|c^ ?tR< <z\ `Ma 专辑名称：Off The Radar
:AS`1\ C 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
xJ2I@*DN 唱片公司：Much Obliged
M(zZ8# 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
Zskj? +1 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
O`Gq7=X 推荐指数：4星
? *%_:fB &iVdq r1, 专辑介绍：
I{jvUYrKH 31@Lr[! Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
Pal=I) Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
&'x~<rx his little pop masterpieces.
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_cFT Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
dw3Hk$"h polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
m^G(q oZ] jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
{VL@U$'oI intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
S k~"-HL| underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
PmRvjSIG as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
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bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
`;E/\eG" Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
^,acU\}VqP its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
rNii,_ accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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0jf6 z-4 U]iI8c The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
`hi=y BO truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
Je1d|1!3 laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
&O&HczO and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
Jz}nV1G(jz younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
1 em,/> " and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
&L ;ocd$ Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
5)k8(kH If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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v seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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4CNrIF@ If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
BuJo W@) be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
XH% L] heartbreak.
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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%go2tv:|W lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
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'\:4Ijp<" but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
W5*ldX Xk kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
*t@A-Sn his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
2g.lb&3W doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
d?,'$$ aB icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
Y.^L^ "%dF in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
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jp}$l Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
!09)WtsEfx polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
x|H`%Z affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
Od1\$\4Z your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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u3T-U_:jSV his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
^q7V%{54 of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
f:o. [4p2 welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
\)PB p espresso kind of guy.
b<h((]Q>^ \CB^9-V3 ` 3TR` ,= 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)
sh/ ,"b2!P =RoE=) 1&- ]U?nYppV 曲目列表：
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Ojly,! u[a-9^&g 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
0s n$QmW: 2. Be The One
x39tnf/F 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
f<o|5r 4. There's A World
-l[H]BAMXy 5. The Toothbrush Song
1[P}D~ nQ 6. Off The Radar
[P2>KQ\ 7. Old Friend
n:AZ(f 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
~WrpJjI[ 9. Mystery Star
3.Fko<D4jD 10. Amorino
)nd^@G^ 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
\kE0h\ 12. Footprints
