$OEhdz&Fi 4rk j$ 专辑名称：Off The Radar
0'&N?rS 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
4#D=+70' 唱片公司：Much Obliged
5X"y46i,H 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
g=iPv3MG 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
6,Aj5jG 推荐指数：4星
G.Z4h/1< Y\#+ -E 专辑介绍：
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s+mNr3 kd0~@rPL Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
Iv J ;9d polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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Ky6.6Y<.| intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
g 7>p, underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
`EFPY$9`D as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
[X9s\H bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
)Fa6 'M Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
_PI w""ssr its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
,7wxVR%Ys accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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78=im7 The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
T3-8AUCK8? truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
GQU 9UXe laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
>_ )~"Ra and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
FN-j@ younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
>Ei-Spy>Xl and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
g{]C@,W Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
/M Hml0u If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
Iy2KOv@a5 seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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R0 g- If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
;bC163[ be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
K#O8P+n5[ themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
xz @/^Cj lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
Bt8 than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
i2PPVT but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
k t.y "^ kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
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t-xw= &!w icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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mP1E Wh| p a7Iz^i Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
l7{Xy_66 polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
!y8/El affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
mN_KAl n your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
}CR@XD}[ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
Kr$ w"] his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
A4}6hG# of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
@O;gKFx welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
Iz'*^{Ssm espresso kind of guy.
=WaZy>n}7 /V66P@[> ;&|MNN^ 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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7. Old Friend
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cG)i: 9. Mystery Star
JI TQ3UL:W 10. Amorino
{q=( x]C 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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