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1 专辑名称：Off The Radar
rzY@H }u 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
%EhU!K#[ 唱片公司：Much Obliged
)#TJw@dNf^ 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
_TeRsA 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
70l;**"4 推荐指数：4星
~$`YzK^*X Yka yT 0! 专辑介绍：
%)@(T ye - 7]+'%Uwu) Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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p[+me o his little pop masterpieces.
o+WrIAR F1]PYx$X Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
$ {H&Q* polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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^)K[1]"uM intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
/bj`%Q.n underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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:a<TV9?H0 bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
%>}7 $Y% Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
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xs`Q_ 9Qd'=JQl The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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6u8fF|s laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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OOwJ3I >]> younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
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)&-+:u0 Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
3xY]Lqwv If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
#bH[UId[ seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
hi dweg*7 Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
t0(hc7` If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
k}g s;|_ be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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7mzZY The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
9)X<}*(qo themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
9_ $Odc%] lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
yh!vl&8M than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
3E9j%sYk but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
CAO{$<M5m kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
;c}];ZU 3G his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
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6.=b^6MV icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
1j(, VW in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
4'*K\Ul).H O kXOV Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
\aozecpC` polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
J ASn\z affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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@x4Dt&:" comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
Rl8-a8j$f. his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
HB:i0m2fJW of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
Q I<3N welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
WDR!e2G espresso kind of guy.
"f+2_8%s+ 64@s|m* =7> ~u 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)
$x*GvI1D X'<xw mYvm_t 9 曲目列表：
I'hQbLlG `$HO`d@0*R 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
M IJ~j><L 2. Be The One
Sq QB>;/p 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
/|f]L9)2< 4. There's A World
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}rZp(FG@* 7. Old Friend
g<Xwk2_=g 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
&ru bA 9. Mystery Star
)2S\ :&x 10. Amorino
DQ$/0bq 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
YoA$Gw2 12. Footprints
