Lisa O'Kane - It Don't Hurt

That roots rocker from Fish Camp, California, Lisa O'Kane, is back with her 2007 album, It Don't Hurt. O'Kane has consistently turned in quality work, this album is no exception, yet she just falls short of deserved wider acclaim.

O'Kane isn't a rhinestone wannabee; she's a talented and earnest voice that claims a captive listen with songs that reveal, challenge and probe. And she does it with a style that's spirited and emotive.

Add to the mix, a host of playing notables like guitarists Albert Lee and Kenny Edwards, keyboardist Skip Edwards, bassist Edward Tree, who serves double duty as producer, and add 11 carefully polished and chosen songs and the album is, simply, a winner.

One of this album's joys is the ache, the misery, the suffer-in-silence female perspective O'Kane paints into her songs. To coin another review writer:'…the catch in the voice, the hint of a sob, the bending of a note, a gospel-like quality to her phrasing…' It's an honest reflection of a lady who feels what she sings, and delivers the outcome with a pull that compels.

Need proof? Listen to the title cut. The sparsity of the track (guitar, cello and harmony) paired to revealing and sobering truths, that of domestic abuse, It Don't Hurt is simply haunting. ~ CountryStarsOnline

• Ain't Done Nothin'
• The Speed and Sound of Loneliness
• Give Me This Night
• Misery and Happiness
• I'm Done
• It Don't Hurt
• Got The Car Running
• Uninvited Guests
• Pay For My Sins
• Paper Thin
• Remember This