Video: Cass McCombs - County Line

In “County Line,” singer-songwriter and nomad Cass McCombs rides his yearning voice through the desert like a crazy horse with no name. That soulful voice is his best asset, and he knows how to use it, with a mastery of folk-rock phrasing. The tune wafts through a hinterland of Rhodes piano that seems to shimmer on the edge of breaking free, just like the orange layers rising from a southwestern sunset. Maybe this reflects the county line itself, a vibrant, living thing that repels the singer yet drags him in. Wavering with vocal tension, McCombs takes the scenic route with [...]