)u;JwFstX 4U?<vby 专辑名称：Off The Radar
:[xvlW29 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
?q _^Rj$ 唱片公司：Much Obliged
j$Nf%V 6Y 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
ca(U!T68 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
} B0sC%cm 推荐指数：4星
C /G]v*MBQ .k@^KY 专辑介绍：
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abi[jx C G Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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8[zb{PRu sb^mLH] 3 Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
rkDi+D 6`q polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
#y 1Bx, jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
Fi2xr<7" intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
+q {[\#t5 underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
`G!M>h@ as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
2&he($HIzg bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
}D*yr3b Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
&!L:"] =+ its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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lnh+a7a) ]~0}=,H$N The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
-Z0+oU(?YE truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
W)*p2 #l laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
pOT7;-#n and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
mi,&0xDe a younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
}TB(7bbd; and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
4J0Rv od_ Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
J00VTb` If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
ABh&X+YD seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
~" i0x Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
"IQ/LbOqm_ If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
YW/QC'_iC be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
8s{?v &p heartbreak.
Dd/wUP qOih`dla The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
kE9esC 3 themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
R_XR4)(< lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
C?Bl{4-P}* than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
,I 1 R V but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
(0YZZ93 kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
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AV9m_hZ t doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
>Cw<BIF icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
OxI/%yv-c in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
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Tlo i;LXu%3\ Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
P:30L'.=[ polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
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<B9C*M"4% your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
O+y-}7 YX comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
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Jn{O Ww2 of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
GB$;n? welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
fQ#l3@in espresso kind of guy.
%Ev4]}2C1 .Fdgb4>BXX a)wJT`xu 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)
zT!drq: x 6@rMtQfI C?lcGt !H 曲目列表：
Z'"tB/ =W |Y ?H A& 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
9I}-[|`u 2. Be The One
Tj:B!>> 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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8fl`r~bqZ 5. The Toothbrush Song
OX\A|$GS 6. Off The Radar
'<"s \, 7. Old Friend
&5yV xL: 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
<0X f9a8> 9. Mystery Star
Ff)8Q.m 10. Amorino
<3LbN FP 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
4K\G16'$v 12. Footprints
