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88 专辑名称：Off The Radar
/NZ R| 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
I8y\D, 唱片公司：Much Obliged
\GWC5R7Q0j 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
+\4=G@P.J 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
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Yh= Zn[ U \T0`GpE 专辑介绍：
X`&E,;bIb D$ \ EZ Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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"T PMSx&Ei o%:e Yl Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
lI9 3{!+> polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
c!zu0\[Id intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
W8)GT`\ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
f&:g{K as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
qp Z ". bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
5gGr|d|( Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
sMZ \6 its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
&PbH!]yd accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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uJQeZEe The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
HO"(eDW6z truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
% uKD cj laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
J{H475GqiT and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
}U9e# >e x younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
a`}-^;}SW and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
!T}`h' Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
7r>^_ aW If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
Ex<loVIrP$ seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
;k >{I8L~ Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
F XbNmBXF If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
D3eK!'qS be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
&f[[@EF7 heartbreak.
ipsNiFv: so;aN'{6@ The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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bkb}M)C lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
uaiG (O than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
PqfH}d0l but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
^pn:SV kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
gbvBgOp his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
t^q/'9Ai&J doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
il: ""x7^y icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
N3,EF1% in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
q Fay]V(O| &kP>qTI^p~ Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
M` bK polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
kHJjdgV affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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;I9D> shkc comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
_$r+*nGDz his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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fSj ^/> welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
f.!cR3XgV espresso kind of guy.
~`y6 YIJ3 B| !Re4`0 d6u L;eR Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
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ArN by- B).7 曲目列表：
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ZW2U9 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
ss*dM.b 2. Be The One
ST O6cNi 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
T3 \Q< 4. There's A World
@ hk~8y]rz 5. The Toothbrush Song
#fQ StO 6. Off The Radar
8 kk$:8 7. Old Friend
J:t 1W=lJ3 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
1|2X0Xm{ 9. Mystery Star
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/N+B 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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