Interior Live Oak
by Cass McCombs
- Type: Album
- Released: 15 August 2025
- Label: Domino
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:14:02
- Community rating: 3.37/5 from 7 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On the double LP 'Interior Live Oak', Cass McCombs reunites with early collaborators like Chris Cohen and Jason Quever, channeling two decades of sonic exploration into more direct and economical song structures. The album's production fosters a warm, live-in-the-room feel that balances a diverse palette of folk-rock, psych-pop, and gothic country with personally reflective lyrics on mortality, memory, and place. This expansive yet focused collection showcases McCombs' refined songcraft, merging his characteristic serpentine guitar work and poetic narratives into a hopeful and clarifying statement.
Genres
Descriptors: folk, acoustic, satirical, protest, political
Tracklist
- Priestess (05:24)
- Peace (04:25)
- Missionary Bell (04:24)
- Miss Mabee (03:09)
- Home At Last (03:24)
- I'm Not Ashamed (04:41)
- Who Removed The Cellar Door? (06:00)
- A Girl Named Dogie (04:40)
- Asphodel (04:42)
- I Never Dream About Trains (05:31)
- Van Wyck Expressway (03:24)
- Lola Montez Danced The Spider Dance (07:01)
- Juvenile (03:59)
- Diamonds In The Mine (03:19)
- Strawberry Moon (04:02)
- Interior Live Oak (05:57)
Credits
- Cass McCombs - vocals, guitar, piano, bass, keyboards, harmonica, producer, written-by, photography by [additional]
- Jason Quever - guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, cello, co-producer, mixed by, engineer, photography by [cover]
- Chris Cohen - bass, co-producer, engineer
- Matt Sweeney - guitars
- Mike Bones - guitar
- Brian Betancourt - bass
- Austin Vaughn - drums
- Joe Lyle - drums
- Dylan Hadley - drums
- Frank LoCrasto - keyboards
- Dan Iead - guitar
- Sam Owens - guitars, co-producer, engineer
- Matthew Cooper - design
- Jon Erickson - engineer
- Mark Chalecki - mastered by