Doug Tuttle will release his third solo album, Peace Potato, on May 5 via Trouble in Mind. (Pre-order.) Doug further refines his jangly style that owes much to The Byrds, George Harrison and other 12-string slingers, here with a more ambitious scope. We’ve got the premiere of “Can it Be,” which definitely echoes Harrison (by way of solo Pete Townshend) and is part of a song suite within the album. Says Tuttle:
Of the many concepts running through “Peace Potato”, the most visible is the intended feel of a problematic night of sleep. Stories ending abruptly, reinterpretations of veiled paranoia, waking dreams, dreams of well known songs, odd distortions of real word troubles, even recurring flashes of a fictitious movie. These moments split time with those of sleeplessness, real life dread of a dying world, and the guilt of never having worked against it.
Listen to “Can it Be” below.
You can catch Doug Tuttle on tour in May, including a show at Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right on 5/22 with Lina Tullgren and more TBA (no word on tickets yet). Earlier in the tour, he’ll be just outside of the city at BSP Kingston on 5/9 with INN:IS (tickets).
Doug Tuttle – 2017 Tour Dates
May 7th – Waking Windows Fest – Winooksi, VT
May 8th – 121 Club – Easthampton, MA
May 9th – BSP – Kingston, NY
May 10th – Happy Dog – Cleveland, OH
May 11th – UFO Factory – Detroit, MI
May 12th – The Hideout – Chicago, IL
May 13th – Milwaukee Psych Fest – Milwaukee, WI
May 14th – Foam – St. Louis, MO
May 15th – Cobra – Nashville, TN
May 16th – 529 – Atlanta, GA
May 17th – Mothlight – Asheville, NC
May 18th – Slim’s Downtown Distillery – Raleigh, NC
May 19th – Gallery 5 – Richmond, VA
May 20th – Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD *
May 21st – Bourbon and Branch – Philadelphia, PA */#
May 22nd – Baby’s Alright – Brooklyn, NY */+
May 23rd – Lilypad – Cambridge, MA */^
May 24th – Sue’s – Rollinsford, NH */^
* W/ Lina Tullgren
# W/ Orange Drop
+ W/ Surprise Guest
^ W/ Ash and Herb