Cass McCombs, Air Waves

Tip of the Sphere, ninth LP from Cass McCombs, rambles with the Californian’s winking charm and cryptically poetic musing. As stylistically malleable and restless as ever, the album patiently dishes psychedelic folk wanderings, shimmering pop ballads, and heavy-chorded classic rock tones. Brooklyn’s Air Waves chimes first with the dreamy indie-pop of last year’s Warrior. – Doug Freeman