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Hx 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
aT!9W'uY 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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. 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
.w_`d'} 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
RQCQG a^cP 推荐指数：4星
V; -.38py Ue#yDTjc 专辑介绍：
=Rx?6% J,G9m4Z7 Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
{7Avba Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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!oDBs Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
wD SUMB<? polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
m"( d%N7 jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
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intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
SP*JleQN underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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NWHH .1| Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
Q|B|#?E== its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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zI&4k..4 truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
zQ5jx5B": laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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Gr"7w[|+ and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
GoSWH2N Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
' ?G[T28 If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
,(0XsBL seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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]Ec[")"kT If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
I0H Y#z% be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
*_<*bhR< heartbreak.
gn W~KLqH r.wIk0 The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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2v9s@k/k)6 lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
K%c ATA3 than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
qi SEnRG. but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
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his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
/GuS IZg"_ doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
;2Ad]) icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
JNFT6T)T15 in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
TFC!u 0Y"$ nG ^M 2)(8 Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
2b4pOM7W polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
wEfz2Eq affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
+:"6`um| your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
*lerPY3 q comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
]PzTl {] his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
y/}VtD of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
c_z/At;4 welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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/y](mu "! QK?2 E LD~Jbq 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)
`F2*o47|t ^KZAYB9C g;-+7ViIr 曲目列表：
XJJ[F|k~ V"7<[u]K| 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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iVq#aXN 4. There's A World
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g8+4$2`ny 6. Off The Radar
_PyW=Tj 7. Old Friend
5"}y\ 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
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?K4.L?D#J 10. Amorino
I[g?Ju > 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
AY&9JSu 6 12. Footprints
