l<-0@(x) WUK{st.z 专辑名称：Off The Radar
3?r?)$Jk 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
4l? "zv1 唱片公司：Much Obliged
PzH#tG&.j 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
f9a_:]F 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
><w= 推荐指数：4星
cz;gz4d8 I?X!v6 专辑介绍：
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q~6((pWi| Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
d)'J: polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
`KH P?lX jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
JXAH/N& i intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
Z"5ewU<? underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
E -i <^&E as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
LWIPq" bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
Af X lV-v Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
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Dl=qss~g+ accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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c=u'#|/eb laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
q %hxU.h and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
w<jlE8u younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
@R s3i;"W and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
=x-@-\m Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
50HRgoP5Y If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
$zD}hO9 seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
&- 2i+KjEX Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
n+H);Dg<8 If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
DcX,o*ec! be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
B`/p[ U5 heartbreak.
,#hx%$f}d BiI`o CX The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
{N`<TH PP themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
0k 6S`e9gI lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
%bZ}vJ5b than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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/]o but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
U`)o$4Bq kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
K pSho < his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
cRS2v--\- doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
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# O5R Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
D9-D%R, polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
K [M[0D affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
IrTMZG your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
f) @-X! comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
^gd[U C-"w his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
2P ic 4Z of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
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:}3;z'2]l espresso kind of guy.
IHSt N,QD \i M P,ud"F=r 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)
d,* #yzO 9 , >u, q<>aZ|r 曲目列表：
~"8)9& >' e(|P4 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
D/Hob 2. Be The One
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`AcT}. u 4. There's A World
W=ar&O~}n 5. The Toothbrush Song
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OM 4, Sevk 7. Old Friend
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8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
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Gk2R:\/Y 10. Amorino
_NkbB"+L 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
VmTPE5d 12. Footprints
