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:d3 8M 专辑名称：Off The Radar
| )_< JAN 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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pR& 唱片公司：Much Obliged
'}Y8a$(;V 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
~5#7i_%@E} 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
MdfkC6P 推荐指数：4星
u60l - G j:| 专辑介绍：
A| +{x4s` vtT:c.~d Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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oAx0$]+%V) RP WYm Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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VQ; =-95P intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
;D7jE+ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
( 65p/$Vh as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
o5R\7}]GE bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
{ 1+H\ (v Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
uI[*uAR its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
;a` X|N9 accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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,L;vN6~ %r" GL The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
URgF8?n truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
g]#Wve laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
7w*&Yg] and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
!)=o,sVA younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
Q:\hh=^ and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
3@L%#]xwi Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
P>-,6a> If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
Kc0OLcu^d seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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`uHpj`EU be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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G6 5N: lv*uXg.k^ The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
$lA,{Q themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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eB*8)gYh than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
0)V-|v` but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
{2r7:nvR kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
/H@")j e his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
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A{Jk doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
W2h[NimU icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
f"N3;,Oc in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
n9!3h ?,g `0|&T;7 Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
S=SncMO nE polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
P%HyIODS affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
'<S:|$ $ your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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y7EX& welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
BV?N_/DXp espresso kind of guy.
@i-@mxk6< .t[ZXrd| 0 f?^Oy!1] 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)
*1S. 9L yPG\ &Bo T-2p`b}h W 曲目列表：
j{Jc6U X3L[ y\ 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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2. Be The One
(i0"hi 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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6. Off The Radar
2G}7R5``9 7. Old Friend
b|8>eY 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
2|H 9 1Y2 9. Mystery Star
U[ e 8 K 10. Amorino
,{ L;B 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
6|>\&Y!Q 12. Footprints
