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otJl/> U[d/ ` 专辑名称：Off The Radar
Ary$,3X2 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
0 w \X 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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ALB[;9g 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
Te'^O,C)y$ 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
`Q26Dk 推荐指数：4星
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}vYX ,b>cy&ut 专辑介绍：
>&^w\"' ! qrF=a Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
HKOJkbVZ2^ Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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Ozt sbK 0OA Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
6 /4OFvL1 polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
l^$ :R~gS jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
}QJE9;<e intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
S NK+U"Q underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
`dL9sfj> as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
9!9 Gpi bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
9,y&?GLP Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
_^a.kF its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
y|MW-|0=! accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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U Ciq'^, J=\Y 4- " The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
ahV_4;yF truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
}*R" yp laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
w:umr# and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
5T younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
ZnJnjW PQ and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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M.IV{gj If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
%hTe%(e seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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R 7{ r Y If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
bX6*/N be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
5S7Z]DXiT8 heartbreak.
Z7 f~|} 0 SDCo\ The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
w%ip"GT, themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
x``!t>)O lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
}.hBmhnZmI than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
S2NsqHJr but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
3a 5H<3w_ kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
F?dTCa his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
8%NX)hZyq} doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
pQ/:*cd+M icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
nJ? C 4\#3 in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
QZfPd\Q5 55I>v3 w Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
:.~a[\C@V< polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
P] TT affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
ZJ 4"QsF your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
ke%zp-2c comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
qYh,No5\;t his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
3 x'30 of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
*"5a5.`%, welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
d{he espresso kind of guy.
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iq:[+ 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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1hyah.i]Y 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
]M(f^ 4. There's A World
1$VI\} 5. The Toothbrush Song
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FqxOHovE 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
6xIYg ^ 9. Mystery Star
2 `h! :0 10. Amorino
ZV] e- 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
nl9Cdi]o 12. Footprints
