"uf%iJ:% JsS-n'gF' 专辑名称：Off The Radar
2t1ZIyv3 D 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
c4z R* 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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I 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
[K Q6Ta. 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
$`'/+ x"% 推荐指数：4星
nT)vNWT= .o}v#W+st 专辑介绍：
{Hk}Kow lUMdrt0@z Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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M$UYTTX Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
S`Rs 82> polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
|(^ PS8wG jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
UkGCyGyZ[ intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
~flV`wy$$1 underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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jZr q{Z< bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
he hFEy x Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
0+b1vhQ its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
2^yU ~`# accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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9( wK@ ;i:d+!3XwC The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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uY'HT|@:{ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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R*r#E{!V; younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
_zMW=nypdx and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
v/=}B(TDF Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
SasJic2M If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
>[*qf9$ seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
x-3 \Ls[I Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
sD wqH.L If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
@F*%9LPv be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
VP]% Hni] heartbreak.
?6Y?a2 | -3Vx76Y The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
~e@z;]CiY themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
8X|-rM{ lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
n.(FQx.F than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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Q*GN`07@?d kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
; t)3F his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
k<z )WNBf doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
+l42Awl> K icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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\a< wKTkn g9OY<w5s] Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
)J=! L\ polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
>:SHV W affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
7o\@>rNWP your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
XMZ,Y7 comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
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cF*TotU_m of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
aNsBcov3O welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
Nd4f^Y espresso kind of guy.
Y!xF ; a ZT*ydln P- [-pi@ 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)
YO`]UQ|dc SZ7:u895E '$D n 曲目列表：
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sQ3 [< 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
]2A^1Del 2. Be The One
{L 971W_L 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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> tS'Q`R 5. The Toothbrush Song
DPY}?dC 6. Off The Radar
7O2/z:$f 7. Old Friend
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8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
k8 yEdi` 9. Mystery Star
?PxP% $hS 10. Amorino
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T6 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
*U- 4Sy 12. Footprints
