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*M?&F I; }%k;v6 专辑名称：Off The Radar
ok _{8z\# 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
xR6IXF>* 唱片公司：Much Obliged
MifgRUe 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
HNyDWD)_ 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
>2{HH\ 推荐指数：4星
iiDk k E4@fP] R+ 专辑介绍：
`hf9rjy4 \ ozy_s[ Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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7 Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
cMk%]qfVo8 polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
F"P:9`/ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
'\YhRU intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
TUn@b11 underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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1mPS)X _ bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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SF=|++b1f Y6DiISl The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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o% 4+I> younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
ul&7hHp_u% and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
htSk2N/ Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
#_|^C(]! If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
k<hO9;#qpL seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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qr;" K? NX be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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Q >*K/%KD gb# wrI The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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e(5R8u d than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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x T>V ;aa\ doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
%6 :2cR icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
78#ud15Ml in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
eajL[W^> = #fvdj Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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(ajX ;/ his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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NFPkK?+ welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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{IwYoR aXa M$A ! |(g2fByDf 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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曲目列表：
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pm{b 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
qm_E/B 2. Be The One
< O&s 'A[ 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
T^SOq:m& 4. There's A World
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K)Ka"H 6. Off The Radar
%LmB`DqZ 7. Old Friend
AkC\ CdmA 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
pDfF'jt9 9. Mystery Star
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2 O>iAzc 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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12. Footprints
