\\ R<HuTY }KUK|p5 专辑名称：Off The Radar
K S5a 8'U 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
R$u1\r1I 唱片公司：Much Obliged
6W YVHG 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
Da[#X`Kp$ 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
&k*oG: J3 推荐指数：4星
MX#LtCG#V GBS+ 4xL| 专辑介绍：
:_HdOm N\]-/$ z Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
3jfAv@I ~ Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
u"7!EhX& his little pop masterpieces.
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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R9- mq; u+ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
Lf <urIF intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
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underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
W"\`UzOLQ as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
e+#k\x bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
Uv <nJM Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
@R;k@b its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
\AI-x$5R * accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
yoieWnL} mineral water.
4 %<wxrod /`#JM The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
Ur1kb{i truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
Wzff p}V laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
O\=Zo9(NHF and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
KT(v'KE 1 younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
{8,_[?H and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
lLI%J>b@ Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
tMyM A} ` If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
!wKiMgLS seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
A:5P Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
2m9qg-W If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
l`a_0 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
>S%}HSPKq heartbreak.
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L. ,C|aiSh0- The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
/Z]hX* QR themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
V(Oi!(H;v lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
^}lL@Bd| than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
U@:l~ xJ but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
?F~0\T,7 kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
,2 P /[ : his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
Pd~z%VoO doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
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&?k`rF9 in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
_:JV-lM {'#7b# DB> Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
\!k\%j 9 polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
,QLy }=N affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
id]}10 your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
@Y#TWt# comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
Y> K8^GS his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
mOFp!( of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
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welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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='(;!3ZH ;9qwB . C1g Dry] 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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" bLUyZ3m! cN)noGkp 曲目列表：
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H 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
w^S]HzMd 2. Be The One
B:)vPO + d 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
ST\d -x 4. There's A World
U"K%ip:Wd 5. The Toothbrush Song
[O6JVXO> 6. Off The Radar
5WI0[ 7 7. Old Friend
5ma~Pjt8} 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
2X=*;r"{J 9. Mystery Star
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e$k7}F 10. Amorino
pbqJtBBDDS 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
l/[0N@r~ 12. Footprints
