q<fj1t1w wDh&S{N 专辑名称：Off The Radar
noT}NX% 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
zzKU s "u 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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QX-M'ur99 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
wp/x|AV 推荐指数：4星
P}PMR Aek )fT0FLl|1 专辑介绍：
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t6+>Zr jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
:~ ,akX$ intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
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underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
Lr>4~1:` as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
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1T3YFt@&I Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
XoiZ"zE its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
0ENqK2 accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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#|e5i9l*B 1Imb"E The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
0*u X2* truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
JDMsco+j5 laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
Od]wh and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
c$3ZEe younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
Y9(BxDP_+Y and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
ewinG-hX_ Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
*-_joAWTG If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
I G@@CH seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
(b1 rd Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
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W!Rr_'yFe) be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
7.v{ =UP heartbreak.
~H gN'#Y? `VOLw*Ci The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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VzFzVeJ lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
dU"C=c(w\ than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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W:FB but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
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x\(yjNZH his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
TGPHjSZ1 doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
\cq.M/p icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
q/YO5>s15 in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
=0mGfT c T b]' b Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
R v+p4RgA polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
[k6,!e[/uG affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
x6*.zo5e your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
9\NP)Vm$^ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
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his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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3qH`zYgh welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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xZ&S7G1 q T_E=)1 g.O? 1bebe Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
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*@PiO,. @sb00ad2q 曲目列表：
/B9 jmvj` QWxl$%`89< 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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,k3aeM~`%w 4. There's A World
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?{6[6T 6. Off The Radar
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QJ-?6 7_i 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
/T2f~1R 9. Mystery Star
x?Oc<CQ-2 10. Amorino
( G6N@>V(` 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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