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N>9~ f DBi3 j 专辑名称：Off The Radar
g5TXs^g 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
6 USet`# 唱片公司：Much Obliged
d87pQ3e:& 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
)_EQU8D4ug 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
WPyd ^Y< 推荐指数：4星
ja2LQe@ Q LJZEM;;} 专辑介绍：
{U=za1Ga X %,;IW]a Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
vzaxi;S< Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
{NE;z<,*: his little pop masterpieces.
)+w0NhJw 4$.UVW\ Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
(B]Vw+/ polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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I] intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
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{br4B7b bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
AH=6xtS- Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
z=)5M*h its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
"c\T accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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-]'Sy$,A ={maCYlE. The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
`m'2RNSc+# truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
#On1Q:d laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
6oUT+^z# and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
;oR-\;]/. younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
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u4+VG5.rhT Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
)XO2DY1/& If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
SZwfYY!ft0 seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
OH=Ffy F, Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
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TD3R/NP be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
HVu_@[SYR3 heartbreak.
"sHD8TUX hR{ Fn L The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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Pel3e ~?t lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
]q?<fEG2< than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
zizrc.g/Yg but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
* |,V$ kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
'vCFT(C- his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
E&"bgwav{( doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
k' u2a icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
l5@k8tnz in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
L;v#9^Fq 7qnw.7p Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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:K W affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
30B! hj$C your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
Qy9#(596 comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
L-$GQGk{ his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
v/CXX<^U( of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
g.z/%Lp K welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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j1>1vD-`T rw58bkh6 Xi$uK-AHpj 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)
+jQW 6k# _>*TPlB UDGVq S!,E 曲目列表：
$Z$B F $M#G;W5c 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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<Y9e n!3\ 4. There's A World
yIA- +# r[ 5. The Toothbrush Song
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VMXccT9i! 7. Old Friend
YZMSiDv[e 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
Y;-$w|&P> 9. Mystery Star
m %]1~b}" 10. Amorino
_ Dr9 w&;< 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
L `NY^ 12. Footprints
