8tC + lc [BE:+ ID3 专辑名称：Off The Radar
q4zSS #]A 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
S#hu2\9D, 唱片公司：Much Obliged
|WUA1g 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
M3PVixl i3 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
Ol_/uy1r[ 推荐指数：4星
!y k7HaP mR6E]TuM 专辑介绍：
> ]C<j4 < JJkki Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
M +\rX1T Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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f5N<3 m= w[M5M2CF Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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dvxf lLd @ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
U0zW9jB intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
I}1fEw>8 underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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|#!eMJ&0 #<D@3ScC The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
w# xncH:1 truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
&~42T}GTWG laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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T R+Q4Y: Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
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\;'_|bu3 . be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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B?!9W@ *c!;^Qy p& The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
aGdpec v themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
(c u' lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
cYE./1D a than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
i=x.tsJ:hB but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
VM=hQYe kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
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YLD-SS[/> 4o)(d= q Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
C+ZQB)gn polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
s0_-1VU affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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ce 7Yr*ZB his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
z (c@(UD-_ of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
s@.`"TF.7 welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
5@GD} oAn6 espresso kind of guy.
3w[<cq.! ~% D^ Ga7 {d&X/ tT 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)
0\8*S3,q VyB\]EBu -G( 3 Y2 曲目列表：
3P%w-qT!N |G|* 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
D lqn~ 2. Be The One
8<E!rn- 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
4r68`<mn[ 4. There's A World
#rSasucr 5. The Toothbrush Song
!N@S^JD6 6. Off The Radar
wrZ7Sr!/V 7. Old Friend
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5b u[}mJ 9. Mystery Star
.5jnKU8NF 10. Amorino
vB&F_"/X2 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
u|]mcZ,ZW 12. Footprints
