priT 7! [EW$7 se ~ 专辑名称：Off The Radar
o\=i0HR9 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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ivz 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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, 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
g~$GE}, , 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
w50Bq&/jX 推荐指数：4星
I[ cV"BDa +|}K5q \ 专辑介绍：
N8MlT \+r ftI+#0?[! Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
YKX>@)Dxv Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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aJa^~*N/Aa ou,=MpXx* Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
CL@h!h554_ polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
+~i+k~{`H jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
33,JUQ2u intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
!7"K>m< underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
HC;I0&v> as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
ZR01<V bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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L@k;L its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
eV {FcJha accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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;KZtW <@AsCiQF The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
,b.4uJg' truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
a+>W laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
j~L1~@ and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
Ignv|TYG younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
i\Q"a B"r and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
c! u}KVH Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
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3!oQmG_T Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
:rs\ydDUF If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
<% 3SI. be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
D "] [&m heartbreak.
W6xjqNU =u3@ Dhw The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
ME 10dr themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
mv%:[+! lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
t|U2 ws# than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
t-4 R7`A< but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
6[2?m*BsN kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
cJWfLD>2_! his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
S. F=$z.% doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
V&+$V q icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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:k )<1ua d,rEEc Y Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
CygV _q polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
nC!^,c affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
7f Tg97eF your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
,8o*!(uO2 comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
M7<#=pX& his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
q>:&xR"ra of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
NDa|., welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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75{J xZX 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)
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W]}V<S$ pL/.J zB 曲目列表：
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k70w; 7RFkHME 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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