N;A #3Ter FKd5]am 专辑名称：Off The Radar
Rla4XN=mf 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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|d{V+e 唱片公司：Much Obliged
Tw{H+B"uVz 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
${#5$U+kI 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
@^y/V@lDm 推荐指数：4星
<R7* 00 22\Buk}? 专辑介绍：
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V#1_jxP)Q Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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%[B Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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??{ (.`}R~ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
StWDNAf) intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
4hztYOhJ{ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
gLQWL}0O as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
VG+Yhm<SL bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
! ,Wd$U K Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
B4R!V!Z* its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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#O^H? 3Q3 a2UER1Yp" The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
('W#r" truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
iBx Ck^ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
J @"wJEF younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
z]Z>+| and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
X.,SXNS+B Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
uwQ{ y>SG If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
{{f%w$r( seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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I5F oh|) If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
FM0)/6I'x be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
v%/_*69a heartbreak.
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tn6\0_5n themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
-&M9Yg|Se lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
/Y:_qsO1 than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
UALwr>+VJ but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
/+ "BU-aQk kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
><TuL7+ his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
y ps7MM-r doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
>VE,/?71@ icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
VDx=Tsu- in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
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giyKEnP Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
|U Z#2 polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
<) uUAh affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
FaPX[{_E your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
Ii?<L z comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
{K09U^JU his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
LU ?X|{z of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
(NFq/w% welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
T3@wNAAU espresso kind of guy.
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x"\ Yk Zi|MWaA.f 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)
Agl5[{]E Cj _Q9/ (Vf&,b@U_ 曲目列表：
f h)Cz) sw[1T_S> 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
7Wmk"gp 2. Be The One
GLB7h 9> 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
Gx|$A+U 4. There's A World
^ ' lx5+- 5. The Toothbrush Song
pD9*WK Ef* 6. Off The Radar
#|v\UJ:Pf/ 7. Old Friend
KqG:o+V= 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
btkD<1{g 9. Mystery Star
"^fcXV9Wp 10. Amorino
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mDEO$:A 12. Footprints
