombs on amazon music.
Aug 20, 2011 singer cass mccombs has been prolific this year, releasing wits end about four months ago, and now announcing a forthcoming second lp, humor risk, out via domino records on november 8th. The harpsichordlimned buried alive is everything its title suggests. A wordsmith of great economy and precision, cass mccombs releases wit s end this april. In 2011, cass mccombs treated the world to two albums. Memorys stain cass mccombs usa from the album, wits end, domino. Baltimorebased singersongwriter cass mccombs moody but often surprisingly humorous music is aided and abetted by bassist trevor shimizu, keyboardist natalie conn, and drummer dutch e. Now, hell follow up those two with a new 22song lp, big wheel and others. His new release wit s end is a collection of crafty but mournful guitar pop recalling elliot smith or richard thompson, even. Recorded in studios and at home, mccombs third album, dropping the writ, was released in october 2007, followed by catacombs in 2009.
Here you can buy and download music mp3 cass mccombs. When i interviewed mccombs in 2011 around the time of wit s end, he confessed a fixation on northern californias history of drugs, gunslingers, and. Downbeat lyrics, such as on the track hermits cave, and very stripped down instrumentation, plus mccombs voice make for a very intense listen. My sister, my spouse are you comfortable with these words. The album is full of sounds that conjure the colors purple and black. Listen free to cass mccombs wit s end county line, the lonely doll and more.
Listen free to cass mccombs wits end county line, the lonely doll and more. Wits end by cass mccombs, released 11 april 2011 1. Germ who has also played with neil michael hagerty. It sounds as if mccombs is presenting humor risk as a more lighthearted and airy counter to his earlier record. Jun 23, 2015 cass mccombs w the donkeys bobby fuller four cover.
Full of such aching restraint and funereal pacing, wits end uses sparse arrangements to expose cass mccomb s frail and haunting melodies. County line is from cass mccombs album, wit s end, out now on domino. Cass mccombs wit s end 2011 mp3 full album free download leaked. Over the past 15 years, californian multigenre musician and songwriter cass mccombs has made songs encompassing a rich lyrical wit and a varied range of. Dropping the writ, catacombs, humor risk, wit s end, and big wheel and others are all essential listening. Singersongwriter, cass mccombs, fifthandahalf album, wit s end, is the result of two years recording in various homes and studios in california, new york, new jersey and chicago. Singersongwriter cass mccombs fifthandahalf album, wit s end, is the result of two years recording in various homes and studios in california, new york, new jersey and chicago. Humor risk, wits end, and big wheel and others are all essential listening.
Cass mccombs born 1977 in concord, california is an american musician. Wits end is the fifth fulllength album by cass mccombs. Domino recording company is an independent record label founded in 1993. The album is full of sounds that conjure the colors purple and black this is his darkest record to date. Joss stone water for your soul album leaked mp3 video. Jun 17, 2015 joss stone water for your soul album leaked mp3. For 2011s wit s end, mccombs opted for a dark, chamber musicinspired sound. His latest, wit s end, continues his trajectory putting him in that rarefied zone of the songwriters songwriter.
Full of such aching restraint and funereal pacing, wit s end uses sparse arrangements to expose cass mccomb s frail and haunting melodies. Cass mccombs download all indie songs cass mccombs. Cass mccombs has been on more than a few critics lists over the past few years, thanks so his tightly written, evocative way of spinning intimate lyrics together with minimalist pop. Very much late night listening, for those cold lonely nights, on first listen wit s end can be a little too much, but after a few listens the intensity of the words and music is outstanding. Cass mccombs, singersongwriter born in northern california in 1977 and currently residing somewhere in that state, is set to release wits end, his fifthandahalf album and third on domino, on april 26th. Cass mccombs wits end includes mp3 download amazon. Chipmunk transition 2011 hq full mp3 album leaked free download. Greenie lukas third fulllength album, what kind of animal, assembles a collection of songs in a live session that refines and distills the unique voice of canadian singersongwriter luke kuplowsky. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. To me, they still seem to jingle like the pair of a badmans spurs. May 31, 2011 county line is from cass mccombs album, wit s end, out now on domino. Cass mccombs there can be only one pretty much amazing. His themes and ideas require a big canvas and bold brushwork, and with album.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Blending genres such as rock, folk, psychedelic, punk, and. Its out october 14 internationally and october 15 in the u. Jun 15, 2016 over the past 15 years, californian multigenre musician and songwriter cass mccombs has made songs encompassing a rich lyrical wit and a varied range of musical inspirations. Singersongwriter cass mccombs named his fifth album wits end, not wits end.
Cass mccombs confidence man, released 18 october 2019 1. Its the eight track on the tracklisting of the album. May 20, 2003 wit s end is the fifth fulllength album by cass mccombs. The first single from the album, county line, was accompanied by two different music videos. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The five albums cass mccombs released on domino represent the caucus of a. The album is full of sounds that conjure the colors purple and. Therefore, all items must be in stock or you should be happy to wait until all items become available to ship so they can be sent as one package. Order online today and get free uk delivery on orders over.
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