Cass Mccombs has always been seriously approved here at the towers. Those earlier albums ruled. He's left 4AD and shifted over to megaindie Domino. Funnily enough I had no idea he'd signed to Domino til someone told me they'd seen 7 copies of his new album in a big 2nd hand shop in Manchester. I've been itching to hear the new album. I emailed Domino asking why they sent promos out to folks who obviously weren't interested in the music instead of people who genuinely cared about the music but I got no reply. Ho hum....Probably too busy up in that London snorting dogs or something. Cass is back.The seven inch is called That's That.We like Cass and after a few listens it starts to proper grow on you. It's great to hear people making great timeless sounding music which isn't following any fashion. Both Brian and myself are stumped to give comparisons... always a good sign!! Maybe a bit of the earlier end of Richard Hawley in there? 7" only on hugemegaindie corporation Domino.
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What their label says...
‘That’s That’ is the beautiful first single taken from Cass McCombs’ forthcoming album, ‘Dropping The Writ’, his first for Domino Recordings.·A dark and catchy number with elastic background vocals, ‘That’s That’ appeals to the redheaded stepchild, but with an adult’s sense of humour and subject matter. ·‘Dropping The Writ’ is arguably Cass’s most beautiful record, musically alternating between mania and wonder, within a song-form that McCombs continues to expand upon lyrically, often with the humorous, wry use of stories plucked directly from his own life experience.
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