Ar>B _*dr 3 P0z$jh"H 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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?"^`/ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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唱片公司：Much Obliged
hF-Q bO 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
KiXfR\S~C 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
4 ?BQ&d 推荐指数：4星
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j/TnKO 51ViJ dZ Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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RFbf2s\t jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
;}Jv4Z intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
{gzQ/|}#z- underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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mPA)G,^ bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
GSRf/::I}4 Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
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`0ZH =*P _&(Wz0 The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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% eF=;q doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
TH >uL;?= icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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CZy!nR! _7v4S/V Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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|I]G=.*E c -~i=C] v*y,PY1* 曲目列表：
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2e,cE6r 2. Be The One
|em_l$oGc 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
BN`tiPNEp 4. There's A World
Nc EPPl 0I 5. The Toothbrush Song
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ZjK'gu8* 9. Mystery Star
@gx]3t*]I 10. Amorino
YFcMU5_F 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
]7,0}q . 12. Footprints
