“2016’s Mangy Love vaulted [Cass McCombs] to a deservedly bigger audience. Happily, on Tip of the Sphere, his idiosyncratic folk-rock seems unaffected by the extra attention, with his same core band indulging occasional jazz and Latin flourishes.” — Pitchfork, Albums We’re Most Excited for in 2019
“[Cass McCombs’] spellbinding and truly quixotic tunes break past the shackles that a cult following typically entails.” — Vulture, Winter Music Preview
“Much of Tip of the Sphere evokes the Grateful Dead at their most mellow and agreeable, but just as the listener is starting to get comfortable, something like the bizarre electro-spoken-word of ‘American Canyon Sutra’ pops up to remind you that McCombs plays by no one’s rules but his own.” — Boston Globe, 15 Artists We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2019
Today, Cass McCombs shares “The Great Pixley Train Robbery”, a new single off of his forthcoming album, Tip of the Sphere, out February 8th via ANTI- Records. Following two previously released singles, “Sleeping Volcanoes” and “Estrella”, “The Great Pixley Train Robbery” kicks it up a notch, acting as an Old West-tinged tale that describes scenes of a violent train robbery, the greed for gold, and claims of insanity. Based on a newspaper article McCombs uncovered from the 1800s, the track shows off McCombs’ pure creativity and apt for vivid storytelling.
Recorded at Shahzad Ismaily’s Figure 8 studios in Brooklyn, Tip of the Sphere was engineered by Sam Owens (aka Sam Evian) and features the core band of McCombs (guitar, vocals), Dan Horne (co-producer, bass), Otto Hauser (drums), and Frank LoCrasto (piano, organ, and more), plus a range of guests including Jason Quever (A and Not The Way) on drums and additional engineering in “The Great Pixley Train Robbery.” Tip of the Sphere sees McCombs’ with a newfound confidence, resulting in rock songs that have more fervor, ballads that are more beautiful, and an overall heightened sound.
Watch “The Great Pixley Train Robbery” Video – https://youtu.be/tJweioHk6t0
Listen To “Sleeping Volcanoes” – https://youtu.be/aJd_bd9vBFc
Listen to “Estrella” – https://youtu.be/sJTR-d8X2jk
Pre-order Tip of the Sphere – https://ffm.to/cm_tipofthesphere
Cass McCombs Tour Dates: Mon. March 4 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage * Tue. March 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live * Thu. March 7 – Brooklyn, NY @ Murrmr Fri. March 8 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom * Sat. March 9 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair * Mon. March 11 – Toronto, ON @ The Horsehoe * Tue. March 12 – Cleveland, OH @ The Beachland * Thu. March 14 – Nashville, TN @ The Exit-In * Fri. March 15 – Indianapolis, IN @ HiFi * Sat. March 16 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall * Sun. March 17 – Milwaukee, WI @ The BackRoom at Collectivo * Mon. March 18 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club * Wed. March 20 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre * Sat. March 23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room * Mon. March 25 – Vancouver, BC @ St. James * Tue. March 26 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey * Wed. March 27 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater * Fri. March 29 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s * Sat. March 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre * Thu. April 4 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe’s * Fri. April 5 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore * Fri. April 26 – Marfa, TX @ Marfa Myths Sat. May 25 – Madrid, ES @ Tomavistas Tue. May 28 – Prague, CZ @ MeetFactory Wed. May 29 – Berlin, DE @ Franzz Club Thu. May 30 – Copenhagen, DK @ ALICE Fri. May 31 – Hamburg, DE @ Nochtspeicher Sat. June 1 – Gent, BE @ DOKBox Mon. June 3 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord Tue. June 4 – Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie Thu. June 6 – London, UK @ Hackney Arts Centre * = with Sam Evian
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