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*Q5.g 专辑名称:Off The Radar
>"ZTyrK 歌手姓名:Ally Kerr
}eB\k,7L 唱片公司:Much Obliged
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n)(\k{ 发行日期:2008年4月xx日
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fwf\& 专辑流派:Indie/Pop
]kKf4SJZFU 推荐指数:4星
{)F-US 7N'F]x 专辑介绍:
}KZ/>Z;^ v[lytX4) Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
uomFE( Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
?g<*1N?: his little pop masterpieces.
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($ Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
ifBJ$x(B. polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
Fs&m'g jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
!!` zz intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
pX*mX] underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
{CGk5` g~ as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
blp )a bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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FF Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
V=S`%1dLN its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
/CZOO)n accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
%X.Q\T mineral water.
FyY;F;4P mCq*@1Lp9 The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
+_`F@^R_ truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
tG#F7%+E laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
)p!dqlK and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
0 TS:o/{(a younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
C{>?~@z&5 and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
ME |"pJ Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
L\"=H4r If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
JLG5`{ seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
oVsl,V Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
"Dy&` If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
$jc>?.6 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
rAQ^:q heartbreak.
w'qV~rN~tc `[ne<F?e The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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& themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
eM~i (]PY lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
YE-kdzff than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
dkVVvK but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
R'80 { kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
nDPfr\\ his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
rFmE6{4:p doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
)<~b*^kl\ icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
q|6lw 74` in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
>%W"u`Q pFG~XW Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
R.RCa$ polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
v/m6(z affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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#}vcffgZ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
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, his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
UkGUxQ,GU of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
Zwq_&cJK welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
1Ju{IEV espresso kind of guy.
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zE\ 7sFjO/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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q#!uc $QY(7Z" _-h3>.;h9 曲目列表:
MqNp*n2 %RJW@~! 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
#2`tsZ]=I 2. Be The One
/]vg_&)= 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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4. There's A World
rK`*v* 5. The Toothbrush Song
` bg{\ .q 6. Off The Radar
V862(y 7. Old Friend
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Qn6&M 9. Mystery Star
+p_SKk!%+ 10. Amorino
M~^|dR)D 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
6@nE cr 12. Footprints