Show Preview: Noah & The Whale W/ Bahamas

6/4 at The Bluebird(!)

London’s Noah & The Whale debuted in 2008 with Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down, a hopeful collection of love-struck folk songs. Following the (unnecessarily)publicized breakup of lead singer Charlie Fink and the lovely Laura Marling, with her leaving the band to begin her solo career, the band returned with The First Days of Spring, a melancholy, half-tempo tribute to lost love and the concept of break-ups. Two years have passed and its now spring again. With the melting of the snow comes a newly awakened Noah on Last Night on Earth, a wild collection of what NaTW does best: love-drenched folk-pop with an ephemeral view on love and life. The first single is (fittingly) L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. Check out the new single/video and an older performance of “Rocks and Daggers” the boys filmed in Paris with Vincent Moon.

The opening act is Bahamas, the solo project of Toronto’s Afie Jurvanen. After spending years touring as a guitarist for various bands, including those of Jason Collett and Feist, Bahamas’ debuted with the Juno-nominated Pink Strat, a collection of soft blues-folk (my contemporaries might say “alt-country”) in the same school as some of M.Ward’s quieter work. Bahamas is capable of creating songs of heartache that feel uplifting, passionate songs that are never overbearing or exhausting…Definitely Recommended. Below is part of an “In-Studio” Bahamas’ did for the National Post:

I was lucky enough to see Noah and the Whale’s 2nd-ever show in the states at the Sidewalk Cafe in NY (their first-ever was two days earlier at Union Pool)  and I can’t recommend their live show enough, especially with Bahamas opening…

6/4 at The Bluebird! Only $15!