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gz 专辑名称：Off The Radar
AuWEy-q? 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
p6|0JBm 唱片公司：Much Obliged
mI}1si=$ 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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=U= 5 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
uP<tP: 推荐指数：4星
?&"-y)FG Td?a=yu:J 专辑介绍：
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?oP<sGp Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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U@DIO/C,m` H htAD Y Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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:H3qa2p jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
@=:( b"Sg intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
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Bh<)e5lP: bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
6/ F]ncw G Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
aNw8][ its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
Y=\;$ :L[ accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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Q`'w)aV truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
g"^<LX- laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
6Xbo:# and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
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{p-&8- and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
N"@aisi) Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
yMB*/vs If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
xXQDHc -Ba seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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+<7`Gn(n3 If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
|]*]k`o<) be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
v?vm-e heartbreak.
DavpjwSn :[A>O( The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
Y?ouB themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
z^'3f!:3 lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
*;5P65:u$> than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
1 #/>[B but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
<XDYnWz kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
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m>f[ his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
rzsAnLxo doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
*#\da]"{ icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
o)GLh^g_I' in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
R,>LUa*u R ut RA Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
^ Cs?FF@P polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
!hdOH3h = affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
76Ho\}-U"> your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
B"P-h^oiV comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
%a$ l%8j& his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
DSf of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
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! ,WO]O v gn4+$ f~w u?,M`w0' 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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JC A& P+K< /i 曲目列表：
^--kcTiR% LpN_s# 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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:|%k*z 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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6. Off The Radar
^qvN:v$1 7. Old Friend
u]RI,3Z 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
v!~tX*q 9. Mystery Star
AYb-BaIc 10. Amorino
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?!\ 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
}JPLhr|d^ 12. Footprints
