By Will McGuirk
Bahamas has released the video for “No Depression” from his rad album Earthtones. The track deals with depression, but by singing about it lifts the depression. Music has always been my best weapon against mental health issues so sing it on.
Bahamas has added two all-ages seated shows to his sold-out run of dates at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. November 1, 2 and 3 are sold-out. A matinee and an evening show will now be on Nov. 4.
By Will McGuirk
"to be left all alone
to never pick up the phone
and all the things i learned I guess I learned on my own
buts what done is been done
and now your only son
wants to share the love with you that he got from his mum"
Happy Fathers Day to the fathers who walked away from Bahamas. His latest album, the hook-heavy "Earthtones" is on the Polaris Music Prize long list. Bahamas will be playing Mariposa, looking forward to that I am.
Bahamas sings "I can't be everything to everyone" but he sure is a lot of something to a lot of someones. He has just released his new album "Earthtones", and has already sold out shows right across America and Canada and will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday Jan 24. He is performing Saturday Jan 20 at Harbourfront's Natrel Rink in TO at 6 pm. The album, has the pop hooks of the Travelling Wilburys, the soul of Hall & Oates and that confounding Ron Sexsmith ability to wrap a melody around a lyric that on paper shouldn't work. Earthtones also has the added groove of D'Angelo bassist and drummer, Pino Pallidino and James Gadson respectively, who joined Bahamas for the recording. Earthtones is all groove, a gentle groove, the gentle easy like a Sunday morning groove, like a Sunday morning canoe paddle, just you, the rising heat and the disco ball sparkle of the water.