Ally Kerr : Off The Radar[Indie/Pop][174Kbps avg][45M]

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专辑名称：Off The Radar ue!wo-|#G  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr Q~)A fa{  
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发行日期：2008年4月xx日 N6/;p]|  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop wgKM6?  
推荐指数：4星 0F[+rh"x  
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专辑介绍： )s8{|)-  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the Z}r9jM  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of 9Ui|8e~=  
his little pop masterpieces. .:TSdusr~  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all q>dERN&  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the y6Ea_v  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of 8G_KbS  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an W&9X <c*  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented T=T1?@2C  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of :>, m$XO  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The ap.L=vn  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to [gE2;J0*  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to d>`s+B9K0  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling `g,i`<  
mineral water. GuRJ  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that :stA]JB# w  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
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laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost jRSY`MU}t+  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his |&0Cuwt  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album #9@UzfZAwT  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to -f%J_`  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. .Gnzu"lod  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr Ve|=<7%%S  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters  ~&Y%yN^  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. JcI~8;Z@Z~  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably Zl=IZ?F   
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of K}Rq<zW  
heartbreak. e4Jx%v?_P  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs l=ZX9<3  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant *d,Z?S/  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier FKkL% :?  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so ,Q>wcE6v  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any (&-!l2  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although ]s^
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his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is t,R4q*  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of Q`[J3-Q*{  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything CJ
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in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. >`Zw0S  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too TWo.c _l  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your @hIHvLpRB  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than _ If:~mIs  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair R\n*O@E v3  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit >R2o7~  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit gjex;h  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been E|omC_h  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple S"Mm_<A$@  
espresso kind of guy. y@u,Mv  
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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) .V\:)\<|  
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曲目列表： jL9to6 Hmr  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender Y|N.R(sAs&  
2. Be The One w2o5+G=  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding p& +w  
4. There's A World Tn(c%ytN
 
5. The Toothbrush Song ($*R>*6<x  
6. Off The Radar VW*d*!  
7. Old Friend n~G-X  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? A&($X)t  
9. Mystery Star J+=+0{}  
10. Amorino guWX$C-+1  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned _q1E4z  
12. Footprints