/zh:7N bHm/Z Zx 专辑名称：Off The Radar
S=S/]]e 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
3d;J"e+? 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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WE`|y 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
Jm)7!W%3 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
U.Vn|s(`z 推荐指数：4星
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2*V 专辑介绍：
fz VN;h Muq~p~m} Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
WU=EJY}#n Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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416}# Mk Pbbi*&i Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
=3% GLj polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
3%Q<K=jy jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
R f)|p; intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
XySk m2 y underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
f'"PQr^9 as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
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bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
IDpLf*vSG Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
@ g`|ob]9 its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
)(.g~Q: accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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_Pz\ * The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
qp*~ | truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
,hJx3g5#n laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
F@ |( and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
@6|0H`kv younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
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and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
Ivcy=W=Jk Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
*C|*{ ! If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
90F.9rh seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
`=V1w4J Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
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qOynW If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
D|$0~1y be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
pHoxw|'Y heartbreak.
'-~J.8-</ Nk%$;Si The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
xh<{lZ)KJ themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
-;8 a* F lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
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than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
W:j9 KhvT but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
"p+oi@ kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
5i{J0/'Xu) his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
O 1X) doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
*j <#5=l icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
yXtQfR in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
E*tT^x) o ,_F;ZhE Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
WFFd3 TN%< polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
pcOKC 0b. affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
Rq",;,0ZJ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
MVQ6I/EA4 his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
=D?HL? of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
qKeR}&b welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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mo4F\$2N Y> E` 7n zcOm"- E- 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)
g hkV^ [ h?ijZHG $ xr Ne: Aj 曲目列表：
&F;bg n^55G>"0| 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
JX>`N5s 2. Be The One
$%&OaAg 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
{pre|r\ 4. There's A World
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C[ KMaB 6. Off The Radar
& 0ymAf5R 7. Old Friend
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X$t!g` 9. Mystery Star
7FaF]G 10. Amorino
})PU`?f 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
lFA-T I& 12. Footprints
