+%z> H"J. Df-DRi 专辑名称：Off The Radar
LG9+GszX 2 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
V cE:G#]5 唱片公司：Much Obliged
JJ-( Sl 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
Rxt^v+ ,$ 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
r.=K~A 推荐指数：4星
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gT{Q#C2Baw biD$ qg Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
<18 ( Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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79rD7D&g .^33MWu6 Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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,Q$ q= E;X jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
ah$b [\#C intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
un"Gozmt5 underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
bn&TF3b as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
"m$##X\ bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
w>&aEv/f its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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[ZwjOi:) truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
wc @X.Q[ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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&ee~p&S,> younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
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z]y.W`i If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
2eS~/Pq5=i seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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vzAa x k% lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
:gi bfk]C than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
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[ -K& R his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
A2Ed0|B y doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
z (wc0I icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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Ykw* &opz ifQ*,+@fxR Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
W q&if_ polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
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%3 -y[f your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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9G5rcYi his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
%JBz5G of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
)F>#*P welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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nPl?K:( 8C:z"@ o I-*S&SiXjI 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)
#&aqKV Y 3z?> j] B%b4v 曲目列表：
D2 eckLT E7UU 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
sf87$S0 2. Be The One
I3I/bofz 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
lvz7#f L~ 4. There's A World
`iNSr?N. 5. The Toothbrush Song
.@U@xR u7| 6. Off The Radar
i$G@R % 7. Old Friend
\V8PhO;j 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
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*vxk@ `K~ 10. Amorino
mxC;?s;~ 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
WX?IYQ + 12. Footprints
