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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar |*Yf.-  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr zBp{K@U[|M  
唱片公司：Much Obliged ?EpSC&S\  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 iQ6epg1wB  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop zrv#Xa!O\  
推荐指数：4星 iy\nio`  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the 0\~Z5k`IT  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of e{9jn>\,a  
his little pop masterpieces. oM1 6C|  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all 5Wj; [2 )  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the /_-;zL  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of q 'a  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an 0i8hI6d  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented 5lJ)(|_  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of npu6E;'l*  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The Er:?M_ev  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to AzpV4(:an.  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to jUjr6b"  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling Hwe)T
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that 5>ST"l_ca  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his ^4`&EF  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost H]qq ~bO[  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his DB&SOe  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album g^o_
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and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to )hL^+Nn bR  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. <
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If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr U %:c],Fk  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters {>.>7{7  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. 'rV2Bt,  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably z(d4)z 8'6  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of |qL;Nu,d  
heartbreak. -"Gl 4)  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs [n<.fw8$b  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant <jL#>L%%  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier [oHO Hp/
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than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so U~g@TfU;  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any ag/u8  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although vadM1c*z  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is pFH?/D /q  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of (j`l5r#X#/  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything g Np-f  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. wG6FS  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too (jneEo=vr  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your Gm*Uv6?H?  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than _9
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your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair {G]`1Q1DR  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit ,9$>d}N  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit Ty iU1,oO  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been 1uj05aZh}  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple 0<"tl0p_  
espresso kind of guy. ees^O{ 8  
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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) jS}'cm-  
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曲目列表： {K 6Kx36  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender =`ywd]\7  
2. Be The One SSo~.)J  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding L_`Xbky  
4. There's A World R\i]O  
5. The Toothbrush Song </2,2AV4q*  
6. Off The Radar ``/y=k/au  
7. Old Friend .)?2)Fl  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? D;K&  
9. Mystery Star ]Sk#a-^~  
10. Amorino ,Uv{dG  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned p,!fIx  
12. Footprints