CASS MCCOMBS RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “BRADLEY MANNING,” PREMIERED VIA NPR MUSIC’S “FIRST WATCH”

After sharing the “Robin Egg Blue” video in March, Cass McCombs now releases the video for the song, “Bradley Manning,” a poignant tribute to the alleged Army whistleblower. The fantastic “Bradley Manning” video was filmed by director Bradley Beesley, best known for his work with The Flaming Lips, in Manning’s hometown of Crescent, OK on Independence Day, allowing Beesley to capture iconic and patriotic visuals that create a mood eerily complimentary to the song.NPR Music premiered the video earlier today via their First Watch series.

Watch the “Bradley Manning” video here: http://bit.ly/ICYsH1

Cass originally performed “Bradley Manning” in the Democracy Now! studio and they premiered a stream of the track in December. In March, Domino released a 7″ of it, adding to Cass’ remarkable output in the last year with 2011’s two critically acclaimed full-length albums, WIT’S END and Humor Risk. Cass has upcoming tour dates on the West Coast around a performance at Sasquatch Music Festival. A full list of dates is below.

Upcoming US Tour Dates
Fri. May 25 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall ^
Mon. May 28 – George, WA @ Sasquatch Music Festival ^
Wed. May 30 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Sat. June 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre *

^ w/ Michael Hurley
* The Entrance Band and special guests