We were wowed by Cass McCombs’ 2011 pair of studio albums WIT’S END and HUMOR RISK, and by his subtly-sensational set at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in 2011.   McCombs has since been busy and will release his new album Big Wheel And Others on October 15th.

Big Wheel and Others will evidently consist of twenty-two songs that will, according to his PR, consist of “road songs, rock songs, folk songs, blues songs, country songs, rhythm and blues songs, skronk non-songs, cinema songs, cult songs, poem songs, jams, and ballads – to use however you wish.”

Listen to new song There Can Be Only One below.  With the subtle groove going on in this song, Cass McCombs may be the heir to the throne of the late, great JJ Cale.  And there can be only one.  This bodes phenomenally well for the new album.  The tracklist can found below the song.

Big Wheel and Others tracklist
Disc 1
01. Sean I
02. Big Wheel
03. Angel Blood
04. Morning Star
05. The Burning Of The Temple, 2012
06. Brighter!
07. There Can Be Only One
08. Name Written in Water
09. Joe Murder
10. Everything Has To Be Just-So

Disc 2
01. It Means A Lot To Know You Care
02. Dealing
03. Sooner Cheat Death Than Fool Love
04. Satan Is My Toy
05. Sean II
06. Home On The Range
07. Brighter! (Featuring Karen Black)
08. Untitled Spain Song
09. Sean III
10. Honesty Is No Excuse
11. Aeon Of Aquarius Blues
12. Unearthed