The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›
Chances for 2027
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2017
- Active since
- 2004
- Albums
- Interior Live Oak 2025
- Mr. Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children 2023
- Heartmind 2022
- Tip of the Sphere 2019
- Mangy Love 2016
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
KEXP 47 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 27 0,2 per week since Oct 2024 Willy 3 0,0 per week since Dec 2024
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior Live Oak | 2025 | – | – | – |
| Mr. Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children | 2023 | – | – | – |
| Heartmind | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Tip of the Sphere | 2019 | – | – | – |
| Mangy Love | 2016 | #137 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Big Wheel and Others | 2013 | – | – | – |
| Humor Risk | 2011 | – | – | – |
| Wit’s End | 2011 | – | – | – |
| Catacombs | 2009 | – | – | – |
| Dropping the Writ | 2007 | – | – | – |
| PREfection | 2005 | – | – | – |
| A | 2004 | – | – | – |
How popular is Cass McCombs compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Best-known songs (Deezer)
Per edition, historical
Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | – | C | 33 / 53 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | Best of Best Kept Secret 2017 Dag 3 | Dansende Beren | 20/06/2017 | dagverslag |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ▲Sunday, June 2017 · Best Kept Secret
Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.
Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| Willy | Belgium | Peace 2 · Brighter 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Peace 14 · Friends From All Around the World 5 · J-O-B 2 · Little Wilma Wiggly Worm 2 · The Same Thing 2 |