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bo;pj$eR3R 专辑名称：Off The Radar
C cr+SR2 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
oPu|Q^I= 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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Cf 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
~}IvY?! ; 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
o9 LD6$ 推荐指数：4星
1O2h9I$bk %DRy&k/T 专辑介绍：
2^ bpH% pR6A#DgB Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
'}+X,Usm Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
LAY)">*49H his little pop masterpieces.
Flujwh@rg k,R~ oSA'n Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
z3 Y)- polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
j]B $(pt jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
boF4d'g" intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
{9Mdt`WL underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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cF&h$4- bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
UW/3{2 Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
Ac!&j=ZE its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
+ %#MrNM' accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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f2 :@>br+S The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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JXY!c\, laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
`H2F0{\og and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
CoUd16*"JM younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
@CaD8%j{ and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
B~ !G lT Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
]tQDk4&i If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
6I cM:x seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
A-7wkZ.H Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
*%N7QyO `I If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
o;VkoYV be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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&Ev]x2YC kh?#={]Z The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
ui56<gI- themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
PF'5z#] NP lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
1&% d than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
Y!a+#N! but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
a0 ?iR5\ kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
t$y&=v his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
q3 x;_y^ doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
lNaez 3 icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
(]}x[F9l in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
4VmCW"b7h )"_Ff,9Z! Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
#U$ YZ#B polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
X&9^&U=e affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
b>bgUDq your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
uq|vNLW26 comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
Lov.E3S6; his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
3%[)!zKv of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
miG; ] -"^ welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
$&= 4.7Yt espresso kind of guy.
z^ P * : tIxhSI^ ~"JE![XR Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
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T/}0W]0 曲目列表：
=M1a 0i|d QDjW!BsX3 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
@Z9>3'2]A 2. Be The One
3 ^02fy 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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+QIGR'3u 5. The Toothbrush Song
;z.6'EYMG 6. Off The Radar
yfM>8"h@ 7. Old Friend
`'xQ6Sy 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
B?$ 01?9V 9. Mystery Star
<OR.q 10. Amorino
{k_ PMl0G 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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