qzv$E;zAl .lMIJN&/ 专辑名称：Off The Radar
H \ $04vkR 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
vF, !8e'v 唱片公司：Much Obliged
?#@JH 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
n7~!klF- 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
0mB]*<x8 推荐指数：4星
*wW/nr=\; &gc8"B@ V 专辑介绍：
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;I'pC?!y AL/`Pqlk Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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7+aTrE{ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
"rz|sbj intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
n8"S;:Zm underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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zuOx@T ^ Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
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*JXiOs truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
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F ,#)8>O be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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8:,E=swe -A}*Aa'\ The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
P/._ tQu6 themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
y|!%C-P lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
Xui${UYN than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
gkS#=bv9e@ but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
yTw0\yiO kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
Mn+;3qo{6 his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
yvo~'k#c doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
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x KKL4ws 2A@9jl s Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
{O*<1v9< polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
*zX*k 7LnV affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
D"fE )@Q@Y your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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MP, l*wVd his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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QLo^6S5! welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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kNfqdCF{P ]B0 >r^ FQ?,&s$Bmd Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
Lys4l$J] =flgKRKk.r ~,yHE3B\G 曲目列表：
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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YMP:T?vMVh 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
^a|$z$spf 4. There's A World
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N]: "3?% 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
rKq/=A vv 9. Mystery Star
12Qcjj%F* 10. Amorino
bJe*J\){ 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
EDvK9J 12. Footprints
