:WH0=Bieh yyVJb3n5:! 专辑名称：Off The Radar
m7 > )p]] 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
|9CPT %A# 唱片公司：Much Obliged
\"K:<+RH 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
W7V#G(cpU 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
P)=$0kR3 推荐指数：4星
5iItgVTW ^?0WE 专辑介绍：
x*^)B~7} 4NFvX4 Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
[ dVRV m0N Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
_B==S4^/yU his little pop masterpieces.
3AuLRI ss7Z-A 4z Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
NzID [8` polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
5=_))v<Tp jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
+^aM(4K\ intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
R? ,XSJ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
:?gk =JH: as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
'F8:| g bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
V@ph.)z Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
5fhe{d"si its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
xOpCybmc accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
Xu5^ly8p9q mineral water.
0(!=N 1l &uTK@ G+ The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
jJY!;f truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
)eSD5hOI) laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
6/ thhP3`- and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
wTY8={p] younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
Bso3Z ^X. and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
!|S{e^WhbU Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
L9)nRV8 If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
r$Ck:Q} seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
5S ?+03h~ Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
dg]: JU If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
| sio:QP be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
t<2B3&o1 heartbreak.
(>\w8] ${F] N } The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
gNG_,+=! themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
mxV0"$'Fm lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
]2P*Z6Az than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
7R=cxD& but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
)tyhf(p6 kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
)!&7X L[ his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
>~sAa+Oxi doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
.:b|imgiv icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
X_eh+>D in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
~)JNevLZ >wpC45n)9N Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
CcZ\QOet&C polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
jCMr[ G= affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
ljij/ C= your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
i<*{Z ~B comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
^Z{W1uYi his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
;oQ*g d of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
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"ZM{~U welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
_^<HlfOK espresso kind of guy.
ZV`D} CQ i%8 I (F ztNm,1pnQ 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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*[ 曲目列表：
m/)Wn #HD$=ECcw 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
jJc?/1 jv 2. Be The One
E-NuCP%|c 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
Kf<-PA 4. There's A World
$ d4^e& s 5. The Toothbrush Song
T-)U r/qp 6. Off The Radar
5eI3a!E]O 7. Old Friend
fLj#+h-! 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
v,N*vqWS 9. Mystery Star
i]:T{2 10. Amorino
%t&n%dhJ 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
NJfI9 L 12. Footprints
