>#xpg&2x \@tt$ m% 专辑名称：Off The Radar
t;ggc{ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
22(0Jb\_ 唱片公司：Much Obliged
\{abyi; 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
1p`XK";g 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
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推荐指数：4星
X0p=jBye~> .GkH^9THP 专辑介绍：
%6* xnB ? ~Kt.%K5lgt Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
")cdY) 14" Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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Ql#:Rx>b Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
HR)joD*q;[ polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
= >/aM7] jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
HJoPk 'p% intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
- /KVZ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
Fi1gM}>py as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
:DQHb"( bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
(x#4BI}L9) Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
Q9?/)&3Bu its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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]\*g/QV ~@TNVkw The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
kS3wa3bT truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
v0\2%PC laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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G^j/8 e younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
e9"<.: & and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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> : \lDz If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
[%z~0\lu8 seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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B9Y " J If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
"4}{Z)&R2 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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}.MJVB3 themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
3 `Y lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
]J:?@}\^ than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
(fb&5=Wzw but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
_T8#36iR kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
)O2giVq7[0 his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
DX 4uTD doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
zeNvg/LI^ icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
YD 7i6A in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
v-_K'm h #'(UZ Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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^|-x mUC affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
,W7\AY07] your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
4LJUO5(y@ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
l 0jjLqm : his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
Y(W>([59 of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
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]X;Ty\UD& % Mz(G-I.\ >mi %L3Pk 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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Fx2 M[@) . 4h 曲目列表：
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/UcFB 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
c_ v j't 2. Be The One
HE7JQP!q 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
bu,Z' 4. There's A World
fA2H8"r 5. The Toothbrush Song
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6. Off The Radar
_:?)2 NV 7. Old Friend
]aXCi"fMs 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
^SVdaQ {7 9. Mystery Star
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7V%}U5 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
9)3ok#pQ/ 12. Footprints
