Doug Tuttle/Paperhead/Part Time Lovers

Doug Tuttle is gaining confidence in the saddle as he blazes forward with his second solo release, It Calls on Me. Tuttle’s former band, neo-psychedelic outfit Mmoss, was one part Byrds and one part Chocolate Watchband (on account of their shared love of flute). In 2013, Tuttle’s music and personal life buckled following breakups in both, forcing him to take up the reigns himself. On 2014’s Doug Tuttle, he offers more of what made Mmoss enjoyable: double-tracked choral vocals over a swirling backdrop of guitar and organ punctuated by bomping bass lines. Those who enjoy the baroque pop of Tuttle’s Trouble in Mind labelmate Jacco Gardner will approve. For It Calls on Me, Tuttle begins to cut sonic ties to his past. He ventures in the tracks of early Neil Young without abandoning his passion for the psychedelic, even pulling a few guitar solos on “Painted Eye” and “It Calls on Me.” Tuttle’s Cleveland stop just happens to fall on the album’s release date, so let’s help him give it a warm welcome into the world. (Kaufman)