Cass McCombs - Dropping the Writ

McCombs is a U.S. singer-songwriter, but no ordinary folkie. Signed to England’s Domino label (Franz Ferdinand, The Arctic Monkeys), he writes quirky songs about himself that sound like nothing else around. McCombs’ third album features his wry autobiographical perspective on such catchy tunes as “That’s That,” in which he croons cheerfully about working at a job cleaning toilets in a Baltimore club. Meanwhile, his dark, surrealistic side emerges on “Lionkiller” and the sprightly “Full Moon or Infinity.”