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_yq0#R 专辑名称：Off The Radar
DQ#H,\ ^< 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
YgUH'P- 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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YBQPE 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
D]a:@x`+Bz 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
<h) .fX 推荐指数：4星
OLGB t 7hW+T7u? 专辑介绍：
IQ< MyB( KlV :L 4a~ Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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D\w h;r 3f " %G\ Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
}8|[;Qa`y polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
@E( 7V(m/ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
]5~s "fnG intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
L Mi:%i%\ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
>3 yk#U|7} as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
Zwcy4 >8 bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
73{'k K Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
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oH0X<' h )~=Dm The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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(-]r~Ol^ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
p a}*E and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
KH\b_>wU2 younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
go+Q~NV and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
e8YMX&0% Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
;8!Z5H If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
"V{yi!D{< seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
XLMb=T~S Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
>] o}}KF? If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
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u?s VcD[ heartbreak.
l L]y~u g$dsd^{O7 The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
WyP W* themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
s=?g \oR lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
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*T0q|P~o% but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
wP,JjPUt kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
Be+0NXLVy his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
O
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e.c3nKXZ q icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
lI>SUsQFfm in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
Wu)>U jY_T/233d Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
Vb BPB5 $q polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
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vFEQ7 qI your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
V`@>MOw^d comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
cyJG8f his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
:k fp_o+J of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
Rb3V^;i welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
k%^lF?_0I espresso kind of guy.
i*CZV|t US B7]MGXC "Ky; a?Y Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
2k<;R': LY+|[qka vB+ ' 曲目列表：
~Ch+5A; "*})3['n 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
#h/Mbj~ S 2. Be The One
)aX,% yK 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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V <bd;m 5. The Toothbrush Song
'MY/*k7 : 6. Off The Radar
W2.qhY 5 7. Old Friend
Bm]8m=p 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
H@l}WihW 9. Mystery Star
2+X\}s1vN 10. Amorino
}*L(;r)q 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
x.q+uU$^ 12. Footprints
