Cass McCombs and Chris Cohen, his longtime collaborator and Interior Live Oak co-producer announce a new collaborative 7”, being released jointly by Hardly Art and Domino. A limited edition vinyl pressing will be available exclusively on McCombs’ upcoming “Interior Live Oak Live” North American tour. The release features two new tracks: “Steel Reserve” and “Ignis Fatuus, Hinkypunk, Sharkfins and Ambergris.” The songs spotlight the artists’ distinct yet deeply intertwined creative chemistry, forged over nearly two decades of collaboration.

To celebrate the release, Cohen will join McCombs for a special performance at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City on March 19. The show marks McCombs’ first NYC performance since the 2025 release of his album Interior Live Oak. The Le Poisson Rouge performance also kicks off McCombs’ 29-date North American run, the “Interior Live Oak Live” tour. Jennifer Castle, Danny Arakaki, Ross James, Jens Kuross, Hand Habits, Lael Neale, and Garcia Peoples will support throughout the tour.

“Chris composed the music and I did the words,” says McCombs. “Our longtime friend and mutual collaborator Trevor Shimizu drew the artwork. Chris has weaved throughout my music over the years — he played guitar on my first LP, A, as well as on ‘County Line’, he co-produced Interior Live Oak, and he is a remarkable musician and songwriter. Both songs are somewhat cracked meditations on dignity. ‘Steel Reserve’ explores the bushes, hidden away. Public life has nothing to offer dignity. “Ignis Fatuus” is a pirate’s treasure collected from an Earth stained with blood and madness — stolen from W.B. Yeats.”

Cohen adds, “Cass and I go back to early 2000s Bay Area. I’ve always thought he was an amazing songwriter so I was very happy when he sent me lyrics. I took it as a dare, as the words were tricky and the forms unusual ones for songs, but I followed them exactly as they were. The music is my reaction to the words as I understood them. Also Cass is a killer guitar player so I had him come in and put some classical guitar on top of ‘Steel Reserve’. We both harmonize and trade verses on ‘Ignis Fatuus’ so it is our first proper duet.”

Chris Cohen has also collaborated with Weyes Blood, Kurt Vile, Le Ren, and Marina Allen and many more, his solo albums include Overgrown Path, To Paint A Room, and The Runners Four.

Cass McCombs + Band 2026 Interior Live Oak Tour Dates

Thu. Mar. 19 – New York, NY @ LPR *
Fri. Mar. 20 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom ^
Sat. Mar. 21 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall ^
Sun. Mar. 22 – Northampton, MA @ The Iron Horse ^
Tue. Mar. 24 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz ^
Wed. Mar. 25 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern ^
Fri. Mar. 27 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig %
Sat. Mar. 28 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall %
Sun. Mar. 29 – Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium %
Mon. Mar. 30 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club %
Wed. Apr. 1 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater **
Fri. Apr. 3 – Boise, ID @ The Shrine Ballroom ^^
Sat. Apr. 4 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern @
Sun. Apr. 5 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater @
Tue. Apr. 7 – Petaluma, CA @ Mystic Theater @
Thu. Apr. 9 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall @
Fri. Apr. 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room @
Sat. Apr. 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour @
Sat. Apr. 25 – Austin, TX @ 29th St. Ballroom #
Mon. Apr. 27 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall #
Tues. Apr. 28 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada #
Thurs. Apr. 30 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room #
Fri. May 1 – Birmingham, AL @ Lakeview Marina Music Park
Sat. May 2 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl #
Sun. May 3 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle #
Tues. May 5 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle #
Thurs. May 7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall #
Fri. May 8 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis #
Sat. May 9 – Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall &

* with Chris Cohen
^ with Jennifer Castle
% with Danny Arakaki
** with Ross James
^^ with Jens Kuross
@ with Hand Habits
# with Lael Neale
& with Garcia Peoples

EU/UK
June 1-7 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera a la Ciutat

Order the 7′ by Cass McCombs and Chris Cohen HERE