>Z sK5v P>Rqy 专辑名称：Off The Radar
E004"E<E 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
8_$2aqr 唱片公司：Much Obliged
/ hdl 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
rGL{g& _ 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
!7*/lG 推荐指数：4星
\)kAhKtG ?|YQtY 专辑介绍：
MdjMTe s FdHWF|D Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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+N&(lj %b4(wn?n:B Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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EPnB%'l\c jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
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intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
6{WT;W>WT: underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
640V&<+v as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
y~1php>2f1 bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
dj**,*s Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
,R6$ SrNcd its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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<L#r6y~H [6N39G$ The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
* j :5 truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
YL0RQ a laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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;KN@v5`p and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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Rx2 |VD be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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DL{a8t1L themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
F\<i>LWT' lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
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^Tmmx_Xw doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
6 nhB1Aei icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
8;rS"!qM in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
{4*%\?c,n FM];+d0 Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
tgnXBWA`! polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
n_glYSV! affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
&t4(86Bmq your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
Vd~ k4 comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
+N:%`9}2V his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
0[Aa2H* of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
h 42?^mV4? welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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<0}'#9>O z0Hh8* 0l*/_;wo 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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1?n 曲目列表：
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Zz 9hU@VPB~ 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
(FHh,y~v 2. Be The One
)cXc"aj@s 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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krU2S- 5. The Toothbrush Song
|{Q,,<C 6. Off The Radar
.jw)e!<\N 7. Old Friend
=Y0m;-1M 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
MvFXVCT# 9. Mystery Star
+a;j>hh 10. Amorino
i|Wn*~yFOO 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
4F ?1,-X 12. Footprints
