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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar W:N"O\`{m  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr h-v&I>  
唱片公司：Much Obliged Y=wP3q  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 N<i Vs  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop do?n /<@o  
推荐指数：4星 t>=y7n&q  
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专辑介绍： .$x[!fuuR&  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the :?XHZ
  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of _q 9lr8hx  
his little pop masterpieces. tMk>Bx9[  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all i&G`ah>  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the 7[ <sl35  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of "._WdY [  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an Ip|^?uyrk  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented F`}w0=-*(  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of vl(v1[pU  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The 9i)mv/i  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to M!XFb  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to aC]l({-0  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling #]HjP\C  
mineral water. T.dO0$,Q@$  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that sU!q~`; J  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his gb ZX'D  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost bu5)~|?{t  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his *Yjs$'_2  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album U}Fk %Jj  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to 1vd+p!n  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. PelV67?M  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr 5X -{|r3q  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters 0evZg@JP`  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. 4Lb<#e13R?  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably e]fC!>w(\  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of 'z5 ;o:T  
heartbreak. 50`r}
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs qm_E/B  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant <#`L&w.  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier ^jA^~h3(W  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so GMI>$$<  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any H#akE\,  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although d|lzkY
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his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is H^0KNMf(  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of ibL;99#  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything W;W\L? r  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. v\u+=}rl  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too <L0_<T  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your LdV_7)  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than V#Eq74ic  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair .v'8G)6g  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit &nn":  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit c$TBHK;c  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been lU3wIB  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple Hr'#
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espresso kind of guy. iuRXeiG8  
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Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络) F{S.f1Bsp  
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曲目列表： ]T1"3 [si  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender `*B8IT)  
2. Be The One t+ @F"[j  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding /TdTo@  
4. There's A World ;1WclQ!(  
5. The Toothbrush Song <qu\q \  
6. Off The Radar tpS F[W  
7. Old Friend *|'k  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? F+X3CB ,f  
9. Mystery Star yq2Bz7P  
10. Amorino K%;O$ >  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned =1D*K%  
12. Footprints