Cass McCombs

Cass McCombs (born November 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter.

Career McCombs has played in numerous bands in the Bay Area during the 1990s before relocating to New York City. He released his debut EP Not the Way E.P. (2002), debut album A (2003), and follow-up PREfection (2005) via Monitor Records and 4AD. In June 2016, McCombs performed at the Primavera Sound and Field Day music festivals.

McCombs ANTI- Records debut, Mangy Love was released on August 26, 2016, which NME referred to as "McCombs' richest ever recording." On February 8, 2019 he released Tip of the Sphere on ANTI- Records. In 2020, Spurl Editions published McCombs' debut poetry collection Toy Fabels. His tenth studio album, Heartmind, was released on ANTI- Records on August 19, 2022.

In 2023, McCombs and Mr Greg, a San Francisco school teacher, released the album Mr Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children on Smithsonian Folkways.

Discography Studio albums A (2003) PREfection (2005) Dropping the Writ (2007) Catacombs (2009) Wit's End (2011) Humor Risk (2011) Big Wheel and Others (2013) Mangy Love (2016) Tip of the Sphere (2019) Heartmind (2022) Mr. Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children (With Mr Greg) (2023) Seed Cake on Leap Year (2024) Interior Live Oak (2025)

EPs Not the Way E.P. (2002)

Compilations A Folk Set Apart (2015)