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miPmpu! 专辑名称：Off The Radar
Q< dba12 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
/=bSt 唱片公司：Much Obliged
U8E0~[ y' 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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aN8 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
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推荐指数：4星
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.6LS+[ Il|GCj*N Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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B+|IZo R 3zbXAR* Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
L+7*NaPY* polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
)mj<{Td` jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
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$+ intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
kw3 +>{\ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
ad9EG#mD# as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
Mg+4huT bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
Rw/Ciw2@? Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
N_0pO<<cs its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
'w:bs ! accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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J, r Xx: & wOE\TCL The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
ssPI$IRg! truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
("b*? : B laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
/Ad6+cY and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
PaNeu1cO younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
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) ,yH= 6 If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
{|Bd? U; seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
SijS5irfk Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
E_]k>bf\ If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
\d :h$ be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
Nv hy3 heartbreak.
x+K gc[r |J\,F.{' The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
G#|Hu;C6" themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
(xbIUz. lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
kwO eHdV^ than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
y ^SyhG,V[ but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
4aA9\\hfGY kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
*N`;I@Q"[ his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
fwy"w doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
4Mi~1iZj icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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t<~sOT3s Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
ZRPE-l_3: affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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86y%=! bS comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
8nodV 9 his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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vkuc8 li welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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$M39 #a Iy Opju)? (2d3 jQN` Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
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(0 曲目列表：
Ox~ 9_d EDtCNqBS~2 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
V jY<\WqbS 2. Be The One
_Ds@l VY 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
SD^E7W$? 4. There's A World
$HxS:3D%D 5. The Toothbrush Song
%EWq2'/5 6. Off The Radar
X5 j=C] 7. Old Friend
Hv8H.^D> 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
ODek%0= 9. Mystery Star
b[yE~EQxr 10. Amorino
Hsgy'X%om 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
>K5~:mx#3 12. Footprints
