Afie Jurvanen Debuts “All The Time”

SPIN PREMIERES BAHAMAS’ NEW TRACK “ALL THE TIME”

BAHAMAS IS AFIE SET FOR AUGUST 19 RELEASE

VIA BRUSHFIRE RECORDS

NORTH AMERICAN FALL TOUR DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED

Brushfire Records is set to release the third full-length album from Afie Jurvanen, who performs as Bahamas, on August 19. The new release, Bahamas Is Afie, is the first self-produced album from the Ontario-based musician. With this record he pursued a far more complex sound than on prior releases and is responsible for the majority of the instrumentation. The album follows 2011’s Barchords, which was praised for being “a reserved yet melodically rewarding exploration of relationships and heartache” by The New Yorker. SPIN is premiering “All The Time,” the first pre-release track from the album. With this track, SPIN claims “Bahamas distills his brand of breezy soul…with summer-ready falsetto harmonies that float over a distorted riff, before ending with a quick solo, a move that reminds this laidback Canuck can shred.” Listen to the track via SPIN HERE, via Soundcloud HERE and via YouTube HERE. The first single from the album “Stronger Than That” will be sent to radio in June. In addition, a North American fall tour will be announced soon.

Jurvanen sought to create and produce a more developed arrangement of strings, brass, winds, orchestral percussion, and chamber choruses on Bahamas Is Afie. Prior to this record, Jurvanen’s releases have all been sparsely recorded bedroom records with this new album marking a transition to a more complex and fully arranged collection of music. “The songs seem to have a definitive quality to them,” claims Jurvanen, “and they ended up going to all kinds of unexpected musical places for me. I really thought I was going to make a traditional folk record but as the recording evolved I started having some pretty different ideas…It all came together in a simple, naive and direct way and I was really energized by the process.”

Jurvanen’s debut album Pink Strat was released in 2009. The record was nominated for both a Juno Award and the Polaris Music Prize. Bahamas hit the road for two years after the release, touring with artists such as Wilco and Robert Plant. In 2011 he released Barchords, which was nominated for two Juno Awards including Adult Alternative Album of the Year and Songwriter of The Year and was named Best Singer/Songwriter Album of 2012 by iTunes. Wall Street Journal praised the record as “bluesy and hypnotic,” and The Los Angeles Times called “A delightfully rare kind of record that commands an instant replay.”

BAHAMAS TOUR DATES

June 10 Brooklyn, NY Prospect Park Bandshell

BAHAMAS IS AFIE TRACKLIST

1. Waves

2. Can’t Take You with Me

3. Bitter Memories

4. All the Time

5. Stronger Than That

6. Half Mine

7. All Time Favourite

8. Like A Wind

9. Nothing To Me Now