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Kh 专辑名称：Off The Radar
$n!saPpxS 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
&d=j_9 唱片公司：Much Obliged
Fj|C+;Q. 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
EZao\,t 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
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YS%HZFY, " GoZr[ =d 专辑介绍：
5^*I]5t8 o |$l+TC Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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NO8)XJ 3s c&J,O1){\ Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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@))PpE`co8 intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
mbK$_HvU underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
gDa}8!+i as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
q ^Un,h64t bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
3dTz$s/[ Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
Qo+I98L X[ its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
JTA 65T{3 accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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MH7 n@.t =bgzl=A` The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
ammlUWl truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
B|XrjI? laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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)B '&XLK 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
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b# Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
S7a05NO If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
,^wjtA 3j8 seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
X6 E^5m Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
F^4mO| If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
k4T`{s}e be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
A; _Zw[ heartbreak.
' _ZiZ4O l(A)G d5> The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
+L0Jje>Az themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
Kj53"eW lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
Efp[K}Z^$ than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
v`r![QpYf but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
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*Z8qd{.$q his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
3d`u! i?/ doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
$;pHv< icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
)TfX} in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
KwHlpW* 'pnO HT Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
3y tlD ' polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
FLo`EE":O( affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
w2SN=X~# your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
r ]0>A&, comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
4L bll%[9 his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
fHODS9HQ of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
L1#_ welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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espresso kind of guy.
NTo[di\_ bc gXpP Q@1SqK#-DQ Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
j&u/T | |L^yI~_d '|<r[K 曲目列表：
v\@pZw=x 0|<9eD \I= 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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dBwoAq`' 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
~%2yDhdQ 4. There's A World
h$}PQ 5. The Toothbrush Song
@ l q)L 6. Off The Radar
?"^{:~\N 7. Old Friend
&CcW(- 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
7r 50y > 9. Mystery Star
+q;{ %3C 10. Amorino
#0vda'q=j 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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