American singer-songwriter Cass McCombs has been going his own way since the early noughties. He managed to build a cult following with that, but like with colleagues such as and , his albums always sound too frayed and idiosyncratic to push through to the mainstream. Just like the aforementioned names, McCombs collaborated on the album in 2016on which The Grateful Dead is honored by various
… American artists. It is striking how strongly the influence of this famous American rock band returns to Tip Of The Sphere. Flanked by an extensive backing band, McCombs plays dreamy, post-psychedelic American rock as it originated in the early 1970s. He knows how to make this sound professional and playful, using tablas for example in addition to guitars. It makes Tip Of The Sphere one of his most accessible albums. With the growing re-interest of alternative acts in American classic rock, McComb is more than ever up to date. (MR)more