Blog: Stereogum

Cass McCombs' fourth album Catacombs opens with its first single, "Dreams Come True Girl," which features the ghostly guest vocals of Academy Award-nominated actress Karen Black. If you recall, she played the country star Connie White in Nashville and wrote the songs she performed in the film. Fittingly, Catacombs has a dusty ensemble-cast feel to it, though it's McCombs playing all the parts. See, for instance, the video for "You Saved My Life," which follows the wandering singer-songwriter around some sort of beer-friendly festival, passing dozens of people, and remaining the focus despite all [...]

• Cass McCombs (Feat Karen Black) - Dreams Come True Girl