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iQI' 专辑名称：Off The Radar
T|uG1 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
Tlk !6A: 唱片公司：Much Obliged
8> (/:u_x 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
l@ >@2CB 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
ex|h&Vma2V 推荐指数：4星
O?iLLfs |^gnT`+ 专辑介绍：
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B\+uRiD8w Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
}`]Et99Q5 his little pop masterpieces.
Am#Pa,g ^O&&QR H~w Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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J#\oc@ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
8I0G%hD intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
&a'LOq+r' underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
3]kN 9n{ as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
rGay~\ bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
imyfki $B Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
;&MnP Fmq its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
d"thM accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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6#HnA"I2n D H:9iX ' The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
;Pvnhy truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
V OT9cP^6 laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
NWj4 U3x and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
c)c_Qv younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
/9| 2uw` and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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I Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
| I3&a=, If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
ACF_;4 %& seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
<ILi38%Y Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
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id]}10 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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"$uRw 3w! NTvp The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
_V` QvnT} themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
@ "m+9ZY lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
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F0'8n6zj but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
Qd}h:U ^ kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
K:Z|# i- his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
*k 0;R[IAV doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
mHNqzdaa icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
VGOdJ|2]Wr in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
?y^ ix+ M ]Y f8 Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
M ED_#OS polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
+sXnC\ affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
^k!u your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
qtp-w\#S$ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
lsVg'k/Z! his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
x8 & ~ of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
[8[`V)b welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
ET|4a(x espresso kind of guy.
u6*mHkM 7] 17?s]t, 9RY}m7 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)
6)9 X+U@ wQX%*GbL2 o [ nr) 曲目列表：
tEllkHyef +Z/aG k; 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
{c=H#- A 2. Be The One
m[& pR2T 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
T28Q(\C:} 4. There's A World
.4,l0Nn`W 5. The Toothbrush Song
~`VD}{[,B 6. Off The Radar
9'h4QF+Y 7. Old Friend
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$lAhKpdlW 9. Mystery Star
q=uJ^ N 10. Amorino
tf q; KR 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
F$H^W@<w 12. Footprints
