Cut Worms- Transmitter Demos

Max Clarke strips away the studio sheen on Transmitter Demos, capturing the bare, bedroom-fidelity spark of five tracks from his fourth full-length that recall why we fell for Cut Worms in the first place. Where Jeff Tweedy’s production gave these songs a full-throated push toward Big Star and The Replacements, this unadorned acoustic simplicity leaves room for the melodies to unspool, confirming Clark’s standing as one of his generation’s most naturally supreme songwriters.

David Walker