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[POP] “Let’s tell the world all the things we’ve done/Falling in love and the setting sun,” Eric Hutchinson proclaims in his contagious anthem “Tell the World,” which caught a break for the Maryland-raised singer-songwriter when it was used in the ad campaign for Microsoft Windows 10. The plucky, island-hop exuberance that permeates the song is a fine example of  his musical approach, which recalls both Jason Mraz (for whom he’s opened) and Matt Nathanson. Hutchinson’s delivery is refreshingly honest at a time when pop often feels deceptive, and his writing is quick witted, but things got off to a rocky start: he secured a deal with Madonna’s Maverick label, but the original company shut down before his album was ready, leaving him to release it on his own (Maverick has since reopened). Warner picked up his 2008 disc, Sounds Like This, after it made some indie-chart noise, and his profile has remained high ever since. His latest studio set, Pure Fiction, debuted in the Top 10 on iTunes’ overall albums chart when it was released in spring of last year and it continues making waves, landing the boyish 35-year-old the opening slot for Kelly Clarkson’s 2015 summer shed tour. He’s finishing out the year with a series of solo acoustic gigs, which brings him to Buffalo Iron Works on Monday, December 14.