Nashville based alt.country rock crooner Paul Burch has a voice as sweet as Roy Orbison delivered with the point-blank incisiveness perfected by George Jones. Burch has a subtle touch, a sparse, unpretentious sound, and a level of sincerity and craftsmanship matched by few. The originality of Burch’s bittersweet romanticism is brought home with a knowing sting that is comforted by the lingering melodia and the smoky atmosphere that Burch deftly creates. Burch sings with the weariness of a soul that spilled his guts out so many times that he is just trying to sing now without crying. His badge of pain is just another well-worn souvenir. The music here perfectly matches Burch’s approach; pure country soul without any of the cliches. Fool For Love is another under-the-radar masterpiece by Paul Burch, one of the unsung heroes of contemporary American music.