Tip of the Sphere

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Tip of the Sphere
Tip of the Sphere.jpg
Studio album by
Cass McCombs
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)
StudioFigure 8 Studios, Brooklyn, New York, USA [1]
Genre Folk rock [2] , Americana [3]
Length57:30
Label Anti-
Cass McCombs chronology
Mangy Love
(2016)		Tip of the Sphere
(2019)		 Heartmind
(2022)
Singles from Tip of the Sphere
  1. "Sleeping Volcanoes"
    Released: October 30, 2018 [4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 6/10 [7]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Paste 7.5/10 [10]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [2]

Tip of the Sphere is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Cass McCombs. It was released on February 8, 2019 through Anti- Records. [11]

Contents

"Sleeping Volcanoes" was released as the first single from the album on October 30, 2018. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cass McCombs.

No.TitleLength
1."I Followed the River South to What"7:36
2."The Great Pixley Train Robbery"4:00
3."Estrella"4:36
4."Absentee"2:48
5."Real Life"5:15
6."Sleeping Volcanoes"4:27
7."Sidewalk Bop After Suicide"4:27
8."Prayer for Another Day"4:53
9."American Canyon Sutra"4:45
10."Tying Up Loose Ends"4:34
11."Rounder"10:09
Deluxe vinyl edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Confidence Man"4:42
13."Root Hog or Die"5:04
14."The Open Door"4:07

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [12] 3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13] 7
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 19

References

  1. ↑ Kaye, Ben (October 31, 2018). "Cass McCombs announces new album, "Tip of the Sphere"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Bromwich, Jonah (February 9, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Horowitz, Hal (February 7, 2019). "Cass McCombs: Tip Of The Sphere". American Songwriter . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Blistein, Jon (October 30, 2018). "Cass McCombs Previews New Album With Rumbling "Sleeping Volcanoes"". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "Tip of the Sphere - Cass McCombs". AllMusic . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ Harper, Sean (February 5, 2019). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  8. ↑ Michalik, Timmy. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ Bassett, Jordan (February 6, 2019). "Cass McCombs – "Tip Of The Sphere" review". NME . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  10. ↑ Manno, Lizzie (February 19, 2019). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste . Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  11. ↑ Blais-Billie, Braudie (October 30, 2018). "Cass McCombs Announces New Album "Tip of the Sphere"". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Cass McCombs Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Cass McCombs Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2019.


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