Cass McCombs - Interior Live Oak (2025)


Cass McCombs’s Interior Live Oak unfolds like a sun-washed journal of Americana—16 meticulously crafted tracks that feel lived-in yet refreshingly inventive. The album blends warm balladry with sly humor and vivid character portraits, balancing poetic storytelling and understated musicianship. Whether through the rustic elegance of “Missionary Bell,” the quirky daily satire of “Miss Mabee,” or elegiac meditations like “I Never Dream About Trains,” McCombs writes with warmth and uncanny precision. The album’s leisurely pacing and lush arrangements invite deep immersion, revealing more texture and insight with each listen. It’s a confident, deeply seasoned statement from a singular songwriter reaching his prime.




Genre: Indie Folk
Country: US

Final Verdict: 62% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 417th / 609

Highlight: Van Wyck Expressway


Made me think of:
Gordon Lightfoot
Harry Nilsson
John Prine

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