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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar /g.c(-#]  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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唱片公司：Much Obliged vK@UK"m  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 NiWAJ]Z  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop zw U[!i)  
推荐指数：4星 T9%|B9FeJ  
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专辑介绍： |U;O HS  
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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<}>|  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all G S=E6  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the 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 Ex zB{"  
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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 YPI,u7 -  
heartbreak. " (O3B  
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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 u%e ~a]  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of 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|  
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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
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espresso kind of guy. .gDq+~r8O  
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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) s+lBai*#  
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曲目列表： $U]T8;5Q  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender &H;,,7u  
2. Be The One =oSd M 2  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding lJ-PW\P  
4. There's A World aqI"4v]~b  
5. The Toothbrush Song uB.kkkGZ M  
6. Off The Radar zq{UkoME  
7. Old Friend I_v}}h{  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? &N/t%q  
9. Mystery Star ?=M?v;8  
10. Amorino 9%T"W  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned i^%$ydg  
12. Footprints