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IoWh&(+KdH 专辑名称：Off The Radar
2Sbo7e 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
B'"(qzE-kM 唱片公司：Much Obliged
T#%r\f,l0 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
&Iv3_T<AF 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
:"5'l>la 推荐指数：4星
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L]I ;{Y his little pop masterpieces.
r(-`b8ZE 0m k-o Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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I:M]#aFD jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
6qg_&woJ3 intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
0.C[/ u[ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
dnt: U!TW@ as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
hAq7v']m bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
A+v6N>}* Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
}tue` ">h its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
60p*$Vqy accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
h^o>9s/|/H mineral water.
|^p7:)c y L5$r<t< The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
X:Z4QqT truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
^-Ob($(\ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
+ |(-7 " and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
OXc!^2 ^ younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
d Bn/_ and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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Ca}T)]// If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
$j=c;+W seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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9>,$q"M }? If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
Y&M}3H>E be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
fui;F"+1 heartbreak.
{jB& e, 40,u(4.m* The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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pJ)PVo\cV lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
b.Hf xYt( than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
trD-qi but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
^W!w~g+ kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
#mu3`,9V his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
1N8gH&oF doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
TY,5]*86I& icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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o"h * @. $M%<i~VXe& Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
W ~(4t: hp polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
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,pfHNK-u comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
6aC'\8{h his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
s*% pNE U of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
R%l6+Okr welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
EG=~0j ~ espresso kind of guy.
<_XyHb- JG6"5:: !F ]7q ]g 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)
@~WSWlQW {[B^~Y>Lr g=iPv3MG 曲目列表：
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)Pr*\<C ld 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
,EhQ TVJ 2. Be The One
HCj/x<*F 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
J* V@huF 4. There's A World
rqa?A } ' 5. The Toothbrush Song
q u>5 rg - 6. Off The Radar
@N^?I*| u 7. Old Friend
~+ _|J"\ 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
$'m&RzZ 9. Mystery Star
%K@s0u Q 10. Amorino
bWp40&vx 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
k Qm \f 12. Footprints
