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-&% 3`8dii 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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:"<B) 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
_i5mC,OffN 唱片公司：Much Obliged
)|v^9 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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aCf #q 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
/-h6`@[ 推荐指数：4星
ac9qj ^NXcLEaP*< 专辑介绍：
g %f*ofb {3V Z3i Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
pgT 9hle/ Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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eqq`TT#Z L'l F/qe^ Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
PocYFhWQ` polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
b/t jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
Z`Pd2VRp intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
b.b@bq$1 underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
D==Mb~ as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
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M`vyTuO3SO Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
Jic}+X* 0 its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
@wp4 |G accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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a8$kNtA y: d{jG^ The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
/- 4$7qd truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
M\oTZ@ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
Ri#H.T<' and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
N8v'70 younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
1zftrX~v!X and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
y#v"GblM Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
b.F^vv"]] If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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?":'O#E If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
I]nHbghcW be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
9bJQT'<R heartbreak.
zf [`~g @kFu*" The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
B*1W`f themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
xSK~s lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
Ucdj4[/,h than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
`^9(Ot $ but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
,#]t$mzbQ( kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
^pnG0( 9 his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
1w(JEqY3h: doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
}!>=|1 fY icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
JUAS$Y in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
,m=4@ofX 9#d+RT Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
mqff]m polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
SJt <+kg affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
&sXRN &Fp your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
KInk^`C/H comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
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6r: ?;j~l welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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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)
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c gz wx 曲目列表：
P}ok*{"J<> iRg7*MQu 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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:ISMPe3' 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
-/{ 4Jf Wf 4. There's A World
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7\*FEjRM] 7. Old Friend
+w@M~?> 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
pfu1 O6R 9. Mystery Star
"&+"@ < 10. Amorino
qd"_Wu6aF= 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
=@k%&* Y? 12. Footprints
