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E:5) JVfSmxy. 专辑名称：Off The Radar
6,wi81F,} 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
#mT\B[4h 唱片公司：Much Obliged
I /2{I 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
#VM+.75o1 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
{ef9ov Xk 推荐指数：4星
={' 3j YR'dl_ 专辑介绍：
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1-Nx 4h*c{do Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
3<XP/c"; polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
$)Y a lZ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
;W 3#q : intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
MZrLLnl6\ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
QBYY1)6S, as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
}j)][{i*x bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
(^HU| Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
9^?2{aP % its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
W-RqooEv accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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mI,a2wqi `_iK`^(- The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
Dz3~cuVb truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
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on laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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6vfut$)[{ younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
"8$Muwm and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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L9]y ~[R: If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
*q A:%m3 seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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b:PzqMh{G If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
y Rivf.wH be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
I{$TMkh[ heartbreak.
?>1wZ *`40B6dEr The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
(sW$2a themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
58t_j54 than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
Hf + oG but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
D/ tCB- + kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
@8Cja. H his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
-b gj<4R$p doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
x21XzGLY|} icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
k]9y+WC2 in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
Xb~i?T;f ; > %wf3e Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
. )E1|U[L polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
w0O(> affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
pQ xv_4 your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
h05 BZrE comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
WQ9VcCY his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
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welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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yuhY )T s)+] pxV0- \' &,9lP 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)
z2jS(N?J 1 wjTW{Bg~G " eS-i @ 曲目列表：
4j(*%da 94?/R hs5 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
7HJH9@8V 2. Be The One
_z\qtl~3 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
a :CeI 4. There's A World
d>0 j!+s 5. The Toothbrush Song
[xXV5 JU 6. Off The Radar
8\+XtS 7. Old Friend
H|3CZ=U? 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
/PpZ6ne~ [ 9. Mystery Star
!>WW(n07Ma 10. Amorino
aNgJ m~K0P 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
^vZu[ m 12. Footprints
