In Photos: Cass McCombs @ The Old Blue Last, London (24.05.11)

With no support act on the bill, nomadic songwriter Cass McCombs kept fans waiting until well after 10pm before taking to the stage of Shoreditch's Old Blue Last last week. Thankfully the wait proved worthwhile, as McCombs and band sailed through material from recent fifth LP Wit's End - new single 'County Line' proving just as alluring in the flesh as it is on record - as well as more seasoned crowd-pleasers like 'Aids in Africa' from 2003 debut A.

As if his "sombre words and dark fairytales" weren't morose enough already, the singer insisted on almost completely extinguishing the already-sparse stage lighting mid-set. As you can see below, however, that didn't stop our photographer Tim Ferguson getting plenty of crystal clear shots. As always, just click on any of the thumbnails to load a slideshow.