H}bJ"(9$vC 8eHyL 专辑名称：Off The Radar
exUu7& *: 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
EA]U50L( 唱片公司：Much Obliged
~A T'[(6 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
8C 9-_Ng` 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
W+ko q*P 推荐指数：4星
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DwE[D]7o ~<F8ug # Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
R3&Iu=g Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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xH"/ 1g 2?ez,*-[ Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
=QiI :|eRA jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
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S intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
?:I* 8Fj underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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o 5uph=Q{ bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
nIy}#MUd|q Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
F {4bo$~ > its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
{~"/Y@&]R accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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zC@o The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
{xB!EQ" truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
suiS&$-E laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
j2.|ln"! and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
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and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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g:D>.lKd If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
\lf;P?M^ seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
xH(lm2kvT Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
wb5baY9 If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
i6tf2oqO7 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
K'Tm_"[u heartbreak.
iWB =sL&p l7259Ro~ The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
ZaDyg"Tw+ themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
% X+:o ]T lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
B=yqW than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
F2 dHH^ but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
c~$)UND^ kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
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g his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
{M$1N5Eh doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
D},>mfzF icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
?WUA`/[z in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
7 60Y$/Wz +EAsW(F1 Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
UcDS9f_87 polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
eV"h0_ox affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
TJpD{p} your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
z h`<WN&H comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
9J*\T(W his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
0r] t `{H of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
yZ(zdM\/sL welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
OU(8V^. espresso kind of guy.
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bzs 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)
` $<.pOm S6M}WR^, 4 Y9`IgQ 曲目列表：
R)( T^V`{ m6K}|j 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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l0w]`EE 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
x8\?}UnB 4. There's A World
SC!RbW@3 5. The Toothbrush Song
v2\FA(BPn 6. Off The Radar
qu@~g cE 7. Old Friend
z}9(x.I 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
t!X. |`h 9. Mystery Star
P {jbl!UD7 10. Amorino
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d: 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
@4#c&h 3 12. Footprints
