Interview: Maxwell Stern on Debut Solo Album ‘Impossible Sum’

Maxwell Stern is known as the guitarist and lead vocalist of Cleveland, Ohio’s Signals Midwest, but on his debut solo album, he brings a level of vulnerability never heard before. While mid-tempo indie rock is his usual playground, Stern wades deep into lighter, more stripped-down songs to paint one of his most intimate portraits ever. It’s not just acoustics, though, but a take on what Signals Midwest might sound if they adopted a folk-rock approach. And in the process, through Impossible Sum, released September 25 2020 on Lauren Records, we discover a weathered side of the frontman that’s basking in his growth. “I guess I just wanted to write some different kinds of songs. Poppier, more mellow stuff — sides of myself that I can’t always express in the bands that I play in. I had a ...

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