Formerly in MMOSS, Doug Tuttle’s second solo affair, It Calls On Me, is psych-pop that never forgets the dark, bleary heart of the “psych” portion of the equation. A good deal of hippie-remembrance and revision forgets that underneath the nominal peace and exploration there was exploitation and addiction (among plenty of other examples of humanity trying to come to grips with our internal monsters). Tuttle’s songwriting seems as influenced by Californian folk-rock in the 1970s as it does UK folk-rock in the 1970s, and the album is lushly recorded, conjuring up the imagery of fog settling over pine trees and mountains on a yellow-grey morning. The title track and “Falling To Believe”, in particular, have memorable, plaintive hooks that hang in the air long after the album’s over.

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It Calls On Me is available February 19 on Trouble In Mind. You can stream the album in full below.

Doug Tuttle “It Calls On Me” by Trouble In Mind Records

Doug Tuttle tour dates:

February

17 Detroit, MI at Marble Bar S

18 Chicago, IL at The Owl

19 Cleveland, OH at Happy Dog

20 Cincinnati, OH at The Comet

21 Nashville, TN at East Room

22 Atlanta, GA at 529

23 Chapel Hill, NC at Local 506

24 Richmond, VA at Strange Matter

25 Brooklyn, NY at Rough Trade

26 Providence, RI at AS220

27 Boston, MA at Lillypad

2/28: Portsmouth, NH at 3S Artspace