;C8'7 jI$}\*g 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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%p6+D-C 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
CVsc#=w0 唱片公司：Much Obliged
@P: 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
W{\){fr6O 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
cGw* edgp6 推荐指数：4星
v%|()Z0 &Y2mLPB 专辑介绍：
_DChNX iP 1u u Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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jV^Dj %?lPS Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
Hh=D :kE polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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dKcHj<'E/ intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
p 1 tfN$- underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
^a@Vn\V1 as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
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rJJI<{$ Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
dB7E&"f its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
/IM5#M5~ accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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24 S,w>j t@-:e^ v The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
v~:$]a 8 truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
[o )P laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
J;Az0[qMR and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
#2c-@) , younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
5-|fp(Ww_W and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
~: ."BA Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
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K /h9 x9^ If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
jp2AU,Cl be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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{\G4YQ 0(VQ wGC[ The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
*7hr3x themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
UA3%I8gu_ lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
Zg%SE'kK than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
IEV3(qzt but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
X%!#Ic]Q kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
kWL\JDZ`. his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
i*j[j~2>C; doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
.Ev i icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
(6p 5 Fo in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
'j];tO6GfC uQ#3;sFO Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
|M vCEp polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
_Tyj4t0ElV affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
HUurDgRi] your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
@Nb&f<+gi comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
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9I/o;Js welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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w5|gmO 6Gjr8 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)
P|HxD0c^u #pO=\lJ, $_ IvzbOh 曲目列表：
8 9o&KF] i#]}k 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
PKFjM~J 2. Be The One
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,r^zDlS<q 4. There's A World
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k%Dpy2uH 6. Off The Radar
3kfrOf.4h 7. Old Friend
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:0N} K} 9. Mystery Star
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!*Ex}K99 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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12. Footprints
