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专辑名称：Off The Radar
&>(gt<C$ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
^s{hs(8%R 唱片公司：Much Obliged
QU T"z' 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
x=]S.XI 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
kUa)smh 推荐指数：4星
\9)#l#m ^e%}[q[>| 专辑介绍：
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/v#)f-N%zs Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
#cU^U#;=r his little pop masterpieces.
^Kqf ~yS% GK?4@<fY Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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/0lC KU!= jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
8>NwCjN intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
!msNEE@[ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
?NG=8.p as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
* C6D3y bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
:#u}.G Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
dz%EM8 its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
rk|@B{CA; accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
%NajFjBI mineral water.
nt ,7u( &yIGr` ; The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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r:&|vP laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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i ]o"_=C younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
por/^=e{ Y and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
qX#MV>1 Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
{]k aJ{U> If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
3`F) AWzdr seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
4(cJ^]wb^ Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
vl:J40Kfn If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
,^$ |R32 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
-rSIBc:$8 heartbreak.
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^G|98yc!' themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
]lBGyUJn lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
'#\1uXM1U? than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
@ -:]P8 but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
0g=`DSC<( kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
6GL=)0Ah his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
}-DE`c doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
izZ=d5+K icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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, 8g~EL{ ' Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
q]% T:A= polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
p9qKLJ*.C affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
p(JlvJjo your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
c EnkU] comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
?GT@puJS- his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
OMrc_)he\ of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
$V>yXhTh welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
SO f{Hx0C6 espresso kind of guy.
GK*v{` )2e#HBnH qu |i;WZE 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)
CE%_A[a %O[N}_XHEh :t("L-GPW 曲目列表：
&^".2)zU O; 9?(:_ 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
!Ng=Yk>3 2. Be The One
~P*4V]L^ 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
/t%u"dP"T~ 4. There's A World
Iah[j,]r 5. The Toothbrush Song
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=aG xg57 7. Old Friend
#*%q'gyHT 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
tY|8s]{2 9. Mystery Star
NH A5e< 10. Amorino
b1#dz] 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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c2_b 12. Footprints
