Cass McCombs Mangy Love [Digipak]

4 stars out of 5 -- "His latest shows a low-key master at work, and not in a bubble. 'Bum Bum Bum' and 'Run Sister Run' engage race and gender issues with a delivery part soapbox, part bar stool, part pillow talk."
"'Bum Bum Bum' features a nimble guitar line, dreamy electric organ, and an effortless rhythmic pulse, sounding gentle even as there's war all around him."
"[B]y turns didactic and Dada-esque, sensitive and pissed-off, somber and humorous....MANGY LOVE is his best yet, a meditation on gender politics, love and healing that's full of unexpected twists, word games and inside jokes."
Ranked #26 in Mojo's 'The 50 Best Albums Of 2016' -- "[T]here's a melodic spell woven here that's new, with contributions from interesting musicians lending a shimmery '70s pop feel..."
"A record that captivates like a Hollywood classic and takes your mind hostage like a favourite novel. This gnarly, nomadic songwriter has honed his grubby poetry...and he continues to combine it with humour, surreal imagery and deeply melodic folk-rock here."
Paste (magazine) - "The slow, stately song echoes mid-'70s Pink Floyd with clangorous guitar arpeggios steeped in reverb, and McCombs offers pointed lyrical epigrams in a David Gilmour-esque murmur..."