Hes a finnishcanadian from barriea working class town in rural ontario. Singersongwriter afie jurvanen may have been born in frigid toronto, but when he records and performs under his musical alias of bahamas, he. Afie is a true musical triple threat a unique and expressive singer, an honest and crafty songwriter and an unbelievably virtuosic guitar player. C 2012 brushfire records under exclusive license to universal republic records. The toronto musicians third album serves as a selftitled. Bahamas weave lush folk on streaming bahamas is afie album. He recently toured in the usa opening for jack johnson on his soldout tour where he tested out tracks from earthtones. Music video by bahamas performing lost in the light. Find bahamas discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Latinautor, ascap, abramus digital, downtown music publishing, and 10 music rights societies. Waves official video song from the album bahamas is afie available for download today.
Today in music sits down with bahamas afie jurvanen to talk everything. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Bahamas is the solo project of torontobased guitarist afie jurvanen who has shared the stage with both wilco and feist. Feb 05, 2018 download on amazon all the time play on apple music all the time download on itunes all the time play on spotify all the time play on youtube all the time lucifer s 3 e 14 my brothers keeper 5 feb 2018. He spent years rockin the toronto scene, playing with feist among many others, before going solo as bahamas in 2009. Bahamas bitter memories live at kdhx 10414 internet archive.
Bahamas is canadian musician afie jurvanen born april 28, 1981, in toronto. Aug 19, 2014 bahamas is an apt moniker for solo artist afie jurvanen, who weaves breezy, tropical melodies in his coldclimate canadian home. Bahamas latest album is all about afie jurvanen the star. Bahamas is afie jurvanen, and for the last many years hes been playing other peoples music.
Utilize to check your youtube stats and track your progress. Jurvanens strippeddown and contemplative sound focuses mainly on his voice and guitar including quiet, indie folk meditations. With this record he pursued a far more complex sound than on prior releases and is responsible for the majority of the instrumentation. Bahamas is afie is the third album from canadian musician bahamas, released august 19, 2014 on brushfire records. Afie jurvanen licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of brushfire recordsuniversal. Since 2009 hes been making music under the name bahamaswriting songs about sunsets, love affairs, and making out with crooked smiles. Join tap as she teams up with the team from stuart coves for an insane adventure off the island of new provi. Yes, we know afie jurvanen has always been the driving force behind bahamas, the band, but on the new album, bahamas is afie, bahamas really is afie. Abramus digital, ascap, latinautor, downtown music publishing, and 10 music rights societies. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Aug 17, 2014 yes, we know afie jurvanen has always been the driving force behind bahamas, the band, but on the new album, bahamas is afie, bahamas really is afie. A music video from the song was released on youtube on november 12. Bahamas stronger than that from the album bahamas is afie available on august 19th, 2014 available on itunes.
Bahamas is an apt moniker for solo artist afie jurvanen, who weaves breezy, tropical melodies in his coldclimate canadian home. Directed by scott kaija produced by light echo productions made. When bahamas afie jurvanen begins to sing with his deep and rich voice the song takes on new life. Bahamas bahamas is afie lyrics and tracklist genius. Fecking bahamas is an online math rock music magazine, promoting new music from a global perspective. My love was written for the movie the tribes of palos verdes. Bahamas third studio album, 2014s bahamas is afie, finds lead singersongwriter afie jurvanen once again guiding his folkinflected canadian indie outfit through a handful of his own introspective yet melodically enticing songs. Bahamas songwriter afie jurvanen is known for his laidback vibes and impressive guitar chops, and on those counts and others his new album bahamas is afie doesnt disappoint. Afie also mentions how he loves rap, esp kendricks latest album, so i think its a way to do some almost tongueincheek, afie. After playing guitar in the touring bands of artists like leslie.
Afie plays his new album, bahamas is afie, for his best friend russ for the first time as they go shopping to stock russs restaurant, aunties and uncles. Since 2009 hes been making music under the name bahamas writing songs about sunsets, love affairs, and making out with crooked smiles. Aug 20, 2014 the title bahamas is afie tells you everything you need to know about afie jurvanen. The album was released on january 19, 2018 on cd, vinyl, and digital download. Bahamas and robbie lackritz peel back the curtain on their.
Sep 23, 2015 bitter memories official video song from the album bahamas is afie available for download today. Afie also mentions how he loves rap, esp kendricks latest album, so i think its a way to do some almost tongueincheek, afie style rap that works. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Download on amazon all the time play on apple music all the time download on itunes all the time play on spotify all the time play on youtube all the time lucifer s 3 e 14 my brothers keeper 5 feb 2018. The waters of the bahamas are easily listed as some of the most beautiful in the world. Bahamas a benevolent queen of the beach, carol schuldt. Afie plays his new album, bahamas is afie, for his best friend russ for the first time as they go shopping to stock russs restaurant, aunties and. A music video from the song was released on youtube on november 12, 2017. Bahamas songwriter afie jurvanen is known for his laidback vibes and impressive guitar chops, and on those counts and others his new album bahamas is. Earthtones is the fourth studio album by canadian musician bahamas, and was released on january 19, 2018.
Bahamas is afie jurvanen, and for the last many years hes been. Check out three songs from bahamas is afie below, and head over to to stream all 12 tracks. Top 250 youtubers channels in bahamas socialblade youtube. Provided to youtube by universal music group waves bahamas bahamas is afie. Bahamas is afie by bahamas released in 2014 via brushfire. Bahamas music mix songs talking about bahamian culturefood, lifestyle, festivals. To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images bahamas is afie. Aug 14, 2014 bahamas has always been mostly afie jurvanen, but he makes that much more apparent on his third album, and not just in the title. Bahamas will play le poisson rouge on september 17 in support of his new album bahamas is afie, out today, august 19 on brushfire spins first listen is streaming bahamas is afie the new. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Bahamas breezy soul singer bahamas has a stunning new release and were thrilled to welcome him back into our studios for a live performance on morning becomes eclectic. Bahamas has always been mostly afie jurvanen, but he makes that much more apparent on his third album, and not just in the title.
How bahamas overcame writers block to create his catchiest album yet to afie jurvanen, a. The collection begins with the folksy campfire strums of waves, and the tune takes a soulful turn with the entrance of a relaxed groove and backing harmonies. Aug 11, 2014 singersongwriter afie jurvanen may have been born in frigid toronto, but when he records and performs under his musical alias of bahamas, he brings warm, lush folk instrumentation. Aug 18, 2014 canadian artist afie jurvanen selfproduces his third album of smileinducing pop tunes. Afie jurvanen, aka bahamas, performs bitter memories live at the 88. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of brushfire recordsuniversal. As bahamas, afie jurvanen sings of the oceans cold kiss, carols story emerged in a beautifully symbiotic and natural way. Youtube footage confirms hes spent the last few years playing piano and. Pasomino, great lake swimmers, the stills, howie beck, amy millan, jason collett, hayden and zeus all claim to have had played music with him and some of these artists even go so far as to include his name in their liner notes. While nothing like miloshs vocals in terms of range, afie sings just as smoothly and with my deep admiration for rhye, its no wonder ive fallen for bahamas too. The delicate countrysoul songs feel even more personal than. Pairing these raw visuals with the beautifully swelling waves, a unique pairing was created. The new release, bahamas is afie, is the first selfproduced album from the ontariobased musician.
Canadian artist afie jurvanen selfproduces his third album of smileinducing pop tunes. Produced by jurvanen with help from robbie lackritz who produced 2012s barchords, bahamas is afie is a measured, organic album largely centered around jurvanens. Bitter memories official video song from the album bahamas is afie available for download today. The title bahamas is afie tells you everything you need to know about afie jurvanen. Bahamas, lackritz is more than an audio engineer, hes his producer, collaborator, manager and last. Socialblade is a premiere youtube community where you can chat with other youtubers. Fernweh music indie joyful music take a listen to the song waves by bahamas of the album bahamas is afie. I remember stumbling on some bahamas back in they day via youtube and like a few of their jams. Get all the lyrics to songs on bahamas is afie and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. With a frenetic, archival feel we captured a true day in carols life.