X*Cvh| "Zq)y_1 专辑名称：Off The Radar
bf1EMai" 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
<m!(eLm+B 唱片公司：Much Obliged
yi$ Jk}w 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
;^Hg\a 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
/agX! E4s 推荐指数：4星
{#X]D~;s+ |'" 17c& 专辑介绍：
:M'V**A( _yJAn\ Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
r^,XpRe&M Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
5$w`m3>i( his little pop masterpieces.
)r^)e 4UI Hp!c\z; Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
q" aUA_}\ polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
/degBL+ intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
#ovmX underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
]&mN~$+C as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
4I97<zmrT bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
B"rfR_B2M# Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
9< $n'g its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
2l#c?]TA accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
8:)W!tr mineral water.
ZFN n(n 2sryhS'(H The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
CC<(V{Png truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
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wcI? . and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
(v'#~ )R_` younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
p]-\\o} and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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2 Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
&Is }<Ew If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
_3'FX# xc seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
PqJB&:ZV Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
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.a0]1IkatV be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
#BZ2 %\ heartbreak.
,_N+t:*#0 .EF(<JC? The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
u3B[1Ae:K themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
VPh0{(O^= lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
,DZo E~ than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
UK7pQt}9 but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
J dK' ~-L kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
\|gE=5!Am= his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
,Hzz:ce doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
<y}9Twd y icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
(qbL=R" in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
0|J]EsPxu [B,w\PLub Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
%tvP\(]h polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
yZ:AJNb affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
)-s9CWJv your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
AL;z's(F? comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
%A$5mi^ his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
x_+-TC4IXn of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
_u{z$; welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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BI| TM2oa EEn8]qJC 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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w1`<7L 曲目列表：
qN"Q3mU^h* z}a9%Fb 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
xep8CimP' 2. Be The One
I'E7mb<2 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
} 3} H} 4. There's A World
Fy$f`w_H@ 5. The Toothbrush Song
bgYUsc*uR 6. Off The Radar
`k6ZAOQtX 7. Old Friend
!$hi:3{U , 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
Gsu?m 9. Mystery Star
V Ta% 10. Amorino
aH?+^f"D 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
L++qMRk9 12. Footprints
