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HFtl4P 专辑名称：Off The Radar
(.CEEWj%{ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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, %IZ. 唱片公司：Much Obliged
4P>[ ]~S 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
zK Y 9 'y 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
-w[j`}([P9 推荐指数：4星
CJDnHuozc hPb erc2 专辑介绍：
U #u =9%' 4(h19-V Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
U)f;* {U Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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0wh4sKm[X b3h3$kIYN Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
~36)3W[4 polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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}o'WR'LX intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
Ib~n}SA underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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LU=<? "N6 bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
J&B>"s, its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
]]EOCGZ" accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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OX;3" +1 The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
!"G|y4O truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
&&Uc%vIN laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
*(?tf{ and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
%6%Q E'D younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
q2 pq~LI and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
vmY 88Kx&S Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
$GMva}@G` If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
Wv4x^nJ seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
RqONVytx Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
[s} n v] If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
\i2S'AblYq be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
odm!}stus heartbreak.
b: c$EPK >k)zd- The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
BJL*Dih m[ themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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=Qf. than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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d4 r@Gx%BE kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
@ uF$m/g his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
_[kZ : # doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
W pdn^=dhL icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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QrX 5Kwq G|LJOq7QB Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
s4&JBm(33N polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
in[yrqFb7t affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
vz *'1ugaA your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
jkrv2 `" comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
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]i@WZ( of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
oE;SZ"$ x welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
d$;1%rRj8 espresso kind of guy.
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!3wy DEFh&n Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
f-'$tMs op|:XLR5 03$lg DQ 曲目列表：
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a}8Bu 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
,xzSFs >2 2. Be The One
@Q%g#N 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
s 7(I 4. There's A World
/BaXWrd+ 5. The Toothbrush Song
EXz{Pqz 6. Off The Radar
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f:K3 P[| 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
aP}%&{iC* 9. Mystery Star
b~L8m4L 10. Amorino
' a6:3* 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
$1ZF k w 12. Footprints
