8@ck" LUzD 9/TF # 专辑名称：Off The Radar
;muxIr`? 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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xpt *S ~ 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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Mhe=[ 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
$NzD&b$7 推荐指数：4星
v)>R)bzqe <[Ae 0UK 专辑介绍：
RSXYz8{ yZ=wT,Y Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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M0q8 Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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Zoh[tO jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
k2o98bK&; intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
U~ QIO O underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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=B_vQJF2 Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
) *ocX)AE its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
)J#7:s]eo accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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rAq2 p5&:>> The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
$TS4YaJ% truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
] P;Ng=a laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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Xc -'&" younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
&OD)e@Tc and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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S,,,D+4 If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
uuW._$.A> seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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:G\f(2@ If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
%_N-~zZ1E be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
l1XA9>n heartbreak.
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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aj;OG^(!2_ lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
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[A99e ` but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
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/ghXI"ChI his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
Lq.aM.& ;# doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
IF-g % icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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~LqjWU swEE >= Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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k X!TOlk3 your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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R@_i$ Df| his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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X,dOF=OJL welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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|E)-9JSRy _Eo $V& 4,kdP)Md$ Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
kpFt e7rD,`NiV R > 1 曲目列表：
5{ ?J 5 {z:aZ]QhKc 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
T;jy2|mLo 2. Be The One
?QuD:v ck 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
uEqL Dg 4. There's A World
;#a^M*e 5. The Toothbrush Song
zyb>PEd. 6. Off The Radar
znm3b8ns 7. Old Friend
v%8.o%G 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
Bg.~#H 9. Mystery Star
@T>\pP]o 10. Amorino
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11. The Truth That I Have Earned
k$j4~C'$ 12. Footprints
