}bAd@a9>3 W446;)?5 专辑名称：Off The Radar
ZTM zL%i 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
EX=+TOkAf 唱片公司：Much Obliged
Yg<o 9x$ 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
`c(,_o a{ 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
#@ 3RYx 推荐指数：4星
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!8h? 专辑介绍：
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][v1L Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
E6y/,s^~S_ Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
91jv=>=DM his little pop masterpieces.
P/,7CfyPd p_!Y:\a5 Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
E9! IGci polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
ov*zQP jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
2W$c%~j$2 intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
~}$:iyJV(> underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
no)Spo' as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
{~[H"h537t bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
< 5;0LPU Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
9IN =m 5 its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
^qy$M> accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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2fF NJ younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
Q^b_+M and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
A5F< < Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
3@XCP- ` If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
9kH~+ seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
i8Y l1nF Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
7==Uz?}C If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
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be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
PF1!aAvVb heartbreak.
Kg~<h B6 `a3q)}*Y The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
% * oz~,i themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
L!3{ASIN0 lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
j<R,}nmD3\ than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
j/ #kO? but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
C!Y|k.`p kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
zi:GvTG his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
r*0a43mC1 doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
i>7f9D7 icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
N+"Y@X yg in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
#CW]70H` eW1$;.^ Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
9hmCvQgtf polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
$io-<Z#Q affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
!|9$ your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
<{[AG3/Zj4 comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
&Sa<&2W4S his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
OcQ_PE5 \ of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
6@]Xwq welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
8v*>~E/0 espresso kind of guy.
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A6 p MPAZ%<gmD 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)
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vv 曲目列表：
69d Fd!G\ QTz{ZNi! 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
2 8f-8B 2. Be The One
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9 (|[okB 4. There's A World
PUlt n}M 5. The Toothbrush Song
#Vs/1y`() 6. Off The Radar
o*qEAy ? 7. Old Friend
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p? iJ'K 10. Amorino
6zRJ5uI ,/ 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
p $?c>lim 12. Footprints
