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

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专辑名称：Off The Radar F3d: W:^_  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr Y2lBQp8'|  
唱片公司：Much Obliged +,oEcCi  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 wxC&KrRF  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop (4:&tm/;  
推荐指数：4星 ^G:}%4  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the poLzgd  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of G@$ Y6To[  
his little pop masterpieces. bogw/)1  
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all \tv^],^`  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the tc-pVw:TV  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of t<8vgdD  
intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an Oz8"s4Y7  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented Z8vMVo  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of Ug :3)q[O  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The _FpZc?=  
Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to 8+}yf.`  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to RbOEXH*]  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling cV;<!f+  
mineral water. VTS7K2lBvX  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that hA?Flq2QV  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his 0%x"Va~"z  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost eXs^YPi  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his ~rnbuIh  
younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album T"h@-UcTl  
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to .\Z/j  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. kHWW\?O  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr ?=u/&3Cw  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters -4 *94<  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. :?uUh  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably [N@t/^gRC  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of tW^oa  
heartbreak. gu1:%raXd  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs F!k3/z  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant qS8p)pw  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier U-~6<\Mf  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so cd&^ vQL8  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any 4*`AYx(  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although MWGs:tpL4  
his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is Z--A:D>  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of d+caGpaR  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything 9\dpJ\  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. R #f*QXv  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too j\I{
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polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your %w$\v"^_Y  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than RZY[DoF8u  
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair @Sr{6g
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comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit {th=MldJ?  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit pA%}CmrMq  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been Ux/|D_rlf  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple lmGVSdo   
espresso kind of guy. hSN{jl{L`  
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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) 2uCw[iZM  
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曲目列表： Za110oF  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender ]NEr]sc-"F  
2. Be The One cD%_+@GaU  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding S|jE1v"L  
4. There's A World L2sUh+'|  
5. The Toothbrush Song o^efeI  
6. Off The Radar gTM*td(~^  
7. Old Friend $q|-9B  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? O|} p=ny  
9. Mystery Star ShIJ6LZ  
10. Amorino ?5IF;vk  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned !=3Ce3-  
12. Footprints