'c %S!$P c?E{fD"Fc3 专辑名称：Off The Radar
!l 6dg& 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
2eb1 lJdS 唱片公司：Much Obliged
)OP){ / 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
UzG[:ic% 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
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/M=3X|| q7\Ovjs0 专辑介绍：
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[ ]| Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
I:98 $ r$ Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
b aV>N[F& his little pop masterpieces.
KngTc(^_D ] }|byo Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
2 _^aw[ - polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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kR CQv-* intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
nfSbM3D]h underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
' rp }G&m as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
Dl( 3wgA bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
y;w x?1 ) Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
!G^L/?z3 its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
RqEH| EUZ accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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5pr "d@. truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
` >0MNmu laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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eP*lI< NQ1 younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
G9g1hie@% and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
3)-/`iy# Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
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,'[<bP'%_ seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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t]7&\ihZi~ be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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>JiltF7H0 themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
H^YSJ 6 lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
J~#;<e{\" than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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qi_Jywd:w kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
L:FoSCN Y( his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
TYy.jFT- doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
JU4q zi icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
ub|V\M{ in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
M%@ !cW E2m8UBS Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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1R,: affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
(;q;E\Ej q your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
dxmE3*b` comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
7k rUKYVo his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
`DC2gJKk% of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
m&?#;J|B$ welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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0|a(]a}V*j } q$ WvY/ } &[ 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)
]]*7\ :cb {o>j6RS\ N9v1[~ bv_ 曲目列表：
?]}8o}G egq67S 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
#3+!ee27# 2. Be The One
[m|YWT= 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
w.\&9]P3~ 4. There's A World
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0sfr d 7. Old Friend
d%V*|0c) 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
Qm Ce>+ 9. Mystery Star
K|:@Z 10. Amorino
TX&Jt% 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
kNobl 12. Footprints
