It is difficult to characterize the sound of Hein Cooper. His music spans a diverse set of themes and genres and lands somewhere between Folk and Indie Pop. Even Cooper has said, “I don’t like to pigeonhole songs into one style to make them fit… it’s a collection of songs treated individually.” As he moved from song to song last night during his stellar performance, the high level of thought and passion he put into his music was clear. From the moment he stepped on stage to his closing number “Overflow” the music moved from acoustic to electric, blurring the lines defining what a song has to be. Unhindered by labels, Cooper delivered a powerful performance.
The easygoing nature with which he produces his songs is mimicked by his presence on stage. Cooper was mesmerizing, making the stage at a venue filled with over 1,000 feel like a small set up by a beach bonfire with the sun disappearing behind him. He was comfortable and charismatic as his music permeated through The Fillmore in Silver Springs Maryland, infecting all concertgoers.
The Australian singer-songwriter is only climbing within the industry. He released his debut album “The Art of Escape” in May of last year and his hit song “Rusty” has over 3 million hits on Spotify. He was discovered just 4 years ago in a bar in Syndey and his career has taken off ever since.
He is clearly very comfortable on the stage, which he shares only with a guitar that has been described as having a character of its own. With that guitar and a subtle back track his final song “Overflow” energized the crowd for headliner Lukas Graham. Both on stage and in his album you can hear Cooper’s struggles with love, loss, and affection as he chronicles the good and bad experiences he has with these prevailing ideas. I urge you to hear him now and see him live before he’s blasted on the radio and selling out shows.
The easygoing nature with which he produces his songs is mimicked by his presence on stage. Cooper was mesmerizing, making the stage at a venue filled with over 1,000 feel like a small set up by a beach bonfire with the sun disappearing behind him. He was comfortable and charismatic as his music permeated through The Fillmore in Silver Springs Maryland, infecting all concertgoers.
The Australian singer-songwriter is only climbing within the industry. He released his debut album “The Art of Escape” in May of last year and his hit song “Rusty” has over 3 million hits on Spotify. He was discovered just 4 years ago in a bar in Syndey and his career has taken off ever since.
He is clearly very comfortable on the stage, which he shares only with a guitar that has been described as having a character of its own. With that guitar and a subtle back track his final song “Overflow” energized the crowd for headliner Lukas Graham. Both on stage and in his album you can hear Cooper’s struggles with love, loss, and affection as he chronicles the good and bad experiences he has with these prevailing ideas. I urge you to hear him now and see him live before he’s blasted on the radio and selling out shows.