~.oj.[ } F*` t"7Lm 专辑名称：Off The Radar
>c~RI7uu 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
U~H?4Izl= 唱片公司：Much Obliged
"9XfQ"P 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
3FNT|QF 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
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推荐指数：4星
dRaO Gm) :iPy m}CE 专辑介绍：
I#G0, &Gv nxo+?:** Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
A''pS Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
#hw>tA6 his little pop masterpieces.
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F0lOlS Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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5h {`<W jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
OF U/gaO~ intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
%;xOB^H^ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
.ic:` 1 as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
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GD bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
"Zv~QwC Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
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its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
AnBJ(h accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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^ <`(lyph truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
G.Vu KsP] laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
xiF7}]d+ younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
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S d/ ?& be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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:WI.LKlo ~ g*)K/Z0pJ$ The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
I KtB ; themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
n,eJ$2! J lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
IW8+_#d than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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1Gt/Tq$_b kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
-U<Upn)2 his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
@prG%vb" doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
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pE{yv1Yg zkTp `>9R Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
e4~>G?rM _ polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
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9h/>QLx your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
\A `hj~ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
b$k&dT\o his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
z} '! eCl of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
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`.y}dh/+0W %3HVFhl ,]}?.g Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
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L Z q P ;A}C 曲目列表：
T ^A b! O 4E44Hzs 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
iAY!oZR(WT 2. Be The One
H7i$xWs 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
HxK$ 4I` 4. There's A World
TEUY3z[g 5. The Toothbrush Song
doHF|<s 6. Off The Radar
_F p>F 7. Old Friend
vUC! fIG 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
elJ)4Em 9. Mystery Star
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3E} An% 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
_i}wK?n 12. Footprints
