Ally Kerr : Off The Radar[Indie/Pop][174Kbps avg][45M]

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专辑名称：Off The Radar $4hi D;n  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr #x \YA#~  
唱片公司：Much Obliged FmgMd)#  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 ahFK^ #s
 
专辑流派：Indie/Pop S_38U  
推荐指数：4星 C$4{'J-ZH  
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专辑介绍： z>)lp$  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the dFmpx%+p  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of ?} lqu7S  
his little pop masterpieces. 9+ |W;  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all IkO[R1K  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the btBu[;  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of UhJ!7Ws$  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an 8C@6 b4VK  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented 2#N?WlYw<S  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
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bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The >< VUly  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to trB-(B%5  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to pCC^Hxa  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling fYpJ2y-sA  
mineral water. EAy@kzY?  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that [f}`reRlZ  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his f4&;l|R0a  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost GVfRy@7n  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his h B_p  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album /1$u|Gs *  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to T Qx<lw  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. 3Tp8t6*nL  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr {fjBa,o #  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters o{QV'dgu  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. :qzhkKu  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably sH'0 utD#Y  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of e+:X%a4\  
heartbreak. ,X;$-.  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs BOP7@D  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant (ti!Y"e2  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier fEiNHVx  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so S%B56|'  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any b5I 8jPj4c  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although >AY9F|:  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is i_QiE2d  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of 7FD,TJs  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything I+SfZ:q^  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too g0;
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polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your  uEG4^  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than uFhPNR2l  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair 13)6p|6x  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit !'IZr{Y>  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit .F2 "tt?'  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been v6|[p  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple [eBt Dc*w  
espresso kind of guy. l -!"   
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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) C8YStT  
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曲目列表： 45iO2W uur  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender NNTrH\SU#  
2. Be The One QJ>=a./  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding 'd;aAG  
4. There's A World i=M[$   
5. The Toothbrush Song z~v-8aw  
6. Off The Radar 9o6qN1A0g  
7. Old Friend KBI1t$  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? IF//bgk-  
9. Mystery Star 0TICv2l!  
10. Amorino c\tw#;\9  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned Aqg$q* Y  
12. Footprints