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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar 5|:t $  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr L JW0UF|  
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发行日期：2008年4月xx日 uz U2)n3y  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop jc0Trs{Jf  
推荐指数：4星 cI# ! Y  
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专辑介绍： Wks?9)Is  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the 5-[bdI  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of D^dos`L0b  
his little pop masterpieces. # cGn5c}  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all V;@kWE>3  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the qE:/~Q0  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of 8r{:di*  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an =pa F6!AB  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented R%EpF'[~[  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of <36z,[,kZ@  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The w%'8bH!  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to caH!(V}6  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to (:h#H[F  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling mto=_|gn  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that ZkA05wPZ#  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his 0cF+4,5  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost Y$0K}`{  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his 99*QfC  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album WXFCe@  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to auHP^O>4L  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. 0w!:YB,}  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr *0/%R{+S  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters YJB/*SV^  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. siz:YRur  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably PwC^ ]e  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of Jix;!("  
heartbreak. ODCv^4}9  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs F0KNkL>&g  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant (V<pz
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lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier @r]1;KG  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so 1xjw=  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any nJR(lXWO  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although GsiT!OP]y  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is U.c~l,5%"  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of 6ANAoWg*  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything A
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in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. seiE2F[  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too L8?;A9pc()  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your plgiQr #  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than pGP$2  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair u&<NBxY  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit C j:  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit 'tY y_  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been C^ZDUj`  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple &uXu$)IZ  
espresso kind of guy. N4w&g-  
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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) 8X)1bNGqhe  
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曲目列表： V PI_pK  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender I&>5b7Uf  
2. Be The One ALt^@|!d  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding @!mjjeG+1  
4. There's A World >=YQxm}GJ  
5. The Toothbrush Song FB n . 4  
6. Off The Radar iCdq-r/r!6  
7. Old Friend :tp{(MF  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? aj}#~v1  
9. Mystery Star 0RP{_1k  
10. Amorino LEA^o"NW.  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned Y*YV/E.  
12. Footprints