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P ] C<^i`[&P$ 专辑名称：Off The Radar
+-'F]?DN' 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
^\gb|LEnK 唱片公司：Much Obliged
#h=V@Dh 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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l\xE`-7 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
0<` qz |_h 推荐指数：4星
!u]@Ru34 6Z#Nh@!+C 专辑介绍：
Y[7prjd q(" X S Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
4Px|:7~wT8 Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
3#,6(k4> his little pop masterpieces.
D@uVb4uK t j ThQ Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
Q9OCf"n $ polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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$-&Im< jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
n! 5(Z5= intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
AAa7)^R underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
?QffSSj[s as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
`G!HGzVx;j bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
_ }p [(sTV Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
=!SV;^-q its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
_s@PL59, accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
u4FD}nV mineral water.
'v< v6vs yOz6a :r The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
K!\v ?WbF truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
}y*D(` laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
%bTuE' `b and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
=cV|o] younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
py\:u5QS and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
sm'_0EUg Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
d` rZgY If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
F<{,W-my ` seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
QB X EM= Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
M>5OC)E If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
V/H+9+B7Im be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
'|=Pw heartbreak.
AJ6l#j- >oy%qLHe~t The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
FhH*lO& themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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KYcc jX than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
) tV]h#4 but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
<C"}OW8 kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
B7{j$0fm* his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
<0`"vPU doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
~c1~) QzZ icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
TKw>eGe in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
&@7|_60 %ULd_ES^ Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
|@-y+vbA* polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
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lgAE `Os your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
\v9<L'N P) comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
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FUPJ&7+B of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
B T{({ 3 welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
'Uo:b< espresso kind of guy.
eP3 itrH( :(x 90;DW }fxH>79g Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
.^1=*j(; Y!s/uvRI d{GXFT;0 曲目列表：
CGg6n CB I2l'y8)d 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
W]*wxzf!5z 2. Be The One
rC*n Z* 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
3 \WdA$Wx 4. There's A World
X KK*RVs# 5. The Toothbrush Song
f!I e 6. Off The Radar
bU,& |K/ 7. Old Friend
|O+binq 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
UX9o 9. Mystery Star
Z,&ywMm /G 10. Amorino
<z4!m/f [( 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
\^:f4Z T 12. Footprints
