UtJfO`m9P 42hG }Gt 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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_a 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
~N| aCi-X 唱片公司：Much Obliged
]j,o!|rx7 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
H|aC(c 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
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V|o 推荐指数：4星
|}e"6e% 35AH|U7b 专辑介绍：
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2/j Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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y]obO|AH >k@{NP2b Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
il{x?#Wrb polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
Sh-B! jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
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p3$4w intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
"30=!k underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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Ekrpg^3qp" bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
W^ask[46R Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
kn HrMD; its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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ho~WD' i 9" 1=um= The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
SJj_e- truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
~e ,K laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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+JD^5J,-NJ younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
0L"u U3 and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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wT;;B=u}G If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
]k1N-/ be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
iK'A m.o+ heartbreak.
ka R55 G+C{_o#3 The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
{O!; cI~ themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
r[kH VT8 lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
lu.xv6+ than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
w8>bct3@ but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
93w$ck},?G kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
e*Nm[*@UW his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
?&1%&?cg9 doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
aa!1w93?i icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
b^8"EBo in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
^H <VH \[+':o`LH Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
Z Wx[@5 polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
EmP2r*"rb affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
P:X X8&# your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
Z,Xi vU & comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
Ai)Q(] his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
Z$YG'p{S of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
G Wj !n welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
7#*O|t/' espresso kind of guy.
u |$GOSD !a'{ gw l$! NEOK 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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