Pink Strat

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Pink Strat
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ReleasedJuly 21, 2009 (2009-07-21)
Recorded2008
Genre Folk, indie, alt-country [1]
Bahamas chronology
Pink Strat
(2009)
Barchords
(2012)

Pink Strat is the debut album from Canadian musician Bahamas. It was nominated for both a Juno and a Polaris Music Prize in 2010. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Lonely Loves"2:03
2."Hockey Teeth"2:36
3."Southern Drawl"2:49
4."For Good Reason"3:44
5."You're Bored, I'm Old"2:42
6."Sunshine Blues"2:22
7."Already Yours"2:07
8."What's Worse"3:31
9."Let the Good Times Roll"1:36
10."Try, Tried, Trying"3:57
11."Till the Morning"2:02
12."Whole Wide World"2:35

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References

  1. Gregory Heaney (July 21, 2009). "Pink Strat - Bahamas | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. "Bahamas". Brushfire Records. Retrieved December 11, 2013.