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Bahamas is the stage name of Afie Jurvanen, a native Ontarian who has worked with a plethora of successful bands, from The Lumineers to Feist. Jurvanen has been producing music under this moniker since the release of debut album Pink Strat in 2009, acting as both lead vocalist and guitarist. Since then, Bahamas has released two more albums, the most recent being the popular Bahamas is Afie in 2014.<\/p>\n
After a four-year break, Earthtones<\/em> is a welcome re-entry into the new music scene. The record maintains the relaxed, atmospheric nature of previous songs, to a degree. However, it also contains more up-tempo pieces; in an interview with Billboard, Jurvanen expressed that this was a purposeful move catered toward \u201coutdoor festivals and\u2026 big crowds.\u201d Nonetheless, the songwriter crafts lyrics that, without fail, will make listeners feel introspective and vaguely melancholic.<\/p>\n Jurvanen\u2019s words exude an undeniable sense of self-doubt and despondency. He discusses the difficulties of navigating relationships, creating appealing musical content, coping with mental illness, and living up to expectations (among other topics). In one of the most poignant songs on the album, \u201cEverything to Everyone,\u201d the bouncy guitar and background vocals are offset by Jurvanen\u2019s earnest chorus: \u201cI don\u2019t know why I always try to please everyone around me \/ I can\u2019t be everything to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n The universality of Bahamas\u2019s song themes is part of what makes the whole album such a great listen. But powerful lyricism aside, the instrumental work on Earthtones<\/em> is also impressive, plainly demonstrating Jurvanen\u2019s masterful arrangement abilities, as well his cohesion with the other musicians he features (drummer Jason Tait and backing vocalist Felicity Williams). Rounded off with aesthetically pleasing album artwork\u2014in, you guessed it, earth tones\u2014this latest release from Bahamas is a promising start to a new year of music. Bahamas re-enters the music scene with a fresh attitude and profound lyrics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20842,"featured_media":65405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3235,181],"tags":[1502,7950,7712],"class_list":["post-65404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-music-reviews","category-rock-rotation","tag-bahamas","tag-earthtones","tag-jaya-chakka"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bahamas-earthtones-cover.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20842"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nRecommended If You Like: Dr. Dog, Andy Shauf, Shakey Graves
\nRecommended Tracks: 1 (Alone), 3 (No Wrong), 7 (Bad Boys Need Love Too), 8 (Everything to Everyone)
\nDo Not Play: None
\nWritten by Jaya Chakka on 01\/23\/2018 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"