Rv YH(!pQ N(@'L43$V 专辑名称：Off The Radar
M? oK@i 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
V,($I'&/ 唱片公司：Much Obliged
1@kPl[`p' 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
z.: { 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
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$Tt@X u \c+)Y}:D Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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@xW)&d\' m u(HNj Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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!Ljs9 =UF jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
#:Di1I9<O7 intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
dfe 9)m> underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
hq/\'Z&!+P as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
glh2CRUj bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
"';'*x Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
8h~v%aZ1 its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
uRKCvsi sX accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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8 f % @ =V1k'XJ The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
W?G4\ubM3< truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
abUn{X+f~ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
0% }$@H5i and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
_n2PoE:5@P younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
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and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
cU5x8[ 2 Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
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N<: 5 r If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
*J?QXsg be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
mUzNrkG(G heartbreak.
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*1bk >\8Bu#&s4 The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
y%=\E themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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^DVr>u than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
+GgWd=X.Y but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
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=+97VO(w]G his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
)dG7 $,g doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
X^?<, Y)1. icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
FJ v=5L in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
&7T0nB/) $.cNY+ k Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
[Ym?"YwVX polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
42:\1 B#[ affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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gCgMmD=AZ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
18Vtk"j his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
>c\'4M8Cz of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
i=reJ(y- welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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R" w]UYD;f 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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]%urL 曲目列表：
P`5@$1CJ \) DP(wC 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
z*l3O~mZ 2. Be The One
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A"\kdxC 4. There's A World
mmAikT#k 5. The Toothbrush Song
v@LK3S/!3 6. Off The Radar
>yg mE`g 7. Old Friend
9cWl/7;zXO 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
: +/V 9. Mystery Star
cG,B;kMjo 10. Amorino
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II)\rVP5 12. Footprints
