\no[ >L] DVRE ;+Jt 专辑名称：Off The Radar
vKDRjrF- 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
Se* GR"Z+ 唱片公司：Much Obliged
sW#6B+5_k 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
5FnWlFc 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
z:|4S@9 推荐指数：4星
.wx; !9 zO2Z\E'% . 专辑介绍：
nvxftbfE^D Tul_/` An Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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4)-LlYS_d< ;p/RS# Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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v' S}&zmF] jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
R|ViLt y intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
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93[c^sc9*a bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
v$w!hYsQ Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
s<xD$K~rM its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
W j/.rG&tE accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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]0zXpMNI truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
?z171X0 laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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!t{3IE younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
]k_@F6 A and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
//\ORJd Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
(+38z)f If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
v1QE|@ seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
fnG &29x Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
UC;_}> If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
b"t!nfgo be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
$VhUZGuG> heartbreak.
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ngcXS2S_ themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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+T+f``RcK but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
=E8lpN' kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
g9H~\w his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
vdYd~>w doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
{%'(IJ|5z icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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0 "k Nn5 polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
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vAbMU comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
D:U:( pg his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
4 T`u?T] of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
d Ayof= welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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Z 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)
cj`g)cX| WQ<J<$$uu 7@$Hua,GY 曲目列表：
En&ESW N Pq>r|/~_ 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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8xs[{?|: 4. There's A World
G,e>dp_cPu 5. The Toothbrush Song
DmM<Kkg.J 6. Off The Radar
lplEQ]J| 7. Old Friend
WLQm|C, 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
P&V,x`<Z 9. Mystery Star
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fmXA;^% 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
&/d;4Eu 12. Footprints
