q28i9$Yqj\ 5B!l6ST 专辑名称：Off The Radar
;CD.8f]N 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
cs 7T AX 唱片公司：Much Obliged
"_JGe#= 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
aE6 I|6W? 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
=yi RB? 推荐指数：4星
Z&%#,0>] TdI5{?sW 专辑介绍：
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<D1" Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
pGz-5afL Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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~66 TCI q_5k2'4K Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
716JnG> polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
IMjnj|Fj jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
o`HZS|>K* intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
[y| "iSD underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
OWFLw as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
p q7G[ bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
q4<3 O"c1 Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
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Qwb=N accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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0.C y4sH' _rXTHo7P The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
Tm5]M$) truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
9D:p~_"g laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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jpZ , $ younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
["4h%{. and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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Y"~I(,nx! If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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5BCXI8Ox9x be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
he x:e2x heartbreak.
yf+M .` & ($W The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
V*rAZ0 themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
Cfu]umZLn lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
tgH@|Kg than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
y^tuybpZY< but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
q' 7 7BRD3 kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
O^48c$Apv his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
x):cirwkl doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
";yCo0* icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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Vm 6G5QwM r7/y'Y]O Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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I.TdYSB affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
>4`(" # your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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= ;#?CAa: DVt;I$ An!1>`8r 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)
2Jl6Xc8 x?Doe`/6? E&P'@'Yk 曲目列表：
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'$; 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
3JM0 m ( 2. Be The One
MW8GM }Ho[ 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
xGTVC=q 4. There's A World
]#;;)K}> 5. The Toothbrush Song
Esvr~)Y 6. Off The Radar
;<d("Yz:@Z 7. Old Friend
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Aq%TZ_m 10. Amorino
}.ZX.qYX 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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