:v_H;UU cuJ%;q=; 专辑名称：Off The Radar
4= VAJ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
[Z3B~c 唱片公司：Much Obliged
*k$ ":A 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
NqsIMCl 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
T)IH4UO 推荐指数：4星
bK)gB! +4k Bd<0Y 专辑介绍：
~W q[H J?ljq A}i Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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oG! S(95 G 22= 8V Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
M < 3P intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
4uU G 0o underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
OUY 65K as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
PvzB, 2": bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
8^3Z]=(Q Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
Nz+Jf57t its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
kaxAIk8l accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
q%u;+/|l mineral water.
su~ _l[6 NX ?J The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
N?d4P u1m truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
sR`WV6!9 laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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O! !Ne'I younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
\-mz[ <ep and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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$7{ V+> If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
u$c)B<.UR seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
:^mfTj$ be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
m /"\+Hv heartbreak.
Z9rs,_A Z6<vLc The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
n/_cJD \ themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
'|r('CIBN/ lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
3AWNoXh than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
:%Dw3IrOM but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
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DXAA[hUjF his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
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{q2H _ H icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
/#?lG`'1 in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
}Y(yDg;" XfF Z;ul Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
?U]/4 ] polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
v~:$]a 8 affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
d;KrV=%30s your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
i]Or'L0c comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
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EJYfk?(B of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
-`6O(he welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
Ek' espresso kind of guy.
5gWn{[[e)y 4NxtU/5-sU ='=\!md Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
Dqu1!f 5B w ,L&Ka|N0 曲目列表：
F9]j{'# DJlY~}v#_ 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
zH8l-0I+$ 2. Be The One
@Nb&f<+gi 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
emb~l{K $ 4. There's A World
): C4"2l3 5. The Toothbrush Song
v"Bv\5f,Ys 6. Off The Radar
v`B7[B4K3 7. Old Friend
b9HE #*d, 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
=rS z>l 9. Mystery Star
-nG3(n&wB 10. Amorino
O&]Y. Z9,A 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
1tG,V%iCp 12. Footprints
