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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar "Y"`'U=v  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr R*lq.
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唱片公司：Much Obliged KM[&WT  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 a/rQ@c>  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop DcC|oU[  
推荐指数：4星 d7uS[tKqg  
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专辑介绍： xa967Ki9"  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the P,7R/-u5D  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of 5A%Uv*  
his little pop masterpieces. ]vw%J ^7:a  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all 6KE64: \;  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the 7.+vp@+  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of +:/.\ 3v71  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an >u|4490<0  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented G
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as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of {cjp8W8hS  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The ?B`c<H"  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to .3wx}!:*|  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to .3SP#mI  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling ! Gt
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that dsK*YY jH  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his ;Y`8Ee4vH  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost 0Ag2zx  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his %6&c3,?U\n  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album VkId6k:>6C  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to DD6K[\  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. B"`86qc  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr d6zq,x!
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seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters kkOjAp{<t  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. ;g?o~ev 8  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably x
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be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of k`\L-*:Ji  
heartbreak. f%P#.  
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themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant $dK
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lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier gEmsPk,  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so gRw? <U^  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any #wGOlW;R  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although ']H*f2y  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is +JB*1dz>8  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of Wi*HLP!lNC  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything RGBntp
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in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. `2j"Z.=  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too D}2$n?~+  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your Pp
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affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than R#ya9GN{  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair LRdV_O1e6M  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
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his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit bE jQMlb  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been bOr6"nn  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple yJ(ITJE_Z  
espresso kind of guy. E<
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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) Pb7-pu5X  
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曲目列表： n ,@ge
 
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender -(E-yCu  
2. Be The One Q.fD3g  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding +X>Aj=#  
4. There's A World HzZ
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5. The Toothbrush Song WVx^}_FD0  
6. Off The Radar ciN*gwI)  
7. Old Friend ko~e*31_E  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? JNI&]3[C>?  
9. Mystery Star xfqU atC  
10. Amorino G.^^zmsM`  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned T1RICIf1F  
12. Footprints