Barchords

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Barchords
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)
Genre Folk, indie [1]
Label Brushfire
Producer Robbie Lackritz
Bahamas chronology
Pink Strat
(2009)
Barchords
(2012)
Bahamas Is Afie
(2014)

Barchords is the second album from Canadian musician Bahamas.

The album was nominated for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2013. [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Afie Jurvanen.

No.TitleLength
1."Lost in the Light"3:56
2."Caught Me Thinkin'"3:00
3."Montreal"2:41
4."Okay Alright I'm Alive"2:58
5."Never Again"4:30
6."Overjoyed"4:26
7."I Got You Babe"2:46
8."Any Other Way"1:03
9."Snow Plow (featuring Feist)"3:01
10."Your Sweet Touch"3:52
11."Time and Time Again"3:12
12."Be My Witness"3:46
13."Where You Go (Bonus Version)"2:21

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References

  1. "Barchords Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. "ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2013". Juno Awards. Retrieved 6 March 2018.