An eclectic singer/songwriter with a haunting voice who balances emotional richness, awareness, and a wry demeanor in his lyrics, Cass McCombs negotiates styles including Americana, Baroque pop, psychedelia, and sprawling, jam band folk-rock in his music. He made his label debut in 2002 with the EP Not the Way. A series of unpredictable records followed, including 2008's Dropping the Writ and 2016's Mangy Love. His eighth studio LP overall, the latter appeared on both the Billboard rock and Americana/folk charts. He reached number seven on the Billboard Heatseekers chart with 2019's meandering Tip of the Sphere before delivering some of his catchiest material yet on 2022's still-reflective Heartmind. A year later, Mr. Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children found him applying his style-bending approach to playful arrangements of original kids' songs by Greg.