76IjM4&a z4! Y9 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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! 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
%imI.6 唱片公司：Much Obliged
\ d :AV(u 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
5~ip N/)E 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
]h3{M Tr/ 推荐指数：4星
0:C ^-zrx { tKi8O^Rb 专辑介绍：
gdj,e ^ bM@8[&t a Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
1uwz o 9Yg Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
7Be\^% his little pop masterpieces.
0&21'K)pW V;N'?Gu Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
oS0rP'V^ polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
i3dV2^O jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
:qAF}|6 intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
)@\Eibt2oH underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
|'+ [ ' as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
sj W;Nsp bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
L b=4\ _ Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
W{!Slf its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
bnZ`Wc*5b accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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c{( 4s6D &sA@! The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
h.t2 ;O, b truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
eVvDi s laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
e0e3b] and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
E|9'{3$ younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
du5| / and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
[j;#w,Wb Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
+Rq7m] If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
1)N~0)dO seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
8|2I/#F}] Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
oMV^W^< If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
S(NUuu}S be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
yv+DM`0 heartbreak.
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N*{>8iFo4 themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
Su>UXuNdE# lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
WoSJp5By$ than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
l(A>Rw| but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
];U}'& kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
O{&wqV5m" his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
<x->.R_ doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
dt1,! sHn icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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$hgsWa jHx)q|2\ Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
#Py\' polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
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noSBwP| v* your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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9xZ?}S:d welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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*8659e 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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:W EC0M0q Q 曲目列表：
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.)R 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
-7\6j#;l 2. Be The One
=^D{ZZw{ 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
NX5NE2@^qH 4. There's A World
7iM;X2=7} 5. The Toothbrush Song
,`nl";Zc 6. Off The Radar
= S|^pN 7. Old Friend
[ Cu3D 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
'h~I#S4! 9. Mystery Star
@[] A&)B 10. Amorino
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;4o:| 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
9CW8l0 12. Footprints
