/hX"O ?^ m|] ^f;7z 专辑名称：Off The Radar
R$fna[Xw@/ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
q~^:S~q 唱片公司：Much Obliged
OpL 6Y+< 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
c"YK+2 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
(t]>=p%4g 推荐指数：4星
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3GK{X 专辑介绍：
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* Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
iTt=aQjd Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
' i(p@m<' his little pop masterpieces.
cik@QN<[0 !p &'so^-W Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
vQ/\BN polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
JKT+ q*V jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
PbPP1G') intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
: (b3)K underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
7q:bBS as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
4LjSDgA bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
%~ 5Q^3$O Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
| q16%6q its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
N ]7a= accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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93Gur(j^ <e&QTyb The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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Zax] i,Bx laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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CDYx/yO younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
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6>BDA ? If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
X_({};mz be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
Df ,VV+ heartbreak.
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l6B ^sc*@ themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
]AC!R {H lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
mz VuQ than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
r{!"%03H_ but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
PDq}T q kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
YV3TxvX MR his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
mf;^b.mKh doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
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K]pKe" M !!+/Wgd:6 Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
ptWG@"j/b polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
QVG0>,+}$ affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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hKH$AEHEU} comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
AeY$.b his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
27*(oT of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
cdJ`Gk welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
c6Yf"~TD0 espresso kind of guy.
(w#s lTFT j""y2c1 pRrqs+IJZ\ 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)
u_p7Mcb 5v !DYx y= oVUsG 曲目列表：
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s 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
}1a <{& 2. Be The One
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"}'8`k+d 4. There's A World
`N|U"s; 5. The Toothbrush Song
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7. Old Friend
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wMH[QYb<* 10. Amorino
=_$ XP 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
@9}),hl` 12. Footprints
