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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar Y^@Nvt$<K  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr Xm! ;  
唱片公司：Much Obliged ]#VNZ#("  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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专辑流派：Indie/Pop >?Ps5n]b  
推荐指数：4星 ;K9rE3  
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专辑介绍： ;<=B I!  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the ZNEWUt{+;^  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of ?yq1\G)]  
his little pop masterpieces. V 2WcPI^  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all eJ23$VM+9  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the igD,|YSK`z  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of S
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intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an #,KjJ  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented ,9C~%c0Pw  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of @m=xCg.Z  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The #&cNR_"w  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to m%bw$hr  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to uzx?U3.\  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling rIE 
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that zNs8yMnFr  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his dt -=7mz#  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost ,y+}0q-Ou  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his ;ss,x  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album U '#Xwax  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to 1FCHqqZ=  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. l1&NU'WW  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr J m
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seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters 5 p.vo"7  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. R<J1bH1n3  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably H+oQ L(i|_  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of xIN&>D'|N  
heartbreak. #^+C kHX  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs zPonG d1  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant xp!MA  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier 
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than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so 8QYP\7}o  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any XYi-o][Mf  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although AG3iKk??T  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is 4=G)j+RCH  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of x6i7x"  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything (R.l{(A  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. *{t]fds  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too m| / ?((s  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your f: j9z e  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than eK=W'cNu  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair yHXQCWY{8;  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit Oc Gg'R7  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit \aEarIX#*  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been gB3Tz(!  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple _Q**4  
espresso kind of guy. ;JD /4:  
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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) Z[,A>tJ  
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曲目列表： 'yw7|i2  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender Zv"qA  
2. Be The One e8Y;~OAj[  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding zm&?G  
4. There's A World zz7#gU  
5. The Toothbrush Song TwT@_
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6. Off The Radar z~f;5xtI  
7. Old Friend V49[XX  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? %u@}lG k  
9. Mystery Star 1M<;}hJ{/  
10. Amorino B=;pwX  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned F5(DA  
12. Footprints