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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar 62>zt2=  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr P\&! ]  
唱片公司：Much Obliged KHDZ  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 8p!*?RRme[  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop D
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推荐指数：4星 tdF9NFMD  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the 34QfgMyH  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of }elH75[64  
his little pop masterpieces. nSCWg=E^  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all &|<xqt  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the >l+EJ3W  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of ,b$2=JO'f  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an T`9-VX;`  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented TFepxF  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of CVi`bO4\  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The Ce'pis  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to 3
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its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to sK 2 e&  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling 9%IlW  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that #2tCV't  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his i\H+X   
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost XTDE53Js&  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his 60Z]M+8y8  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album ?Mp1~{8  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to <g9"Cr`  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. 8)VgS&B~  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr c[ht`!P  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters 3g~^LZ66  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. $iM=4 3W  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably K"2|[5  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of ]/T-t1D  
heartbreak. XW L^  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs !Do,>gO  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant B/"2.,  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier MbXq` %  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so lr2rQo>  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any c {I"R8  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although +3,|"g::  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is #~Q8M*~@  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of Fpt-V  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything &&L"&Rc  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. 9B)(>~q  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too T[Pa/j{  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your y5m!*=`l`  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than H0*5_OJ!i  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair x"(9II*  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit CDp8)=WJFF  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit FXo2Y]K3`L  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been 5% nt0dc  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple 50a
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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) {Ts:ZI+ 8d  
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曲目列表： 2:$ k  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender S)%_weLW7  
2. Be The One ad!(z[F'Y  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding ,M3z!=oIGn  
4. There's A World z#<P}}  
5. The Toothbrush Song tiLu75vj  
6. Off The Radar uv4 _:   
7. Old Friend Wn!G.(Jq  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? 3z{S}~  
9. Mystery Star 4x'AC%&Qi  
10. Amorino M+s j}  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned bO49GEUT _  
12. Footprints