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Cut Worms
The car windows are down, the air is warm, and the possibilities are boundless. On Cut Worms, the new self-titled album from Brooklyn-based Max Clarke, the singer-songwriter and musician continues his exploration of what he calls āpop essentialismā.
Mining the golden hits of yesteryear for a timeless double A-side sound, he contemplates age-old questions through a modern lens. Here, he leaves behind the legendary studio and sought-after producers for a more homegrown approach, working with a cast of gifted friends and collaborators. The result is a compact collection of daydream anthems that live between the summerās hopeful beginnings and the seasonās fleeting end.
As opposed to recording the entire album in one chunk at one studio, Clarke varied his methods. Three of the songs were cut from start to finish in his shared rehearsal space. āDonāt Fade Outā and "Living Insideā were recorded in Brooklyn by Brian and Michael DāAddario of the Lemon Twigs, who also played piano and bass, respectively, on these two songs. Further basic tracking was done by Rick Spataro (of indie folk band Florist) at his Hudson Valley studio, Onlyness Analog, with contributions from the long standing Cut Worms live bandākeyboardist John Andrews, bassist Keven Louis Lareau, and drummer Noah Bond (who played on all three sessions).
A youthful spirit breathes throughout these nine songs. The carnation-adorned school dance serenade of āIāll Never Make Itā; the starry eyed infatuation of āIs it Magic?ā; the first fall leaves on the bus ride to school on āLiving Insideāāall evoke a place of warmth and safety. Declarations like āDonāt Fade Outā, āLetās Go Out On The Townā, and āUse Your Loveā make high demands for life to change, but beg for us, as people, to keep hold of what makes us human. Clarke wrestles with a paradoxāthe joys of experience cannot be won without the loss of innocence.
On āBallad of a Texas Kingā Clarke sings, āāHey kid come along... something is wrong... I believe you know... All this to say, only one way that this can go...ā Itās as if heās reaching out to his younger self, letting him know the changes are inevitable. How do we hang on to a dream? How do we not lose ourselves in a world that is lost? The only way out of a nightmare is to keep going. Clarkeās answer lies in his art, where the search for love and the perfect pop song coalesce and transcend him to that other plane. ā Kyle Avallone
Mining the golden hits of yesteryear for a timeless double A-side sound, he contemplates age-old questions through a modern lens. Here, he leaves behind the legendary studio and sought-after producers for a more homegrown approach, working with a cast of gifted friends and collaborators. The result is a compact collection of daydream anthems that live between the summerās hopeful beginnings and the seasonās fleeting end.
As opposed to recording the entire album in one chunk at one studio, Clarke varied his methods. Three of the songs were cut from start to finish in his shared rehearsal space. āDonāt Fade Outā and "Living Insideā were recorded in Brooklyn by Brian and Michael DāAddario of the Lemon Twigs, who also played piano and bass, respectively, on these two songs. Further basic tracking was done by Rick Spataro (of indie folk band Florist) at his Hudson Valley studio, Onlyness Analog, with contributions from the long standing Cut Worms live bandākeyboardist John Andrews, bassist Keven Louis Lareau, and drummer Noah Bond (who played on all three sessions).
A youthful spirit breathes throughout these nine songs. The carnation-adorned school dance serenade of āIāll Never Make Itā; the starry eyed infatuation of āIs it Magic?ā; the first fall leaves on the bus ride to school on āLiving Insideāāall evoke a place of warmth and safety. Declarations like āDonāt Fade Outā, āLetās Go Out On The Townā, and āUse Your Loveā make high demands for life to change, but beg for us, as people, to keep hold of what makes us human. Clarke wrestles with a paradoxāthe joys of experience cannot be won without the loss of innocence.
On āBallad of a Texas Kingā Clarke sings, āāHey kid come along... something is wrong... I believe you know... All this to say, only one way that this can go...ā Itās as if heās reaching out to his younger self, letting him know the changes are inevitable. How do we hang on to a dream? How do we not lose ourselves in a world that is lost? The only way out of a nightmare is to keep going. Clarkeās answer lies in his art, where the search for love and the perfect pop song coalesce and transcend him to that other plane. ā Kyle Avallone
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The car windows are down, the air is warm, and the possibilities are boundless. On Cut Worms, the new self-titled album from Brooklyn-based Max Clarke, the singer-songwriter and musician continues his exploration of what he calls āpop essentialismā.
Mining the golden hits of yesteryear for a timeless double A-side sound, he contemplates age-old questions through a modern lens. Here, he leaves behind the legendary studio and sought-after producers for a more homegrown approach, working with a cast of gifted friends and collaborators. The result is a compact collection of daydream anthems that live between the summerās hopeful beginnings and the seasonās fleeting end.
As opposed to recording the entire album in one chunk at one studio, Clarke varied his methods. Three of the songs were cut from start to finish in his shared rehearsal space. āDonāt Fade Outā and "Living Insideā were recorded in Brooklyn by Brian and Michael DāAddario of the Lemon Twigs, who also played piano and bass, respectively, on these two songs. Further basic tracking was done by Rick Spataro (of indie folk band Florist) at his Hudson Valley studio, Onlyness Analog, with contributions from the long standing Cut Worms live bandākeyboardist John Andrews, bassist Keven Louis Lareau, and drummer Noah Bond (who played on all three sessions).
A youthful spirit breathes throughout these nine songs. The carnation-adorned school dance serenade of āIāll Never Make Itā; the starry eyed infatuation of āIs it Magic?ā; the first fall leaves on the bus ride to school on āLiving Insideāāall evoke a place of warmth and safety. Declarations like āDonāt Fade Outā, āLetās Go Out On The Townā, and āUse Your Loveā make high demands for life to change, but beg for us, as people, to keep hold of what makes us human. Clarke wrestles with a paradoxāthe joys of experience cannot be won without the loss of innocence.
On āBallad of a Texas Kingā Clarke sings, āāHey kid come along... something is wrong... I believe you know... All this to say, only one way that this can go...ā Itās as if heās reaching out to his younger self, letting him know the changes are inevitable. How do we hang on to a dream? How do we not lose ourselves in a world that is lost? The only way out of a nightmare is to keep going. Clarkeās answer lies in his art, where the search for love and the perfect pop song coalesce and transcend him to that other plane. ā Kyle Avallone
Mining the golden hits of yesteryear for a timeless double A-side sound, he contemplates age-old questions through a modern lens. Here, he leaves behind the legendary studio and sought-after producers for a more homegrown approach, working with a cast of gifted friends and collaborators. The result is a compact collection of daydream anthems that live between the summerās hopeful beginnings and the seasonās fleeting end.
As opposed to recording the entire album in one chunk at one studio, Clarke varied his methods. Three of the songs were cut from start to finish in his shared rehearsal space. āDonāt Fade Outā and "Living Insideā were recorded in Brooklyn by Brian and Michael DāAddario of the Lemon Twigs, who also played piano and bass, respectively, on these two songs. Further basic tracking was done by Rick Spataro (of indie folk band Florist) at his Hudson Valley studio, Onlyness Analog, with contributions from the long standing Cut Worms live bandākeyboardist John Andrews, bassist Keven Louis Lareau, and drummer Noah Bond (who played on all three sessions).
A youthful spirit breathes throughout these nine songs. The carnation-adorned school dance serenade of āIāll Never Make Itā; the starry eyed infatuation of āIs it Magic?ā; the first fall leaves on the bus ride to school on āLiving Insideāāall evoke a place of warmth and safety. Declarations like āDonāt Fade Outā, āLetās Go Out On The Townā, and āUse Your Loveā make high demands for life to change, but beg for us, as people, to keep hold of what makes us human. Clarke wrestles with a paradoxāthe joys of experience cannot be won without the loss of innocence.
On āBallad of a Texas Kingā Clarke sings, āāHey kid come along... something is wrong... I believe you know... All this to say, only one way that this can go...ā Itās as if heās reaching out to his younger self, letting him know the changes are inevitable. How do we hang on to a dream? How do we not lose ourselves in a world that is lost? The only way out of a nightmare is to keep going. Clarkeās answer lies in his art, where the search for love and the perfect pop song coalesce and transcend him to that other plane. ā Kyle Avallone
