Cf WK6 > c +"O\j' 专辑名称：Off The Radar
\?p9qR;"4 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
^$Me#ls! 唱片公司：Much Obliged
yF [@W< 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
'J&@jp 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
cZ7F1H~ 推荐指数：4星
"O"^\f s$3eJ| 专辑介绍：
&*?!*+!,i o*5e14W(: Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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1.cUol nr $ SD@D6`lL Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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1:~m)"?I_^ intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
xQ(KmP2 hl underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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8G^B%h] bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
H1c|b ! C Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
C& #KdvN/r its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
t1_y1!u Q accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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{/VL\AW5$ W*WH .1& The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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vWfef~}~ and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
n7YWc5:CaL Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
MM)/B>c Qt If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
Ku,A}5-6 seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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-bX.4+U be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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NGD2 z. :s9 85sEv The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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$GK m `I" lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
nU#q@p)Xg than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
49kia!FR but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
! [C $H5 kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
vF\zZ< R/ his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
Kt7x' 5 doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
xR%ayT. icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
M!i5StGC in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
I,uu>- 6?x{-Zj ^? Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
q%&7J< polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
4}FfHgpQ affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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9\0 K%LL of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
}}Uv0g 8D welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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ml 2z 'Mqa2o'M aH"c0 A Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
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AM 曲目列表：
{r8CzJ'f }YO}LQ-| 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
C%>7mz-v5 2. Be The One
RJ44o>L4O 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
x6tY _lzJ 4. There's A World
?Gfe? 5. The Toothbrush Song
q4N$. hpb 6. Off The Radar
P|U>(9;P, 7. Old Friend
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W~FA9Jd' Z 9. Mystery Star
H !u:P?j@\ 10. Amorino
^B9wmxe 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
ENz eVtw0 12. Footprints
