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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar Kn$1W=B1.  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr 3a}`xCO5  
唱片公司：Much Obliged 51ebE`  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 PjW+V`  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop C'2 =0oou  
推荐指数：4星 WbWW=(N'd  
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专辑介绍： <?{}Bo0xG  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the  M .`  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of 3e6Y
 
his little pop masterpieces. tq:tY}:4  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all 0s9z @>2  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the <N=p:e,aN,  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of ZHF(q6T  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an N[<`6dpE  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented IPR tm!  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of k-pEBhOH  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The WmjzKCl  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to m_"p$m ;  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to )|x%o(n  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling -?B9>6h"  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that gGX0+L@E  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his  1!(%<R  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost bLM"t0  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his \ FoxKOTp  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album ^~6]0$yJ  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to 3Q$'qZw p  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. y2#>c*  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr r[v-?W '  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters .FKJyzL  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. =`1m-   
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be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of f>8B'%]  
heartbreak. E./__Mz @  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs wt}%2x} x  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant Sn(l$wk=  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier 3@yTzaq6  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so 2>$F 0 M  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any Xn/ n|[  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although _3.G\/>[K  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is w<Yv`$-`  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of fK'.wX9  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything wHtJ_Y  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. 7 DY WdDX  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too 3^\?>C7  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your \L ]   
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than Har~MO?A  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair T A\4uy6o  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit VT% KN`l  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit i*S|qX7``  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been j0iAU1~_VX  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple :xFu_%7  
espresso kind of guy. .hX0c"f
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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) &~~aAg  
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曲目列表： 4^DVW*OiI  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender p$Kj<:qiP  
2. Be The One (j' {~FB  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding *@_u4 T7|{  
4. There's A World Y?yo\(Cdx  
5. The Toothbrush Song %K[daXw6E8  
6. Off The Radar J I<3\=:+  
7. Old Friend "h=6Q+Ze  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? TUh&d5a9H  
9. Mystery Star qib7Z]j  
10. Amorino $<B +K  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned *>jjMyn  
12. Footprints