Ally Kerr : Off The Radar[Indie/Pop][174Kbps avg][45M]

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专辑名称：Off The Radar +=3CL2{An  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr =mt?Cn}  
唱片公司：Much Obliged NHaMo*xQ  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 ' UMFS  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop f3PMVf:<  
推荐指数：4星 Un@\kAY  
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专辑介绍： E5G{B'%j  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the \e:d)^cbh  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of tIZ~^*'  
his little pop masterpieces. "S!3m9_#  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all fEnQE EU~P  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the "'tRfB  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of \C|cp|A*&  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an 6`e@$(dfA  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented gRgog*z  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of z;3NiY  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to b-<HXn_Fd  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to Faac]5u:*  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling )|]dmQ-  
mineral water. I$jvXl=$  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that fE;Q:# Z.  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his 7TWNB{ K_  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost AtHS@p  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his 
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younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album tYe:z:7l?<  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to ef
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Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. ?[= U%sPu=  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr =>LZ m+P  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters 8T5k-HwE  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. dH
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If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably C{m&}g`  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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heartbreak. l)|lTOjb  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs <DmTj$  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant ==9ZFdf  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier 8pe0$r`b  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so z`#_F}v,m/  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any )I9aC~eAD  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although 3,$iGe  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is Y!n'" *J>  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of NMXM[Ukb
 
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything U[fSQ`&D  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. z,+m[x=/N  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too \=g!$  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your SLh~_ 5  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than l?/gWD^  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair rCrr "O#j  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit H%T3Pc  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit UJwq n"Q^  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been jl@K!=q  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple b,vL8*  
espresso kind of guy. Tvrc%L(]  
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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) gy g|Tno  
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曲目列表： uTUa4^]*  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender Z#[>N,P  
2. Be The One '>4+WZ1w5  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding w7Pe  
4. There's A World 7dsnv)(v  
5. The Toothbrush Song = c/3^e  
6. Off The Radar .v$ue`  
7. Old Friend ^JiaR)#r  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? ]Oig..LJ  
9. Mystery Star  |UABar b  
10. Amorino e=YO.HT  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned G >I.  
12. Footprints