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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar W/~q%\M {  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr )UVekkq>Q  
唱片公司：Much Obliged i->G{_gH  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 !@y/{~Gu  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop [X8EfU}  
推荐指数：4星 #v9+9X`1L  
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专辑介绍： 2~B5?(g  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the A4b+:MQ*OX  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of Nw-U*y  
his little pop masterpieces. ?1] \3nj  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all ;cp||uO  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the CVEo<Tz  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of 82?LZ?!PD  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an @L0)k^:  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented !(Q@1c&z  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of >B*
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bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The ~,xso0  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to @U1t~f^  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to P97i<pB Y_  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling 6E^9>  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that B7.&yXWgn  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his &FYv4J  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost `~41>mM%  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his uK1VFW  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album 036QV M$  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to bqx2lQf,_  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. HEhBOER?  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr )p:
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seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters _Vt(Eg_\  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. I9` ZK2S  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably \g)?7>M|  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of :m/qR74+"  
heartbreak. sb?!U"v.'  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs C',uY7}<  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant ?.beN[X  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier h|lH`m^  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so \|M[W~
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but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any ap
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kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although iU3PlF[B/o  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is 6VJS l%X  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of D>Rlm,U  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything qG g29  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. 2:e7'}\D.  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too T\:*+W37  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your S1C#5=  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than ~lqNWL^l  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair PpF`0w=1%l  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit 4-$kcwA  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit 0(&Rm
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of fire and even some unpredictability would have been @uG/2'
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welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple `G:hC 5B  
espresso kind of guy. LCq1F(q  
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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) ?Jgqb3+!
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曲目列表： ApplWa3  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender |8 GLS4.]t  
2. Be The One .1ep8 O<  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding #cb9g    
4. There's A World wjT#D|soI  
5. The Toothbrush Song r/HG{XH`  
6. Off The Radar Ea0EG>Y  
7. Old Friend y$6EEp  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? Y/pK  
9. Mystery Star 1YU?+ K  
10. Amorino ~~I]SI k{  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned |W&K@g$  
12. Footprints