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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar _3?7iH  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr F`\7&'I  
唱片公司：Much Obliged ZI'Mr:z4  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 A#B6]j)  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop 34\:1z+s M  
推荐指数：4星 \a6knd  
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专辑介绍： kdHP v=/U  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the XQ]5W(EP  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of LxC"j1wfl  
his little pop masterpieces. !F&Ss|(}  

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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all 6~j.S "  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the 2 7!9LU  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of QX j4cg  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an w$5#jJX\  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented 3d|n\!1r  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of :. ja~Q  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The <MH| <hP  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to ?YO$NYwE  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to zg=F;^oZ <  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling 4uG:*0{Yx  
mineral water. Nn;p1n dN  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that g5*Zg_G/  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his zT5@wm  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost iB,Nqs3i*  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his u.s-/ g  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album $zvqjT:>  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to ^"! j m  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. ]M;aVw<!  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr tzeS D C  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters aN5w  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. wKq-|yf,  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably @Gj|X>0  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of iYJzSVO  
heartbreak. 62X;gb  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs aQK>q. t  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant )`ZTu -|  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier MWS=$N)v*  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so  5 `B!1  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any qdFYf/y  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although )NwIEk>Tf  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is |hprk-R*OH  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of k2xOu9ncEj  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything '}D$"2I*  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. ^=nJ,-(h_  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too S"Dw8_y7}  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your P%6-W5<  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than + W ? /A]  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair *k(>Qsb "  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit >~kSe=Hsb4  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit dX0"h5v1  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been uV:;q>XM'%  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple xYJ|G=h&A  
espresso kind of guy. os]P6TFFX?  
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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) 2U-F}Z  
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曲目列表： Dwq}O  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender j zaC  
2. Be The One V(%L}0[]  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding v}v! hs Q  
4. There's A World KMxP%dV/=  
5. The Toothbrush Song "YUyM5X  
6. Off The Radar IQFt4{aK3  
7. Old Friend j7vp@l6`L  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? L+}q !'8S  
9. Mystery Star ^&'&Y>  
10. Amorino )vFJx[a<n`  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned wj f k >  
12. Footprints