A3{0q>CC Ws Oi,oG@ 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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:@ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
e/ s(ojDW 唱片公司：Much Obliged
]%dnKP~ 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
:}q\tNY< 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
\a|L/9% 推荐指数：4星
1HR~ G9 ,k0r 专辑介绍：
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?mYYt]R " I+p Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
ofdZ1F polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
6}dR$*= jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
p>*i$ intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
P?ep] underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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q4 k@l bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
pa<q ZZ its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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N{C;~'M2ce H+ C6[W= The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
L;6.r3bL truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
\%A%s*1 laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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V H^AcO younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
&KC!*}<tx and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
XcfKx@l Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
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M>H=z#C>/A seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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[_6 &N. If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
'm M jjG9 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
8E^@yZo{ heartbreak.
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x"4%(xBu themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
GdmmrfXB lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
8c xai8 than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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XvGA|Ekf< doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
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kBEmmg L sz95i|@/ Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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" Ar*QJ0] affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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C;rG]t^% comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
KFWJ}pNq his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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}nx=e#[g%2 I$q> *OTS'W~t Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
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YNloU 曲目列表：
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y-cG% f 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
&xS a7FY 2. Be The One
1yqoA * 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
;3ft1 4. There's A World
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P`SnavQBt 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
9s$U%F6} 9. Mystery Star
WQePSU 10. Amorino
i u ]&; 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
tpf7_YP_!- 12. Footprints
