Ally Kerr : Off The Radar[Indie/Pop][174Kbps avg][45M]

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专辑名称：Off The Radar nR wf;K  
歌手姓名：Ally Kerr SqdI($F\:  
唱片公司：Much Obliged -M_>]ubG  
发行日期：2008年4月xx日 D;jbZ9  
专辑流派：Indie/Pop z.?slYe[  
推荐指数：4星 #0\* 86  
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专辑介绍： [7g-M/jvY  
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Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the N9y+Psh  
Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of W-V
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all "dE[X` }=  
polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the )qOcx I  
jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of H S
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intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an pYu6[  
underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented /L5:/Z  
as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of q_mxZM ->  
bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The jzZ
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Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to 8OO[Le]1  
its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to U0srwt97S  
accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling LafBf6wds  
mineral water. 12_7UWZ"  
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that %+<1X?;,Fq  
truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his #};Zgixo$  
laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost };EB  
and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his jW-;Y
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younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album 4 12E7   
and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to hE$3l+  
Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour. |JP'j1 Ka  
If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr e@ $ |xa")  
seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters oA7|s1  
Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that. h@\HPYi#.  
If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably b!`Ze~V  
be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of 
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heartbreak. ]VE3u_kR  
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs s.n:;8RibP  
themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant qDz[=6BF  
lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier Kp1 F"!  
than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so F - u"zox  
but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any -T-yt2h(  
kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
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his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is n:b,zssP  
doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of :i@ $s/  
icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything $b2~H+u(  
in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising. T!HAE#xC  
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Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too "r3h+(5  
polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your 3bjCa\ "  
affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than 2Vu?Y
 
your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair 9 `q(_\x  
comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit RrYNtc  
his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit <F"G~.^ *s  
of fire and even some unpredictability would have been ?4Fev_5m
  
welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple 5p5"3m;M7  
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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) 1uR@ZK  
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曲目列表： pSI Xv%1J  
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1. Could HAve Been A Contender E|SmvIV-  
2. Be The One %g3QE:(2@q  
3. I Think I'm Bleeding ]KXyi;n2  
4. There's A World ~Fl\ c-  
5. The Toothbrush Song D/%v/m
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6. Off The Radar >i.$s  
7. Old Friend }J92TV  
8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA? `T ^0&#  
9. Mystery Star 7!FiPH~kM  
10. Amorino TBba3%  
11. The Truth That I Have Earned 5 wN)N~JE  
12. Footprints