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:=gD_ 专辑名称：Off The Radar
7 ]a6dMh 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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bF 唱片公司：Much Obliged
F;yq/e#Q 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
8YFfnk 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
Ty\&ARjb 8 推荐指数：4星
Nb\4Mv` A" ` 6 2 专辑介绍：
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B&|F9Z6D Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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ch,<4E/c[R bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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uy{mSx?td MdT'xYomzQ The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
uc~PKU?tO truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
D8slSX`6j laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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C/%umazP9 younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
ftsr-3!Vm and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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^dH#n~Wx0 If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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"?lirOD be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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vjaIFyj GEfX,9LF & The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
bmna*!l ^M themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
3(%hHM7DM lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
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Z'<=06 doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
^* '|(Cv icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
j#y_# in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
?I)-e z ~|@ aV:k Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
gt6*x=RCrQ polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
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uF9p:FvN 8 your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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+jO1?:Lr B` <(qPD -\\}K\*MJ 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)
D|9C| q }q T @. Hkg^ 曲目列表：
6G7B&"& z,}1K! 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
c>{X( Z=2 2. Be The One
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4. There's A World
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6. Off The Radar
$&nF1HBI4 7. Old Friend
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e"hm|' 9. Mystery Star
Yi &;4vC 10. Amorino
Fp4eGuWH# 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
IV;juFw}G 12. Footprints
