7Yrp#u1! d)7V: 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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} 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
1Ev#[FOc 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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$'A[hq 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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专辑流派：Indie/Pop
0^PI&7A?y 推荐指数：4星
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)~X*&(7RR} u*NU MT2 Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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H8}}R~ZO 8'(|1 Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
ktr l | polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
\y%:[g}Fvw jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
GoGo@5n(Z intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
3ee?B~Tun underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
1z\>>N$7B as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
`2Buf8|a, bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
Zh WtY Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
ZZa$ /q" its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
o'3t(dyyH accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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1f 0"z1 truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
?D#]g[6 laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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|4i,Vkfhe younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
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c@{,& ,vsj be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
AA}M"8~2 heartbreak.
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( jCE&'?} themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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io:?J nQSA than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
aO'$}rDf$ but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
+v&+8S`+ kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
lN 1 T\ his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
}mz4 3Sq< doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
~@R=]l" icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
4MRHz{`wa in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
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RKIqg4>E Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
NK*~UePy polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
kvSSz%R~ affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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?mRU9VY his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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3,tKqR7g welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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-YHlVz YG?W8)T .'+ Tnu(5q 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)
< 8r%_ '] , +,""t OMO.-p 曲目列表：
t1g)Y|@d F7 # 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
-`iZBC50 2. Be The One
<d$|~qS _ 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
];B h1 4. There's A World
cm6cW(x6 5. The Toothbrush Song
JQi)6A?J 6. Off The Radar
4[Hf[ . 7. Old Friend
!m' lOz 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
-+#\W B{AI 9. Mystery Star
<i%.bfQ/- 10. Amorino
oOmPbAY 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
a 5:YP 12. Footprints
