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专辑名称：Off The Radar
H% peE9>$ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
!Ojf9 6is 唱片公司：Much Obliged
(bX77 Xr 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
]O^C'GzZ 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
L[D<e?j 推荐指数：4星
wWI1%#__|o kH .W17D~ 专辑介绍：
Vr<eU> W U.$7=Zl8t Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
m0 }1P]dc Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
0qCx.<"p8# his little pop masterpieces.
[P3].#"]M= PnUYL.v Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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R0WI s:k2 jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
R4#56#d< intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
F> H5 ww9E underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
9'My /A 0 as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
2C@ui728 bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
!.EDQ1k Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
[z2jR(+`U its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
x%Fy1. accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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[ T6MaP? 'yw7|i2 The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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~jpdDV&u\ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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Rxf.@E and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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ru 5T0w";V heartbreak.
] 'B4O1 8HaBil The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
YQ`m;< themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
J ;|i6q q lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
A7hWAq than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
*#| lhf' but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
U9/>}Ni%3G kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
H wu (} his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
.szc -r{ doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
/7o{%~O icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
9R1S20O in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
u&npUw^Va EQvZ(-_;4 Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
,WKWin polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
s6YnNJ,SK affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
|/M^q{h&7s your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
A4mnm6Tf comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
mR1|8H!f his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
EqjaD/6Y` of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
a^>e| Eq| welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
H7}@56 espresso kind of guy.
6$y$ VeW .*,W%r?1n6 )bkJ [ '9 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)
DQ{"6- @krh <T6| U'Mxf'q 曲目列表：
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x H2iC? cSR 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
7K `Z<v&* 2. Be The One
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ySP%i6!au 4. There's A World
w dp d` 5. The Toothbrush Song
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r J^*8C! 7. Old Friend
*_,: &Ur 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
Ce.*yO<- 9. Mystery Star
pLtAusx 10. Amorino
hVLV M qd 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
0V!@*Z 12. Footprints
