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2(h 专辑名称：Off The Radar
JbX"K< nQ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
Cw$ 0XyO 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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B(F: 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
pW5ch"HE 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
/|s~X@%K 推荐指数：4星
<$z6:4uN_ X<8?># 专辑介绍：
r +:]lO \3"jW1Wb Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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X8 $Y2?< TW?_fse*[ Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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6.Jvqn jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
6b2Z}B intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
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Tbp;xv_qo its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
N_^PoX935O accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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mv,5Q6! Qz"+M+~%& The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
J@o_-\@ truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
3,'L W} laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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htT9Hrx younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
/a* 8z,x and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
%[, R Q">v Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
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\gu8 ~zK be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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Q ;N)$Xx g(auB /0s The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
^OV!Q\j.q themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
JMk2OK {0 lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
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*o5 [P\'6 his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
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.%dGSDru 4s ~X Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
+)bn}L>R l polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
wd32q7lGo1 affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
@U3z@v]s(h your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
~(^pGL3< comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
x_I*6? his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
E%;$vj'2 of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
{}8C/4iP welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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>&:}L% /\<x8BJ k H<C9z2= 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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i!7 曲目列表：
KM)f~^ :j .:t 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
kr~n5WiAZ 2. Be The One
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%qo.n v 7. Old Friend
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0Fon`3(^\ 9. Mystery Star
4U}J?EB?K 10. Amorino
%{4 U\4d@' 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
p&V64L:V 12. Footprints
