Hj K8y@j ~:JAWs$\V 专辑名称：Off The Radar
qe&|6 M! 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
P- ZvW<M 唱片公司：Much Obliged
E?+~S M1~ 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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--y,ky# 推荐指数：4星
5P <"I[" e*'bY;8lo 专辑介绍：
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
_K?v^oM# polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
):G+*3yb jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
, +BFpN' intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
=UO7!vr;[ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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v89tV9O) bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
6$PQ$ Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
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M"c=_5P accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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71(ppsHk 68~]_r.a The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
}c9RDpjh~ truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
{3os9r, laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
kazgI>"Q8 and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
g>ke;SH%KY younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
Or/YEt} and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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v>h c\H1P be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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coXm*X>z =6'D/| 3 The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
(=53WbOh/t themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
n?^X/R.22 lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
KH$o X\v than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
2c9]Ja3:6 but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
TY#pj kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
h_t <Jl his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
!\Q/~p'jS doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
lg COp%> icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
HX:^:pF} in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
0 KWi< G1 '$CJ Z`nt Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
%lK]m`( polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
z:tu_5w!, affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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Gm LKg >% his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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<j89HtCz welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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@Nt$B'+S& JS1''^G&. T#sKld Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
+-OqO 3R H<YS2Ed s4c 2 曲目列表：
e|ngnkf(G u($y< Q )= 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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P'6e K? 4. There's A World
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7Rf${Wv0 9. Mystery Star
c|%.B2 10. Amorino
B`x rdtW 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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