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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar !LN?PKJ  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr j@uOOhy  
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发行日期：2008年4月xx日 z]`k#O%%)  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop v"XGCi91L  
推荐指数：4星 .-oxb,/  
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专辑介绍： Df<xWd2  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the q?DTMKx  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of -$jEfi4I  
his little pop masterpieces. I]<_rN8~o  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all rrqR}}l  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the uU <=d  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of NS%xTLow-  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an ~yfNxH~k  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented `V]5sE]G
 
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of . Z.)t  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The !^=*Jq>  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to o-{[|/)Tk  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to x:>wUhzZ  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling 7/ysVWt  
mineral water. BuWHX>H  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that Xg SxN!I  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his )5%'.P>  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost E4W -hq~  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his Wi2WRJdyu  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album 9
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and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to feNdMR7e M  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. c^u"I'#Q  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr OCJnjlV%  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters wsN?[=l{s  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. e~@[18  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably 2f:Eof(B  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of C] 9p5Hs  
heartbreak. "D'B3; uWK  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs L19C<5>  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant + 33@?fl.  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier :l &V]}:7*  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so psC mbN   
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any w'fT=v
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kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although OY5OJ*  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is $w0lrh[+  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of eK z?"g/j  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything 3a 1u   
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. 0}FOV`n  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too N, *m
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polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your pM&Y
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affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than mVsIAC$}8  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair + :-57  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit 7,MS '2nz  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit [kzd(u  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been L0]_hxE?  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple TtDg *kZ  
espresso kind of guy. Ty@=yA17  
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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) EIbXmkHl<  
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曲目列表： F'?I-jtI  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender 0ZPV'`KGp  
2. Be The One 8?Y['  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding ])#\_ 'fg  
4. There's A World E}Xka1 Bn  
5. The Toothbrush Song nxap\Lf  
6. Off The Radar @gBE{)Fj  
7. Old Friend 7TX, T|>9  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? Cw,D{  
9. Mystery Star 6=PiVwI  
10. Amorino C;\VO)]t  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned Rh] P8  
12. Footprints