]#`bYh^y !| D,cs 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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~>K 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
jsuQ R 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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eH2= 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
$lvpBs 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
Q~jU Z-qN 推荐指数：4星
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/4z' 专辑介绍：
?>2k>~xlQ NI3_wV Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
Wfp[)MM; Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
O.}{s; his little pop masterpieces.
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, Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
OT+LQ TE polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
c5pF?k FaD jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
Y$shn]~ intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
a?_N8|k[ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
K08xiMjl as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
9ELLJ@oNC bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
Z G3u Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
h@&& .S`B its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
wknX\,`Q accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
vWc =^tT mineral water.
akoK4!z !RN (/ &%y The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
D6f ry\ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
*]:gEO and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
ux :czZqy younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
MOi.bHCQJP and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
rl"$6{Z} Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
yhxen If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
_~]~ssn,1 seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
kK\G+{z? Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
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l-( be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
u_ou,RF heartbreak.
Av6 =q=D PW 7{,1te, The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
Lxz!>JO> themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
TNun)0p lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
/ ,Unp1D than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
}#'I,?_k but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
kHMD 5Q kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
vl}fC@%WRI his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
#WE"nh9f|z doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
!W\Zq+^^J3 icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
5l_ >QB in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
<d*;d3gm skSs|slp Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
sWtT"7>x polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
Ku 'OM6D< affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
yLFZo"r your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
0;J#". (KQ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
(v/mKG yg his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
H]I^?+)9 of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
85{2TXQ^%= welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
LA +BH_t& espresso kind of guy.
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[Dz hwD;1n LvM;ZfA Ev 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)
%jBI*WzR a ](Jc) GS*Mv{JJ 曲目列表：
jsp)e = L!>EW0 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
Y-ZTv(< 2. Be The One
n1E^8[~ ' 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
VX'cFqrK3 4. There's A World
=Rw-@ *#l 5. The Toothbrush Song
ZC!GKW P2 6. Off The Radar
n[f<]4< 7. Old Friend
#P,C9OQ D 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
{ K,KIj" 9. Mystery Star
wOg?.6<Kxa 10. Amorino
%~{ G*%: 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
=7l'3z8 12. Footprints
