McCombs has played in numerous bands in the
Bay Area during the 1990s before relocating to
New York City. He released his debut EP
Not the Way E.P. (2002), debut album
A (2003), and follow-up
PREfection (2005) via Monitor Records and
4AD. In June 2016, McCombs performed at the
Primavera Sound and Field Day music festivals. McCombs
ANTI- Records debut,
Mangy Love was released on August 26, 2016, which NME referred to as "McCombs' richest ever recording." On February 8, 2019 he released
Tip of the Sphere on
ANTI- Records. In 2020, Spurl Editions published McCombs' debut poetry collection
Toy Fabels. His tenth studio album,
Heartmind, was released on
ANTI- Records on August 19, 2022. In 2023, McCombs and Mr Greg, a
San Francisco school teacher, released the album
Mr Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children on
Smithsonian Folkways. == Discography ==