Cass and I first met after a Christmas party in London in 2005, when he was doing press for his second album, PREfection. He’d had an underground hit called “Aids in Africa,” which came seemingly out ...

Cass McCombs is a wanderer. He’s described himself in the past as a nomad, and reviews of his early albums almost all mention him sleeping in cars, on couches, and at campsites across the United ...

Near the end of a recent interview, I asked Cass McCombs if he was an optimist or a pessimist. After attempting in vain for years to fully decipher dozens of the 41-year-old’s often beautiful and ...

NAME: Cass McCombs PROGRESS REPORT: The singer/songwriter (and reticent interview subject) writes us a letter to shed some light on his new record, WIT'S END One of my weirdest interview experiences ...