Album Review: Cut Worms by Cut Worms

Nearly three years after releasing their beautiful and sprawling double album Nobody Lives Here Anymore, Cut Worms (the project of Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Max Clarke) returns with another collection of sunny pop songs steeped deep in classic rock tradition (sweet harmonies, simple melodies, touches of folk and country spun into the arrangments.) What makes this album stand out is how much more scaled-back everything feels. For the recording process, Clarke opted for a more homegrown approach, foregoing big studios or big-name producers and instead turning to friends and collaborators for help. Cut Worms feels even looser because of it with the songs giving off a kind of carefree spirit.

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