`e`4[I 1/HPcCsHb 专辑名称：Off The Radar
L s|;gewp 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
2GZUMXK 唱片公司：Much Obliged
X 8[ T*L. 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
+|#:*GZ 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
>!b YuVHA 推荐指数：4星
/Zm@.%. _fMooI)U1 专辑介绍：
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EEkO[J[= sjaG%f&h Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
j&44wu f intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
E"w7/k#3}C underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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D ORFK bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
lJU[9)Q_ Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
<m )@~s?D its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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Q2|{* The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
T1e}WJbFE truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
1miT E4;? laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
ap=M$9 L' younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
nE/T) [1| and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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*_^AK=i If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
o#6j+fo!n seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
`aSz"4Wd Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
rV1JJ.I If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
yfaXScbE be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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%=_ Iq\lC 5[;p<GqGN The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
VT-&"Jn themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
M)-+j{< lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
NShA-G N5 than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
T>L6 X:d but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
`cf&4Hn kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
{)-%u8J\`N his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
:~`E @`/ doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
!d"J,. ) icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
*^QfTKN in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
'n.ATV, O </ < Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
=f{r+'[;^ polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
yyBfLPXZ affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
oIf -s[uH your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
X $cW!a comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
fr:RiOPn his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
^oPf>\),C of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
2uU~$7~N welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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'{Iv?g h" du `], / 6 [@.%6aD Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
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.M l}cE$L 2NI3 &;{4 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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.:$%3#N$(Y 5. The Toothbrush Song
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