Cut Worms

Description

The windows are down, the air is warm, and the possibilities are endless. On Cut Worms, the new self-titled album by Max Clarke, the singer-songwriter and musician from Brooklyn continues his exploration of what he calls "pop essentialism." Drawing on past hits to create timeless songs, he contemplates age-old questions through a modern lens. Here, he steps away from the legendary studio and sought-after producers for a more local approach, working with a group of talented friends and collaborators. The result is a compact collection of dreamy anthems that live between the hopeful beginnings of summer and the fleeting end of the season. Instead of recording the entire album at once in a studio, he varied his methods. Three of the songs were recorded in a shared rehearsal space. "Don't Fade Out" and "Living Inside" were recorded in Brooklyn by Brian and Michael D'Addario of The Lemon Twigs, who also played piano and bass, respectively, on these two tracks. Rick Spataro, from the indie folk band Florist, handled the recording, with contributions from Cut Worms' live band keyboardist John Andrews, bassist Keven Louis Lareau, and drummer Noah Bond. How do you hold on to a dream? How do you not get lost in a world that is losing itself? Max Clarke's answer lies in his art, where the search for love and the perfect pop song converge and transcend him.