iU.` TqR7 R5MN;xG^ 专辑名称：Off The Radar
hK4 ww"- 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
P ` <TO 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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t 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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,]&& 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
)+ G0m,n 推荐指数：4星
. ))k uR")@Tc 专辑介绍：
B7A.~' = Wsd_RT }ww Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
?>=vKU5 Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
3mE8tTA$R his little pop masterpieces.
2hntQ1[ ~>]Ie~E: ( Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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t re`iCH~ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
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'#K~hep underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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"}uu-5]3 bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
<6N3()A)%1 Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
-K^(L #G its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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{dl@ #T u truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
' wLW`GX. laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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h 1 j1PRE younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
}q /[\3 and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
jN+2+P%OL Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
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||Wg'$3 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
n<[H!4 heartbreak.
ciPaCr V N jA\*M9 The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
BI6 `@}%7> themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
j62oA$z but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
< daBP[ kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
ukX KUYNm8 his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
)% ?SWuS?N doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
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p,|K Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
FE?^}VH polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
O$& 4{h` affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
U| 1&=8 l your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
oth=#hfU^ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
0bMbM^xV6 his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
o,y {fv:ki of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
BO=j*.YKy welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
m[*y9A1 espresso kind of guy.
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lm4V 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)
vJ!<7 l& /H[ !v:U \wo'XF3: 曲目列表：
W(UrG]J*l <q#/z&F! 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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3sq(FsT 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
:>otl I<0t 4. There's A World
(!`]S>_w9 5. The Toothbrush Song
v/lQ5R1 6. Off The Radar
wNm~H 7. Old Friend
r6eApKZ>f6 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
, =kQJ| 9. Mystery Star
t{)J#8:g 10. Amorino
!>5!Fb=Sy 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
oVSq#I4 12. Footprints
