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L" 专辑名称:Off The Radar
/g.c(-#] 歌手姓名:Ally Kerr
:.-z! 唱片公司:Much Obliged
vK@UK"m 发行日期:2008年4月xx日
NiWAJ]Z 专辑流派:Indie/Pop
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T9%|B9FeJ $'>JG9M 专辑介绍:
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8AFc=Wx Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
Hi=</ Wy; Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
j5Da53c#^ his little pop masterpieces.
4_iA<}>| 1<1+nGO Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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x>B\2; jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
fz`)CWo: intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
4ryG_p52l underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
MJqWc6{ n as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
2C}Yvfm4 bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
n[gE[kw Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
WA,D=)GP its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
gSw4\ R accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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"^6Fh"] jd-ccnR l The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
o+}k$i!6 truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
I/O/*^T laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
Z#Kf%x. and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
yc~<h/}# younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
=k.%#h{ and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
[|1I.AZ{ Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
aQ$sn<-l If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
xSd&xwP seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
BCe'J! Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
gN/>y1{a If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
wEM=Tr/h be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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- heartbreak.
" (O3B )dX(0E4Td/ The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
,3 /o7 ' themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
Sx QA*}N lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
RG'76?z than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
2[Lv_<i| but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
*l{epum; kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
Nj3iZD| his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
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Pb>/b\&JS icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
YLQ0UeDN' in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
ws5Ue4g| KS93v9| Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
3sdL\ polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
qE[YZ(/f0& affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
vs=q<Uw) your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
X.;VZwT+ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
C 5gdvJN his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
c/tB_] of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
YIg43Av welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
z8ZQL.z%h espresso kind of guy.
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x lW }S 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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B8T$< |mQ Fi\ 曲目列表:
$U]T8;5Q #DFi-o&- 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
&H;,,7u 2. Be The One
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2 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
lJ-PW\P 4. There's A World
aqI"4v]~b 5. The Toothbrush Song
uB.kkkGZ M 6. Off The Radar
zq{UkoME 7. Old Friend
I_v}}h{ 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
&N/t%q 9. Mystery Star
?=M?v;8 10. Amorino
9% T"W 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
i^%$ydg 12. Footprints