CARY COOPER
Dirty Little Secret
With her muted delivery and acoustic accompaniment, Cary Cooper projects the fragile, self-effacing image of a forlorn folkie dwelling among dark shadows. But there’s a ruminative beauty that radiates through Dirty Little Secret songs like “Edge of the World,” “Wondering” and the title track. Cooper occasionally injects spunk and spark into her quiet laments, as evidenced by the unexpected appearance of hip-hop cadences in the otherwise characteristically gentle “Thinking About It” and the exuberance found in “Seventh Grade.” The high-profile musical support she attracts here from the likes of Mary Gauthier, Dave Crossland and Emory Joseph (who all contribute backing vocals) suggests that Cooper likely won’t stay a secret—dirty, little or otherwise—for much longer.
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