t%,:L.?J# Y_C6*T% 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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c' 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
(I6Q"&h] 唱片公司：Much Obliged
%p7onwKq0 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
|F\fdB}?S: 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
U:@tdH+A7 推荐指数：4星
jT] R"U/Q ?N9Z;_&^. 专辑介绍：
j"Ew) 6j ^} Y}Iz Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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6*EIhIQ( his little pop masterpieces.
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T33X)h% Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
}Q9+krrow underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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rmC7!^ / bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
Rxr?T- Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
eu]qgtg~U its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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9:3`LY3wW 7/KK}\NE The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
f`rI]v|@ truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
cM,g, E} laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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7$Wbf4 younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
?MfwRWY and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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4\ElMb[] If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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NYKYj`K be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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?D The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
wSM(!:on5 themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
?I+$KjE + lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
8$ RiFD , than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
0"GLgj:9 but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
$Fi1Bv) kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
+BhJske his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
S{)K_x doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
<gFisc/#r icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
&Cm]*$? in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
L&=r-\.ev u(hJyo} Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
1`s^r+11: polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
GjN6Af~} affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
92C; a5s your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
7hLh} comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
g HxR w his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
E{^W- of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
a3A3mBw welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
sk:B; .z espresso kind of guy.
v>mK~0.$ u"wWekB %h, &N D 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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曲目列表：
&s Yxe:H x TH3g^E 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
}7xcHVO8- 2. Be The One
<dVJV?i; 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
Wl+spWqW 4. There's A World
W1LR ,:$ 5. The Toothbrush Song
%\}5u[ V 6. Off The Radar
AOwmPHEL 7. Old Friend
i{:i RUC# 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
RE D@|[Qh 9. Mystery Star
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19 [!9ci 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
+%WW8OX 12. Footprints
