Ally Kerr : Off The Radar[Indie/Pop][174Kbps avg][45M]

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专辑名称：Off The Radar AcwLs%'sx  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr \uc]+nV!o  
唱片公司：Much Obliged V) a<)  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 }Cvf[
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专辑流派：Indie/Pop [GyW1-p33w  
推荐指数：4星 %u,H2*  
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专辑介绍： k^w!|%a[  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the rUc2'Ct  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of P6!c-\  
his little pop masterpieces. _s[ohMlh  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all NoB)tAvw  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the Q_$aiE  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of Sp]"Xr)  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an _ho9 }7 >  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented 9. 6"C<eYt  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of !i,Eo-[Z  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The g`i?]6c}jt  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to ><V<}&:y$(  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to uZL,+Ce|  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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mineral water. sG7G$G*ta!  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that e{EKM4  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his Xia4 I* *  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost <'N"GLJ  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his mhV
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younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album ,P  ~jO  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to L{1MyR7`I+  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. # 2;6!_  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr v7gs $'Q  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters bWWZGl 9  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. v+Mi"ZAd  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably ]s_,;PGU  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of 1[p6v4qO{  
heartbreak. yw
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs 3w!8PPl  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant CoZOKRoaH  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier o-i9 :AHs  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so O:%s;p 5  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any #djby}hi  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although %4'<0  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is 0OCmyy  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of n=Ze p{^  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything Rtpk
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in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. 9Xl[AVs:M  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too &A}hx\_T  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your 
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affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than Op()`x m  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair E<RPMd @a  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit .n[;H;  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit Th_PmkvC  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been qXqGhHoe;  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple ibH!bS{  
espresso kind of guy. z@I'Ryalyc  
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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) wxJu=#!M  
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曲目列表： t =V| '  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender ONVhB  
2. Be The One j+9;Rvt2  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding wKU9I[]  
4. There's A World w**~k]In  
5. The Toothbrush Song mUj_V#v  
6. Off The Radar <
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7. Old Friend n g%~mt  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? J6J">  
9. Mystery Star sZx`u+  
10. Amorino Um^4[rl:#g  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned S=}1k,
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12. Footprints