K,e w >U `"@g8PWe 专辑名称：Off The Radar
Cf:#( D 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
#~=hn8 唱片公司：Much Obliged
<]T` 3W9 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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} 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
Qed. 4R:o 推荐指数：4星
MUA%^)#u4Q gt ";2,;X 专辑介绍：
hTEx]# ( UH"#2< |b Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
X5`A GyX Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
KMV=%o his little pop masterpieces.
?qX)ihe%k 9&2Vm;F_ Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
n f.wCtf]. polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
4<?8M vF jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
;i"*Ll>Q) intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
d5>H3D{49 underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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jC3Vbm&ZZ bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
P{5-Mx!{& Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
-YjA+XP its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
=Me5ft w accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
H{AMZyV0/d mineral water.
PI~1GyJr@; 0z[dl Hi The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
]/!<PF truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
9XHz-+ bQ laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
sz9G3artK& younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
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and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
:KKa4=5L Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
3 AH Y| If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
|hO~X~P seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
c(/VYMJZ& Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
shH ~4<15 If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
Khe!g1=&X be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
iajX ~k v heartbreak.
[Cb` { NziZTU} The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
$Y9jrR'w themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
/\w) >0 lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
R'dSbn than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
o d7]tOK9 but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
xESjM1 A) kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
_6k*'aT~FK his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
2~*Ez!.3 doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
X<MO7I icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
O$g_@B0E1 in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
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%"X-&1vV polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
%+F"QI1~0 affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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-3&G"hfK comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
M^7M U}5w his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
Pa^A$fy\ of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
WA$>pG5s welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
JI/_ce espresso kind of guy.
X >I)~z}9# a|Bcn YN ;oxAe<VIj 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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/6qG0feJ 曲目列表：
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3 ~aXqU#8 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
&(a(W22O 2. Be The One
JTqq0OD} 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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3pXLSdxB 5. The Toothbrush Song
#Ch;0UvFF 6. Off The Radar
3:5DL!Sm8J 7. Old Friend
&6j<c a 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
erl:9. 9. Mystery Star
5 #]4YI; 10. Amorino
K?4FT$9G 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
QJW`}`R 12. Footprints
