. JX EK hDP/JN8y 专辑名称：Off The Radar
8*SDiZ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
)C(>H93 唱片公司：Much Obliged
{_N ,=DQ! 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
~0$NJrUy 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
C`=p + 2I] 推荐指数：4星
7*Qk`*Ii Ng><n} 专辑介绍：
dG QG!l+> \} 6;Kf}\ Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
spU)]4P& Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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lPH%Do>K h'J|K^na Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
rrg96WD polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
}7fZ[J3 jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
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: intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
{ pu85'D V underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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N{ The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
&DqE{bBd! truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
Y|8v O laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
"5cM54 Z0 and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
im QUR C younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
G!4(BGx& and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
Q1V9PRZX Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
2r$#m * If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
NM)k/?fA seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
3_JC U05H} Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
(&$VxuJ+6y If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
cj11S>D be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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heartbreak.
;lYHQQd!, d[rv1s>i The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
bINvqv0v themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
+r3IN){jz lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
ZiLj=bh than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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8_\^jJ but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
ETs>`#`6o kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
">?vir^ his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
NnVnUgx doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
G[jW<' f icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
_X?^Cy in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
V| \7')Qq w3jO6*_ M Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
r(gXoq_w polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
4& l10fR5 affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
iiK]l your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
hB{jUP) "; his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
},|M9 I0 of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
L5MzLE&~ welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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g}]t[}s1] ID/ F 1'? 4m0W1 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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曲目列表：
}f2r!7:x jlxpt)0i 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
AlJ} >u 2. Be The One
+@r*} 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
g:EVhuK 4. There's A World
fDSv?crv 5. The Toothbrush Song
bJD;>"* 6. Off The Radar
63A}TBC 7. Old Friend
@e{^`\ l=< 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
Dih3}X&jn$ 9. Mystery Star
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x#:| }pR 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
G+F: 99A 12. Footprints
