Bio QV47B 3''Uxlo\ 专辑名称：Off The Radar
?r*}1 WsH 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
CKSs(-hkJ 唱片公司：Much Obliged
<IBUl}|\ 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
d| `8\fq 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
fB&i{_J 推荐指数：4星
5!wjYQt3 :^qUr`) 专辑介绍：
s0CDp"uJY xIV#}z0 Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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l Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
4#t=%} polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
WRRR"Q$ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
!b+!] 2~g} intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
7<L!" 2VB underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
0+)1K U)I as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
@ *uZ+$ bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
tkff\W[JU Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
>) Bv >HM its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
|Bv,*7i& accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
GO*D4<#u mineral water.
BlM(Q/z iA`.y9' 2 The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
n<@C'\j@ truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
5Vdy:l laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
3[?;s} 61 and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
Jh 36NE8r younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
{$ pi}; and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
4H@7 t,> Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
naA8RD5/ If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
+VJyGbOcC seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
(]VY==t~ Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
Au{b1n If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
]3 Ibl^J be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
$"}[\>e*{ heartbreak.
%sPq*w. U-$nwji The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
)nq(XM7 themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
~ ]9EhC'l lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
] r%fAm j than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
9l|*E but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
,|;\)tT kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
epG =)gd=8 his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
D MSC(Sz doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
ka{!' ^ icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
b2j ~"9 in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
I47s qz7 5^CWF| Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
5{IbKj| polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
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oMYZ^b^ your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
ixoN#'y<" comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
\.GA" _y his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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MUCes3YJH welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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1 ~fzuz'"^ ~zvZK]JoX 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)
y@AUSh; fEt BodA) o3NB3@uj< 曲目列表：
F7]8*[u Cy)QS{YX 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
!kH 1| 2. Be The One
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nQg_1+ 4. There's A World
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}D3hP|.X 7. Old Friend
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w6-<HPW<S 9. Mystery Star
~at:\h4: 10. Amorino
WY5HmNX3E 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
t\v~ A0 12. Footprints
