My Name Is Bear

by Nahko

Overview

Comprising songs that were written mostly before he emerged as leader of the multicultural, hip-hop-influenced pop group Nahko and Medicine for the People, My Name Is Bear is the more personal solo debut of Nahko Bear. Released under just his first name, it was inspired by events in his teens and early twenties, including meeting his birth mother and coming of age during a period split between Alaska, Louisiana, and Hawaii as well as his main base of Portland, Oregon. Quieter and more reflective than much of his band's music without sacrificing a certain upbeat spirit, the album incorporates spoken commentary and field recordings from his travels during that time. Calling it a career "prequel," it arrived in 2017, a year after his group's third LP, Hoka. ~ Marcy Donelson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2017
Label:	Medicine Tribe Records / Sideonedummy
UPC:	0603967169522
Rank:	184218

Tracks

1. Dragonfly
2. The Vow (Interlude)
3. Be Here Now
4. Goodnight, Sun
5. Too Much Kerouac (Interlude)
6. Kirby, Joe
7. Susanna
8. Bearly Thoughts (Interlude)
9. Sing Him of My Revelations
10. Hamakua
11. Call Him by His Name
12. Early February
13. Stoned on a Stone (Interlude)
14. Creation's Daughter
15. Alice
16. Die Like Dinoz

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nahko   Primary Artist
Sky "Ginger Rootz" Pavek   Congas
Steve Swatkins   Organ,Talk Box
Jeanna Love   Featured Artist
Sandrayati Faye   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

David Joel Nahkohe-Ese Bell   Composer
Nahko   Composer