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mw\: z;,u}u}aI 专辑名称：Off The Radar
+a Cv&sg 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
Y|F9}hj( 唱片公司：Much Obliged
X Swl Tg 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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E+\D 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
x/I%2F 推荐指数：4星
m/@wh a 6xx<Y2@ 专辑介绍：
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A Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
Fo (fWvz his little pop masterpieces.
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K q"CVcLi9 Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
Y!aSs3c polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
;>U2|>5V jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
/Iu 1L# intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
%OL$ 57Ia underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
+ B,}Q r as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
* /5d>04 bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
GLH 0 ] Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
y ;m | its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
@(EAq<5{ accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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B(: The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
;>%r9pz ~ truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
6%\J"AgXO laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
"@^k)d$ and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
+qN>.y!Y younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
d(ZO6Nr Q and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
etQCzYIhn Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
;DQ ZT If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
+q<jAW A seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
tH@Erh|% Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
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K{hVqpt If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
BiLY(1, be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
%@J.{@> heartbreak.
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=osk+uzzG themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
jxJ 8(sr$ lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
:1Xz4wkWS* than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
h]&GLb&<? but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
Vi$~-6n& kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
JPI3 [ .o his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
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40(l? doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
7vKK%H_P icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
fCn^=8KOZ in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
<]t%8GB2V ~8F k(E_ Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
:A_@,Q polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
?3`UbN: affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
.k %72ez your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
H [\o RId comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
|kg7LP3(8, his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
] IQ&>z}< of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
X=&ET)8-Y welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
`:KY\ espresso kind of guy.
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%3 -y[f nPl?K:( Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
n0 {i&[I~+ B%b4v - % h.t+=U 曲目列表：
i$G@R % D=Gtq6jd 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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u|TeE\0 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
KL57# gV 4. There's A World
xF'EiX ~ 5. The Toothbrush Song
WlC:l 6. Off The Radar
3$>1FoSk 7. Old Friend
Yk Ki|k 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
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E]n&=\ 10. Amorino
C XMLt 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
{]@= ijjf 12. Footprints
