$@eFSA5k,7 ~Aoo\fN_U 专辑名称：Off The Radar
(k<__W c_t 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
-3|i5,f 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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\Z/# s;c,4 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
i4\m/&of3y 推荐指数：4星
(nt= wKj0vMW 专辑介绍：
ky{-NrK [ |d QZ Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
{U7A&e0eW Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
8\9s,W:5 his little pop masterpieces.
ALl0(<u67 F'3-*> ]P Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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Cl'3I%$8K jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
8~eYN- #W& intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
} @NT#hD underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
mFeoeI,Jv as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
bT#re bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
UWW_[dJr Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
}q<% ![% its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
D$PR<>=y accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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P4.snR Q d T4e[4l The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
z\ r|5Z truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
[SA$d`B/ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
UJ1Ecob and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
$][$ e younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
`o,D[Jd and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
6<+ 8[ o Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
T!pj v8y@R If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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EABy<i If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
~Y /55uC be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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[!CIBK99 themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
1} h''p lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
t:<dirw,o than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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S|HnmkV66 kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
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sHi *\ doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
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D%=FCmL5@= in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
eaGd:( 5,n{-V Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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TaN]{k your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
j/<z[ q r comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
[O52Bn his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
y Ddi+ of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
0~0OQ/>7 welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
g.re`m|Aj espresso kind of guy.
^Td_B03) *tD`X( K V<+= t { 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)
cLpkgK&a ZLRAiL QIg.r \>o 曲目列表：
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5h &# 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
UFLN/ 2. Be The One
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^XIVWf#` H 4. There's A World
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pDg_^ | 6. Off The Radar
_FRwaFVJ3 7. Old Friend
2W_p)8t> b 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
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@@O=a 10. Amorino
.-Xp]>f, 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
CfWtCA 12. Footprints
