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t" l 专辑名称：Off The Radar
F##xVmR~ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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qQ 唱片公司：Much Obliged
ijDXh y 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
xW7[ VTXc^ 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
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s{@7 推荐指数：4星
X]o"vx%C < FY%QB)h 专辑介绍：
T=RabKVYP j6j4M,UI43 Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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y0p\Gu;3j his little pop masterpieces.
*a q"c9 2dK:VC4U Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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vF&0I2T~l jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
AX{7].)F intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
U3{4GmrT underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
d+6q% U as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
KD\sU6 bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
UJ(UzKq8 Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
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qQ6@43TC |[>yJXxEL@ The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
JfK4|{ @ truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
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mEkYT and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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=xb/zu( If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
IZd~Am3f seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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`bd9N !K If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
(^<skx> be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
<LX-},?P heartbreak.
Sc m ew T~?&hZ> The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
91k-os(4] themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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<anU#bEuQ than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
wiM4, but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
m;>:mwU kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
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MK!Aq^Jz doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
! 'Hd:oD< icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
n6C!5zq7U in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
=BE ! 5;p|iT Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
w4\
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j3/6hE> affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
V@-Q&K# your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
6o3#<ap< comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
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H{=G\N{ of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
Q8m%mJz~] welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
[Tbnfst espresso kind of guy.
GuU-< *u(d xi "3NF%= H 8 ? Y{H 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)
= wDXlAQ uE9,N$\L_ [j '!+)>_ 曲目列表：
'/UT0{2;rS Ek `bPQ5 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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dDl + 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
XZ.D<T" 4. There's A World
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QChWy`x 9. Mystery Star
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N VkYm+J# 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
t* Ro2QZ 12. Footprints
