"We know each other so well and we feel each other's pain and happiness and it's sometimes easier to write about someone else than your self. It's nice to have two people who understand the way you felt and be able to articulate it for you. The threesome, known for their rich harmonies, has an uncanny knack for being able to write about each other's struggles and emotions. Whether it's someone who's not good for you or just not the right situation, but you realized, hey, I'm fucked up, you're fucked up, let's be fucked up together," explains Natalia, who wrote the chorus in just 15 minutes. "It's about being with someone you know you shouldn't be with but doing it anyway. Take their new single, "Fucked Up," for instance. When anything goes, it gives you the space to truly grow," says Ruby. And, we're not giving in to anyone's idea of what we're supposed to be. We're not afraid to say what we want and be who want to be. "We're just writing for ourselves right now and because of that we're not holding back any more. With their newfound musical independence, Bahari has found the space to experiment musically and lyrically and truly figure out who they are as a band. "We've gained a lot of life experience and gone though a lot of ups and downs together, and the down side has only made us better writers who can connect deeper with ourselves and others." "Kurt Cobain once said, 'Thank you for the tragedy. It's our job to make them feel something and connect." We realized it's not our job to make people feel good or just happy through our music. We're 20 years old now - we curse, we drink, we have sex, we get heart-broken, we fuck up - and now we can write about it. "Our new music shows more emotions - good and bad. "We're still those happy girls, but there's more to us than that," adds Sidney. It's not all happy and shiny, but it's real."īut, fans need not worry. We've gone through a lot since our first record - we went from strangers to signing with a major label and touring with Selena Gomez in a short amount of time, and then finding ourselves label-free, and also dealing with love, loss, heartbreaks, and the growing pains of, well, growing up, and it's made our songwriting more authentic. But, life isn't always that happy all the time. "When we wrote our first record, I think we were aiming to write positive uplifting songs to make everyone happy," explains Natalia. And, for young songwriters finding their musical voice, that's a good thing. The band that someone once described as coming from a very unaffected place has been affected. Or, you might recall them as the angelic voices on Zedd's 2015 single, "Addicted to a Memory".īut, that was then and this is now. You may know the name Bahari, which means “ocean” in Ruby’s native African language, from their fan favorites “Wild Ones” and “I Miss You”, both of which have over 40 million streams each. Nylon described Bahari's last album as "beachy-pop" that "ebbs and flows like tides and carries with it the idea that anything is possible under the sun." You see, the trio's 2016 debut EP, Dancing on the Sun, written at young ages of 16 for Interscope Records, sparkled with the bright and dreamy SoCal sounds and uplifting lyrics that symbolized all that is good in the world. You might even assume that at the young age of 20, they couldn't possibly have much to say. You could also assume that after meeting in the studio courtesy of the hit-makers behind Eminem, Selena Gomez, and Ellie Goulding that they're one of those manufactured bands. With alternative pop trio Bahari (singer/keyboardist Ruby Carr, singer/bassist Natalia Panzarella, and singer/guitarist Sidney Sartini), you could assume by their golden locks and Southern California stomping grounds that they live a charmed and carefree life. It's easy to make assumptions based on first impressions.
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