Michael McDermott,”Orphans” (Pauper Sky Records)-Chicago based singer-songwriter Michael McDermott follows up the critically acclaimed “Willow Springs” and “Out From Under” with a selection of typically heartfelt ditties which had been initially discarded but lodged themselves in his consciousness until they were finally captured for posterity here. McDermott has thankfully curbed the self-destructive tendencies which threatened to derail his career during the early nineties,and “Orphans” captures a performer operating at the peak of his creative powers, with “Sometimes When It Rains in Memphis,” “Tell Tale Heart” and “Givin’ Up The Ghost” emerging as three of the musical highlights.