"[Dirty Little Secret] quickly morphs into a singular piece
of pop that jumps all over the place — from trippy beats,
effects and guitar squall (“Angels”), to a cool
little piece of balladry that pulses with blips and piano fills
(“Follow”),
to cotton-candy lushness spun with orchestral touches, vibes
and horns."
- Stuart Munro - Harp Magazine Read the whole review
"Mixing and matching everything from fever-dream calypso
to dredged-from-the-Delta blues to lo-fi cabaret balladry, Dirty
Little Secret never runs out of surprises...an exotically original,
genre-busting beauty."
- Mike Usinger, No Depression
"On her startling new solo album, Dirty Little Secret,
Sale sets Whalen's jazz croon against modern electronic effects
and percolating rhythms, with impeccable popcraft. The title
track sounds like something Burt Bacharach might have written
for Dusty
Springfield."
- Raleigh News & Observer
"Startling...Impeccable pop craft."
- David Menconi - News Observer
"Swaths of hip-hop and traces of pop-rock color the tracks, picking up the
beats to a zestful frenzy that turns an otherwise ordinary experience into
an extraordinary experience."
- Alexander Rogers - Celebrity Cafe
"Lasciviously enticing vocals that meander over jazzily animated rhythms
and surf-inspired guitar make for a delightful melange suitable for the most
scandalous Parisian burlesque show. Sensual and inviting beyond words, Katharine
Whalen (Kat) reminds me of bands like the Get Hustle that take an otherwise
vibrant and jubilant music and turn its head to face the shadow side. The result
is swing-noir
par excellence. Yummy."
- Scott's Top ten list at Download.com
"Katharine Whalen drafts the script for a futuristic burlesque show that never stops. Dizzying and dazzling, Whalen dreams up masterpieces of exotica for decadent nightclubs with her eccentric and seductive charm. Picture the Squirrel Nut Zippers crossed with Portishead, then grab a martini for this mélange
of the neurotic and erotic."
- Download.com
"Anachronistic musical tracks that sound like a cross between Latin,sampled jazz,
and the Motown Remixed series paired with Whalen's hot vox make for intriguing,
and highly welcome, bedfellows."
- Ryan Gillespie-Pop Matters
"The moment you press play be prepared to be knocked off your feet by Whalen's
breathy vocals (imagine Macy Gray in a smokey jazz club). One moment, Whalen
is deeply crooning. In the next, she's grabbing your libido with her sexy,
lilting voice...an amazing disc you must not pass up."
- Sean R. Grogan-Earvolution
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