Afie Jurvanen isn’t from the Bahamas. He’s a Finnish-Canadian from Barrie—a working class town in rural Ontario. But his chosen epithet is fitting. Since 2009 he’s been making music under the name Bahamas—writing songs about sunsets, love affairs, and making out with crooked smiles. Through simple arrangements, he charts an escape route from the snow belt to the coral reefs. His new release, "Bahamas Is Afie," self-titled and self-produced, is the next step in the evolution of a remarkable artist who combines songcraft, guitar mastery, and melodic pop hooks in equal measure. Canada's Globe & Mail calls Bahamas "a sublime, incomparable leading man, one with a soulful, sweet and stylish touch in his songwriting," and he was one of the breakthrough acts at the 2015 Ann Arbor Folk Festival. Toronto songwriter Hayden opens.