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.

He comes to the Kessler in support of his 2014 album, Bahamas Is Afie. Field Report will be the opening act.