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5~l2!PY 专辑名称：Off The Radar
`bqzg 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
M/B/b<[' 唱片公司：Much Obliged
DL4iXULNY 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
Vp7b 4n< 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
usH%dzKK 推荐指数：4星
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ImHU:iR[J- OjATSmZ@@ Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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{(0Id ! {aIZFe}B Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
U' M|=I' polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
.hne)K%={y jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
)Y[/! intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
r\RFDj underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
;-Ado8 as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
8})|^%@n bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
G<fS ( q Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
<M30 5BH its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
q#m!/wod accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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R . O Lz?*B$h The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
y:C)%cv}* truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
Qxky^:B laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
?N`qLGRm and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
VZTmzIk.Y younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
)# p .`J and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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m|lM.]2_ If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
C_-%*] *,j seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
N6WPTUQ1mF Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
3hH>U%`- If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
C/bxfp{? be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
jmSt?M0.xV heartbreak.
~};]k } r1+c/;TpZ The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
[;*\P\Xih themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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:MK:T JV than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
q )vK`\Y but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
u2 Y N[|V kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
+I*k0"gj6 his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
uijq@yo8- doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
j'\ >Nn+ icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
H3!,d`D.N in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
W &HF?w}s n; Lo Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
zB;'_[8M polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
2j2 mW>Z affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
Ii|uGxEc your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
>/( i3) comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
:uOZjEZi his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
_TtX`b_Z of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
g7 .7E6%H welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
` 52% XI espresso kind of guy.
~C%2t {" R1I I k Tm (Q@ 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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!C4L 8dV.nO 曲目列表：
Ll008.# w%> aR_G 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
Ly#h| ) 2. Be The One
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qFvg}}^y 4. There's A World
It#h p,@e 5. The Toothbrush Song
F?*D r 6. Off The Radar
nAQyxP% 7. Old Friend
J xA ^DH 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
"6NFe!/Y$* 9. Mystery Star
vGx?m@ 10. Amorino
o0,UXBx 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
:z0s*,QH 12. Footprints
