{"product_id":"cut-worms_transmitter_2026_mdl","title":"Transmitter","description":"Transmitter is Max Clarke’s fourth album as Cut Worms. Produced by Jeff Tweedy at Wilco’s Loft studio, Transmitter showcases Clarke’s talent while celebrating the collaboration between two artists whose work explores grace amidst displacement. It delves into places shaped by the myth of autonomy, where individuals, lured by the idea of connection through technology, are reduced to mere transmitters, data bought and sold, manipulated and measured, their lives distorted by the very networks meant to unite them. The first drafts of Transmitter emerged when Cut Worms was on tour with Wilco in the summer of 2024. At the end of the tour, Tweedy invited the band to record at Chicago’s legendary “Loft,” and the project quickly took shape for the following autumn. Amidst the joyous clutter of guitars, amplifiers, and books at the Loft, Clarke and Tweedy quickly found common musical ground and a shared instinct for complex songs. While Clarke’s voice and songwriting formed the structure, Tweedy’s guitar and bass lines outlined the tracks. Tweedy's presence as a producer is revealed in how he colors the spaces and constantly offers new textures, rather than through authoritarian choices. Their shared sensibility bridged a generational gap and created a more nuanced work than either could have achieved alone. While Cut Worms' previous albums were imbued with the decadence of the Brill Building and unbridled Americana, Transmitter's sound is darker, richer, and more infused with the anxiety of contemporary life. Transmitter reveals a Clarke in full command of his abilities, writing with the conviction of someone who has made peace with uncertainty. These songs address the cost of comfort and return to the idea that beauty, connection, and love are not luxuries but necessities for survival. Clarke is drawn to paradox, the friction between intimacy and escape, faith and doubt, shadow and light. His forgiveness comes through transference: the act of releasing something fragile into the noise and hoping it might still be felt.","brand":"Cut Worms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56568033640792,"sku":null,"price":20260313.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/0656605248912.jpg?v=1771011152","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/cut-worms_transmitter_2026_mdl","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}