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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar 'Ob5l:  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr M6X f}>  
唱片公司：Much Obliged 'QW 0K]il  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 vNtbb]')m  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop KR522YW  
推荐指数：4星 iySmNI  
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专辑介绍： Nm^q.)dO  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the cdGl[dQ/  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of H
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his little pop masterpieces. )0'O!O  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all j<gnh  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the dm 2_Fj  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of ,Y5+UzE@  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an zf S <X  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented %-SP  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of U  *I52$  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The U{_O=S u  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to -0Q!:5EC  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to ]O\6.>H  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling i&KbzOY  
mineral water. oJ R!0nQ  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that fklMYu4:n  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his t+#
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laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost mR{0*<  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
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younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album Gm%[@7-  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to _1hqD EM  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. J|b1 K]  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr XR&*g1  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters VT9$&\)>O  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. `=>Bop)  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably [WK_Vh{  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of W=b5{ 6  
heartbreak. E=B9FIx~<  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs x=Ru@nK;  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant \ }2Wd`kD  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier vKW%l  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so 1zM`g_(#  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any Nhf!;>  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although 99eS@}RC  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is s
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doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of 1idEm*3&(  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything kz&)a>aA  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. CeZ5Ti?F  

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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too XI0O^[/n{  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your Qh*|mW  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than gC3{:MC-G  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair "[8](3\v  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit REt()$ 7~  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit 06ueE\@Sg  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been a"v D+r7Ol  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple mg;qG@?  
espresso kind of guy. 2M;{|U  
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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) 7' 6m;b~F  
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曲目列表： v/^2K,[0>  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender -_2=NA?t  
2. Be The One eag$i.^aS  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding vI+PL(T@  
4. There's A World  \n`]QN  
5. The Toothbrush Song *mBEF"  
6. Off The Radar $GYy[-.`  
7. Old Friend 9@S icqx   
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? , X|oCD  
9. Mystery Star >u6kT\|^C  
10. Amorino (apAUIE  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned H p1cVs  
12. Footprints