M Ross Perkins w/Andrew Adkins

Fairborn, Ohio, native M Ross Perkins does a good job of resuscitating the light rock music of 1971 on his self-titled 2016 debut, and you may want to ponder what these Nilsson-style harmonies and AM-radio-friendly rock tunes signify in the age of Trump. A lot goes into Perkins’ sunshine pop — Burt Bacharach, The Beatles circa “The Fool on the Hill” and British Invasion pop transpire throughout the 12 tracks on M Ross Perkins. “Ever Ever Ever” ably imitates the style of English proto-power-poppers The Searchers, while “Someone Else” amalgamates several mid-’60s British Invasion styles. Best of all is “Local Showcase,” which reminds me of Moby Grape and, rock scholars, long-forgotten English pop-rock group Christie. As with most revivalism of this sort — Perkins was born in 1987 — the homages tend to be less than idiomatic. But Perkins is usually funny enough to pull them off. Perkins also plays at Grimey's at 5 p.m. EDD HURT