lq uLT6] TA\vZGJ(' 专辑名称：Off The Radar
{8etv: y 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
p<%d2 @lp 唱片公司：Much Obliged
F"kAkX>3} 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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13 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
3' 'me 推荐指数：4星
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iRBfx 3U}%2ARo_ Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
ig"L\ C"T Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
d_ CT $ his little pop masterpieces.
R-14=|7a- 4z)]@:`}z Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
sRfcF`7 polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
[B3RfCV{ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
0 {mex4 intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
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,,TnIouy as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
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A bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
`mqMLo * Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
^Dx&|UwiZa its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
>d6| ^h'0 accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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/tLVX} & _4f;<FL The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
E'8;10s laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
'< M{)? and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
W8<%[-r younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
54/=G(F and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
YS ][n_ Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
Uz7<PLxd If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
A=4OWV? seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
#1[u (<AS Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
v2?ZQeHr_( If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
[gB+C84%% be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
8- i#8'/x heartbreak.
CWlw0 X Yz b XuJ4 The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
r3Ykz%6 themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
4Up/p&1@ lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
#F#%`Rv1 than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
PM+[, H but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
Uv.)?YeGh kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
" fI6Cpc his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
G?ZXWu. doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
(?c-iKGc icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
q@qsp&0/ in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
j F>[?L z}@7'_iJ Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
ZEQ Ex]Y polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
( =$ x.1 affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
TJN4k@\$2 your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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pI[uUu7O his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
iwq!w6+ of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
u y+pP!< welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
So ;<6~ espresso kind of guy.
GVz6-T~\> H.;Q+A,8^ ==B6qX8T 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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7xV 曲目列表：
K@2),(z -/4P3SG/ 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
o4;(Zi#Z 2. Be The One
b$7 + ;I; 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
YR70BOxK 4. There's A World
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sT.ss$HY9, 6. Off The Radar
eE Kf|I 7. Old Friend
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cK@wsA^4 9. Mystery Star
xk5 ]^yDp 10. Amorino
=w JX 0A| 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
,6/V" kqIP 12. Footprints
