M Ross Perkins is an Ohio-based artist whose elaborate D.I.Y. recordings are steeped in the psych-pop sounds of the late '60s and early '70s. A consummate singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Perkins is also a keen melodicist with a knack for catchy, often playful songs that evoke names like Harry Nilsson, the Kinks, and Brian Wilson. Home-recorded and entirely self-performed, his 2016 eponymous debut established his core sound and helped him earn a contract with retro-oriented indie Karma Chief Records, which released Perkins' second album, E Pluribus M Ross, in 202...