Kevin O'Rourke -- who in
essence isLo
Fine -- is a whisperer in a world of screamers. His work
beckons you in slowly and quietly, and doesn't demand anything from you
other than your close attention. The last time I talked to him
his truck had died and he was sleeping on a friend's couch in
Northampton, which says a lot about Kevin: owning things isn't
important to him, and his dedication to his craft
is wholehearted and genuine. Kevin does have some collaborators,
including Bruce
Tull, formerly of the seminal Scud Mountain Boys, and the band brings a
fitting gracefulness to the proceedings, but it might be appropriate to
picture Kevin playing these songs by himself, in a darkened house after
everyone else has gone to sleep.
