Monday 30 November 2009

Cass McCombs at The Lexington (London) with Sian Alice Group and Left With Pictures

Domino resident CASS MCCOMBS possesses that rare ability to attack both the listener's heart with melodies and textures, and head with its poetry and themes. In the greatest of American traditions, McCombs carries on transcending fad and fashion to ensure the art of songwriting lives on.

The California native built his career traveling the East Coast of the US, performing at open mic nights in New York and Baltimore. His styles range from the anxious dronals of the Velvet Underground to lonesome hollowed out basement folk with many turns in between. His is a vivid and weary lyrical style that drifts into the high-spirited and whimsical.