Katharine Whalen (Squirrel Nut Zippers) - Dirty Little Secret (2006)
Katharine Whalen (Squirrel Nut Zippers) - Dirty Little Secret (2006)
EAC Secure Rip | FLAC (Image + Cue + Log) - 273 MB | Complete Scans (Jpeg 600 dpi) - 125 MB | MP3 (CBR320 Kbps) - 104 MB
Pop, Pop Crossover, Alternative/Indie Rock | M.C. Records | MC-0056 | 41:47 minutes | 5% WinRar Recovery | Hosted on: FilePost & Uploaded
EAC Secure Rip | FLAC (Image + Cue + Log) - 273 MB | Complete Scans (Jpeg 600 dpi) - 125 MB | MP3 (CBR320 Kbps) - 104 MB
Pop, Pop Crossover, Alternative/Indie Rock | M.C. Records | MC-0056 | 41:47 minutes | 5% WinRar Recovery | Hosted on: FilePost & Uploaded
Katharine Whalen, former front-person in the roaring nineties swing band Squirrel Nut Zippers, is planning her return to music following a short hiatus with her first solo album in seven years, Dirty Little Secret.
There was a seven year gap between Dirty Little Secret, Katharine Whalen's sophomore release, and her debut. Perhaps not surprisingly then, the two albums are worlds apart stylistically with the only constant being the singer's retro vocals. She has abandoned the smoky, Billie Holiday style that was a logical extension of her work with the Squirrel Nut Zippers, for a lounge/spy music/'60s avant-pop that suits her just as well and arguably better. Although she gets top billing on the front cover, the success of the album should go equally to David Sale (ex-Camus). He writes or co-writes the songs, plays every instrument, engineered all but two tracks, and is clearly the driving force behind the project. Whalen is in fine voice, but it's the production that shares and often dominates the spotlight. These heavily overdubbed songs exude a chilly, frisky, occasionally dreamy go-go quality, somewhere between trip-hop, Vegas jazz, and Austin Powers. The brassy bongo-driven attack of the opening, "The Funnest Game," makes it sound like it came off the soundtrack of a Sean Connery era James Bond flick. Instruments fade in and out during tunes and the programmed drums bring a contemporary feel, even as a song such as "Meet Me by the Fire" recalls girl group aesthetics. Just when you think you've got the album figured out, it shifts direction, eluding your grasp but beckoning you back for another spin. "The Garden" is built on tropical percussion, wandering trumpet, and staccato keyboards as Whalen double-tracks vocals in a bizarre but sexy moan. "Want You Back" imagines a Peggy Lee, Herb Alpert, and John Barry mash-up and the techno beat, mariachi trumpets, and '60s drama of "In the Night" is both winsome and vivid. Dirty Little Secret often seems like the soundtrack to some imaginary '60s B-movie, a bit schlocky and loungy but ultimately cool. It doesn't all work because sometimes these songs take a few too many detours, but it sounds like little else and scores on originality even when Whalen and Sale juggle a few too many creative balls. Reviewed by Hal Horowitz allmusic.com
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EAC extraction logfile from 27. January 2014, 22:00
Katharine Whalen / Dirty Little Secret
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==== Log checksum 64E2CB13BF420DD83C4FD062EE557DC5C1370856E581996CB5A5AC6C24038543 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 27. January 2014, 22:00
Katharine Whalen / Dirty Little Secret
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
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Used output format : User Defined Encoder
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==== Log checksum 64E2CB13BF420DD83C4FD062EE557DC5C1370856E581996CB5A5AC6C24038543 ====
Track Listing:
01. The Funnest Game
02. Dirty Little Secret
03. You-Who
04. Follow
05. Meet Me By The Fire
06. The Garden
07. Angel
08. Want You Back
09. Long
10. In The Night
11. Three Blind Mice
12. Blur
Album Released: June 6, 2006
foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.0
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log date: 2014-02-06 17:41:00
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Codec: FLAC
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Katharine Whalen (Squirrel Nut Zippers) - Dirty Little Secret (2006)
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If you experience any problems or broken links, PLEASE SEND PM to flac jacket.
Be sure to also see other Squirrel Nut Zippers:
Katharine Whalen - Jazz Squad (1999)
Tom Maxwell (ex-Squirrel Nut Zippers) - Samsara (2000)
Tom Maxwell (ex-Squirrel Nut Zippers) - Maxwell / Mosher (2005)
Katharine Whalen And Her Fascinators - Madly Love (2011)
If you experience any problems or broken links, PLEASE SEND PM to flac jacket.
Be sure to also see other Squirrel Nut Zippers:
Katharine Whalen - Jazz Squad (1999)
Tom Maxwell (ex-Squirrel Nut Zippers) - Samsara (2000)
Tom Maxwell (ex-Squirrel Nut Zippers) - Maxwell / Mosher (2005)
Katharine Whalen And Her Fascinators - Madly Love (2011)