Ally Kerr : Off The Radar[Indie/Pop][174Kbps avg][45M]

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专辑名称：Off The Radar #uuwzE*M_  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr }eEF/o  
唱片公司：Much Obliged 6&.[:IHw  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 OWtN=Gk  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop XfViLBY( >  
推荐指数：4星 C [=/40D  
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专辑介绍： /5U?4l(6[f  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the 5IVASqY p  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of r[EN`AxDb  
his little pop masterpieces. <0JW [m  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all _ F@>?\B  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the CDU^X$Q  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of @ mtv2P`  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an B quyPG"  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented B:^5W{  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of {BJ[h  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The dRW
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Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to X]y3~|K  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to ch :428  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling HJg)c;u/2;  
mineral water. Z$WT ~V  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that *j<;;z-  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his Iun!rv  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost ap;UxWq
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and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his +[~\\X  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album 8^< -;  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to uc7Y8iO  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. 6;(Slkv  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr \DGm[/P  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters vv%Di.V  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. de
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If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably =4Ex' %%(U  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of :B=`^>RK  
heartbreak. fJ\Y s;l[j  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs bXC 0f:L  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant e,1Jxz4QH  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier GSpS8wWD }  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so v8pUt\m"  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any jl:O~UL6i  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although /9GqEQsf
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his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is c+4SGWmO  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of ]$*N5 Y  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything NPS=?5p>  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. (G$m}ng  

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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too typ*.j[q  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your %o{vD&7\  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than \ 2".Kb@=  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair (iWNvVGS  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit W:EXL@  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit gB~SCl54  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been ASu9c2s  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple Pv/P<i^  
espresso kind of guy. d,D)>Y'h  
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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) \t!+]v8f8  
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曲目列表： }3?M0:  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender j83p[qR7o  
2. Be The One 1p8E!c{}j
 
3. I Think I'm Bleeding %FF S&vd  
4. There's A World  ^5;Y  
5. The Toothbrush Song u\t ;  
6. Off The Radar C($`'~b  
7. Old Friend wbr"z7}  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? .3HC*E.e  
9. Mystery Star PfuYT_p4s  
10. Amorino 0tsll1  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned W}.4$f>  
12. Footprints