]O7I7K , +,""t 专辑名称：Off The Radar
uGc}^a2 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
K!HSQ,AC 唱片公司：Much Obliged
|n z,srr~ 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
~2V|]Y;s 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
qN}0$x>p 推荐指数：4星
5 ah]E |53Z g"! 专辑介绍：
<G\q/!@_ cRT@Cu Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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%{&yXi:mS J L`n12$m Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
*8,]fBUq polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
CdatN$/* jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
%@kmuz?? intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
MPT*[&\- underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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z[}[:H8 bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
ISa2|v;M Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
[[Qu|?KEa its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
29 Yg>R!/ accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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JD% =w_ The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
sD_Z`1 truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
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go@UE2qw and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
*y='0)[BD younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
jL6u#0 and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
w(eAmN:zR Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
JC_Y#kN@z If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
(XX6M[M8 Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
5 nkx8JJ If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
(UA a be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
3uZY.H+H heartbreak.
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(es+VI2!&C lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
%kxq" =3 than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
k BS;SDl) but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
S>/p6}3] kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
M-e!F+d{od his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
\&NpVH,- doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
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<_dyUiT$J in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
{W)Kz_ ~>VEg3#F Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
[V|,O'X ~ polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
O={4 >>F affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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rr>QG<i;G his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
X};m \Bz of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
r/$+'~apTk welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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,^pM]+NF| ms{:=L2$$ j 6%X 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)
5bYU(] 9z$]hl WS/^WxRY 曲目列表：
*p`0dvXG 2 x1:+M]Da 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
gPSUxE `O. 2. Be The One
=Mzg={)v 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
g{.>nE^Sc5 4. There's A World
%0fF _OU 5. The Toothbrush Song
K_{f6c < 6. Off The Radar
m4 b fW 7. Old Friend
QM\v ruTB 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
|NJe4lw+? 9. Mystery Star
;5:g%Dt 10. Amorino
x #-uf 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
zl F*F8> m 12. Footprints
