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MojoJan 12, 2016Sessions and collaborations abound, finally collected here. [Feb 2016, p. 104]
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Dec 18, 2015It’s nowhere near his best work--it’s clear why tracks like ‘Oatmeal’ and 'Catacombs Cow Cow Boogie’ didn’t make his albums--but Cass McCombs' cutting room floor is grimier than most, and this record is a consistently intriguing portrait of the odds and sods of a fascinating career. Listen to it, then buy his entire back catalogue.
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Dec 14, 2015You might argue that McCombs’s albums are idiosyncratic and varied affairs, and so it is here. But not so you’d complain.
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Dec 9, 2015Yes, B-sides and rarities are sort of supposed to feel rough or incomplete, but A Folk Set Apart seems to be characterised far more by its misguided decisions than by its lack of polish or perfection.