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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar "'BDVxp'w  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr +sJ{9#6  
唱片公司：Much Obliged C,;?`3bH@  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 Gb2|e.z  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop zt2#
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推荐指数：4星 g=KK PSK  
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专辑介绍： Sw$&E  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the .aL%}`8l?  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of Ym%#"  
his little pop masterpieces. 4Zjd g`  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all Y&VypZ"G>  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the :z?T/9,C  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of Ev#,}l+  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an %jUZc:06  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented }+ W5Snx  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of mGz'%?zj  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The 7F~Jz*,B*W  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to M#o=.,  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to D9(4%^HxV1  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling Ty 6XU!  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that Mc  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his <^Q` y  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost 3e[k9`  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his v|kL7t)}  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album ,"5p=JX`  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to Bq:: 5,v  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. HQ|{!P\/?U  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr E}w<-]8  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters PJcz] <  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. 20uR?/|@  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably j@s,5:;[  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of t#J #DyY5  
heartbreak. d3C*]|gQ  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs I-q@@!=  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant D9&FCCiUE  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier 5k}U XRB?  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so ',* 6vbII  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any \*w*Q(&3  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although i_&&7.  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is sOW-GWSE<  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of Efw/bTEg  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything r jL%M';  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. *-Y
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too Vo(d)"m?  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your #ZGWU_l}  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than E<&VK*{zcO  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair F+Lq  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit F=^vu7rf  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit WFN5&7$W  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been '1r:z, o|  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple n&
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espresso kind of guy. ";",r^vr\  
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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) Fv5@-&y$W  
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曲目列表： "2qp-'^[c  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender > -J d@7-  
2. Be The One &gcKv1a\  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding \nPa>2r  
4. There's A World B7T(9Tj+Fh  
5. The Toothbrush Song i+T$&$b  
6. Off The Radar {o5E#<)  
7. Old Friend kUn55 l  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? ;l5F il,3  
9. Mystery Star xQ7>u-^  
10. Amorino SAc}5.  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned B]InOlc47  
12. Footprints