wZv"tbAWLV pR6mS fer 专辑名称：Off The Radar
9 ?"]dEM 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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`rkp= 唱片公司：Much Obliged
+3]1AJa 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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gY)m 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
R5M/Ho 4 推荐指数：4星
$X1T!i[.X ,l-tLc 专辑介绍：
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`Or(>U Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
s PMCN's Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
gA 0:qEL\ his little pop masterpieces.
w|$i<OIi) i("ok Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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F+yu[Dh: jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
O$ d z=) intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
VF8pH < underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
{%g]Ym= as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
l /?Jp+ ] bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
zN2CI6 Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
m x`QBJ its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
gaFOm9y.e accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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3Ui BYj Eo The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
| Q0Wv8/ truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
qff VF|7 laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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CK4C:`YG younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
F@ Sw and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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DZPg|*KT If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
\NE~k)`4j% seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
klkshlk d Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
3d<Z## `{4 If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
*F:f\9 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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heartbreak.
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3B"@^] N %;bV@A9 The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
yU ?TdM\ themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
hnOo T? V lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
0\W6X;? than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
A7 U]wW9 but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
L\)GPTo!x kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
}Xa1K;KM{ his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
>@Va p doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
!2 YvG%t^6 icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
3a|I | NP in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
S fl. &A( >;wh0dBe Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
-zn$h$N4 polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
*@; Pns]L- affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
l Vb{bO9-O your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
{tE9m@[AF comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
CKB~&>xx his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
Ql 2zC9C of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
[g<rzhC~= welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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n $~(+ b!lS=zIN Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
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6*W7I- A _k'?eZB 曲目列表：
aK|], L @Z}TF/Rx4 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
' ozu4y 2. Be The One
_ tba:a( 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
t3P$UR % 4. There's A World
0j\} @ 5. The Toothbrush Song
}\#u~ k!l 6. Off The Radar
:'6vIPN5 7. Old Friend
;RR\ Hwix 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
$p( 9. Mystery Star
K9\r2w'T' 10. Amorino
@ z s.M-F 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
4:zyZu3fm 12. Footprints
