<" nWGF4d 6IV):S ~ 专辑名称：Off The Radar
wM4{\ f\ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
2I}+AW!!= 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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发行日期：2008年4月xx日
Qw5(5W [L 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
wW p7N 推荐指数：4星
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sZCK? 专辑介绍：
p\6}<b"p } =)u_q Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
X4 S | JT Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
o]4BST(A his little pop masterpieces.
m!G(vhA,_w hBX.GFnw Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
..E_M$} polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
8v2Wi.4T jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
DJgM>&Y6, intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
1aO(+](; underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
?]Hs~n- as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
r3U7`P bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
Xr Tc5V Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
yN{ **?b its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
Qx E% C accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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faLfdUimJ T+P{,, a/] The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
1_LKqBgo laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
}])j>E and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
,:}VbQ:3I younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
=u9e5n and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
>/C,1}p[ Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
e'npa*.e If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
0[ n;ZL~ seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
ZyC[w 7$I2 Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
iuEe#B;! If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
<4?(|Vh[m] be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
vy 5{Vm".4 heartbreak.
\@Z D.d# m7 > )p]] The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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pi*?fUg!W than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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%8% 0l*n' kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
LCpS}L; his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
Kv\uBMJNW doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
9; pD0h| icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
A}03s6^i; in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
K&vqk/JW1 :"oUn BY% Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
y"0! 7^ polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
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Rlf#)4 his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
c3aF lxW of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
{f)"F;]V welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
olf7L% espresso kind of guy.
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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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^vV h/n&& J 7vs>PV 曲目列表：
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S+(-k0 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
!G3d5d2)C 2. Be The One
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3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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4. There's A World
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`by\@xQ) 6. Off The Radar
,s,VOyr @F 7. Old Friend
-?$Hr\ 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
wd`lN,WiW 9. Mystery Star
m:7$"oq| 10. Amorino
m*MfGj( 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
IE-c^'W=}m 12. Footprints
