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_Cj 专辑名称：Off The Radar
;j%BK(5 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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=iH$v 唱片公司：Much Obliged
'hqBo| 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
8gy_Yj&{P 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
1:M@&1L Yp 推荐指数：4星
g(|{')8?d F?-R$<Cn2~ 专辑介绍：
&l dBv_ <RNJ >>0 Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
Zd:Taieh@ Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
7U|mu~$.! his little pop masterpieces.
bm% $86 N!2Rl Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
\S~Vx!9w polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
m3<+yz$!r jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
oXXC@[??}N intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
2*iIj w3g underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
$ *R/tJ. as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
{0"YOS`3AX bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
*%/~mSx Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
({WyDu&= its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
A:l@_*C.. accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
H<EQu|f&x mineral water.
k%]=!5 F ',^+bgs5 The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
-Go 7" j truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
d5 7i)= laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
e]=lKxFh&l and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
,\2:/>2 younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
M-V&X&?j and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
z7GTaX$d Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
\;u@ " If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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b` Hz$8 Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
)B,|@y nu If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
1K,1X(0rL8 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
\^7C0R-hX heartbreak.
OyV<u@[i L@`ouQ"sa The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
~w8JH2O themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
sm[94,26 lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
';Zi@f" than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
~vlype3/EF but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
|w aIpB( kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
K*UgX(xu4P his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
#jA[9gWI doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
.
8N.l^0, icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
]0hrRA` in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
Mj[ f~ JR CrZW} Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
<S? ddp 2 polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
< -W*$?^ affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
MUfG?r\t your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
[ i#zP comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
^P151*=D his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
nWQ;9_qBB of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
!*6CWV0 welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
`W/sP \3 espresso kind of guy.
#Zrlp.M4 =] *.ZH#h mU}F!J#6 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)
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G {43>m)8+ Y%`xDI 曲目列表：
b[V^86X^ A\8}|r(>9E 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
K2%w0ohC 2. Be The One
,^# yo6- 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
KM^ufF2[ 4. There's A World
y~()| L [ 5. The Toothbrush Song
da)NK! 6. Off The Radar
lz1 wO5%h 7. Old Friend
"*G.EiLq 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
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Kq i4hK 10. Amorino
AU2i%Q! 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
u\eEh*<7q 12. Footprints
