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cK@K\A E 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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z 唱片公司：Much Obliged
=? aB@& 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
+y(h/NcQ 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
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oJ!- 推荐指数：4星
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1 y9<Fv|Ric 专辑介绍：
j=4>In?x B\yi d@e Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
WF G/vzJ Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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1uMdgrJR R L4%LE /t|e Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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/8T{bJ5 intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
OvkY zI` underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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LaRY#9 bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
@AJt/wPk Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
c}QjKJ-c its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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pl5!Ih6 Pt E>08 The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
;L|%H/SH truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
;sDFTKf laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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tT'+3 younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
&{99Owqg and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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z6\Y& { If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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)=#QTiJ be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
Ry8@U9B6,t heartbreak.
r!'\$(m E 1jpcoJ@s The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
Mz_*`lR N themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
VU 9w2/cM lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
CNQ >J`4 than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
X2v|O3>/N but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
)Z2 HzjE kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
[kaj8 his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
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b , 'N8Ivt Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
{a ;my"ly polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
D',[M) affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
J=Q?_$ xb} your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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g:V8"' his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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rXgU*3 RG welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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F-0 |&0 Qv4g#jX { 7S'3U}Y>VX 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)
ti%uyXfja C5k\RS9 "kH Ft|%@ 曲目列表：
1FC' iGI |1M+FBT$w 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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JrZ"AId2 5. The Toothbrush Song
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7=V s1TVc 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
k#*tf :R 9. Mystery Star
n+B h-a V 10. Amorino
*p&c}2' 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
!+Ia#( 12. Footprints
