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X >P(.:_ ^p 专辑名称：Off The Radar
h[ ZN+M 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
gGYKEq{j( 唱片公司：Much Obliged
V`5 O{Gg 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
?dTD\)%A 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
:RYTL'hes 推荐指数：4星
SbZ6t$" \8tsDG(1 ' 专辑介绍：
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yJ: Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
Vl]>u+ YqE polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
P>L +t`' jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
rNM;Z PF# intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
QJNFA}*> underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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R]dg_Da bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
Cw%{G'O Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
?"FbsMk.d its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
tkhCw/ accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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wzaV;ac4K .pq%?& The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
8fb'yjIC truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
/(T?j!nPE laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
+RXoi2"-q@ and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
M;NX:mX9 Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
HThcn1u~^b If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
$N\Ja*g seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
7 |D +Ihy; Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
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@6d[=!9 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
S$k&vc(0 heartbreak.
I |J/F}@p {U1m.30n The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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BC]?0 U lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
CNIsZ v@Q than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
'!$%> ||S but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
v@Ox:wl> kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
{Pm Z9 his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
v3qA":(w+( doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
^t"'rD-I icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
o Rzi> rr kW (Bkuc) Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
d7i]FV polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
4X$Qu6#i affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
3,=6@U your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
o]:9')5^ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
*#Wdc O `- his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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B UR*n;V` welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
}T$p)" espresso kind of guy.
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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)
3&/I xm: LD g?'y;2 -tNUMi' 曲目列表：
Ki~1q u: pO.2< 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
+&"zU GTIc 2. Be The One
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zNuJj L 4. There's A World
aoa)BNs 5. The Toothbrush Song
0nD/;\OU 6. Off The Radar
CWP2 { 7. Old Friend
mo#04;VF 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
P} G+4Sk 9. Mystery Star
<kd1Nrr!p 10. Amorino
% -e 82J1 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
.%C|+#&d 12. Footprints
