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!2IaAB 专辑名称：Off The Radar
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<H 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
ni @Mqb 唱片公司：Much Obliged
iy&*5 U 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
4fe$0mye 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
QW ~-+BD 推荐指数：4星
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lYr8m 专辑介绍：
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[,_M@g3 ]Y[8|HJ8 Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
m d[FtcY\ polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
LkFXUt ? jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
Y[8w0ve- g intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
.rj FhSr$ underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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zx\N^R;Jq bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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YgaJ*%\ its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
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xM%E; U'LO;s04m The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
sZ-]yr\E" truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
xiU-}H'o laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
#;juZ*I and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
h~elF1dG younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
Xj$J}A@ and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
!mL,Ue3/ Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
# RJy If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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MV$>|^'em be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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L5yxaF{] wt2S[:!p The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
CG9X3%xO% themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
8k J k5 lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
zp4ru\ than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
gn%#2:=pVu but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
'dWJ#9C kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
A ws#>l< his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
YfMe69/0I doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
%\~;I73 icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
`zzX2R Je in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
2zFdKs, dt`L}Yi Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
eaX`S.!jR polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
qh7o;x~, affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
+=k?Dp[ your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
yN>"r2 comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
$,aU"'D his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
2M&4]d of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
keJec`q=X welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
#Ejly2C, espresso kind of guy.
E<\\ 'VF awkVjyq X rM?D7a{q Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
fwq|8^S@ }MIH{CMH N\uQ-XOi 曲目列表：
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"[zX1 tLvli>y@ 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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2. Be The One
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3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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5o3_x ~e 9. Mystery Star
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9<M$j x) 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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