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Bartees Strange | |
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![]() Strange performing in 2021 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Bartees Leon Cox Jr. |
Born | 1989 (age 35–36) Ipswich, England [1] |
Origin | Mustang, Oklahoma, United States |
Genres | Indie rock [2] |
Occupation | Musician |
Instruments |
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Years active | 2020–present |
Labels | |
Formerly of | Stay Inside |
Website | barteesstrange |
Bartees Leon Cox Jr. (born 1989 [1] ), known professionally as Bartees Strange, is an English-born American musician. Strange was born in Ipswich, England, [1] raised in Mustang, Oklahoma, and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. [3]
Strange was born in Ipswich, England, to a military father and opera-singer mother. The family moved from England to Germany, Greenland, and various US states, before settling in Mustang, Oklahoma, when Strange was 12. [4]
Before becoming a musician, Strange worked as the director of communications for a nonprofit environmental organization in Washington, D.C. [5]
While living in Brooklyn, Strange was a member of the post-hardcore band Stay Inside, from 2016 to 2018. In late 2017, he released his first solo effort, the acoustic folk EP Magic Boy, under the name Bartees & the Strange Fruit. [6]
In March 2020, Strange released an EP of re-imagined covers of songs by the National, titled Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy , on Brassland. [7] After being named an "Artist to Watch" by Stereogum in 2020, [8] Strange released his debut full-length album, Live Forever , on October 2, 2020. [9] Featuring a mix of hip hop, indie rock, and jazz music, [10] [11] the album received positive reviews. [12] [13] Strange toured throughout 2021 and 2022, supporting artists such as Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, Courtney Barnett, and Car Seat Headrest.[ citation needed ]
In 2022, Strange released his second album, Farm to Table , to critical acclaim. [14] [15] In 2025, he issued his latest record, titled Horror .
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US AAA | |||
"About Today" | 2020 | — | Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy |
"Lemonworld" | — | ||
"Going Going" / "HAGS" | — | Non-album single | |
"The Geese of Beverly Road" / "Looking for Astronauts" | — | Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy | |
"Mustang" | — | Live Forever | |
"Boomer" | — | ||
"Kelly Rowland" | — | ||
"Weights" | 2021 | — | Live Forever (Deluxe) |
"Province" (with Eric Slick & OHMME) | — | Non-album single | |
"Heavy Heart" | 2022 | — | Farm to Table |
"Cosigns" | — | ||
"Daily News" | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
"Lie 95" | 2024 | — | Horror |
"Sober" | — | ||
"Too Much" | — | ||
"Xmas" | — | Non-album single | |
"Wants Needs" | 2025 | — | Horror |
"Backseat Banton" | 33 | ||
As featured artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Plead Insanity" (Spring Silver featuring Bartees Strange and Sad13) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
"Goldbrick Champion" (Broke Royals featuring Bartees Strange) | ||
"love that 4 u" (altopalo featuring Bartees Strange) | 2022 | frenemy |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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"It's Gold" | 2020 | Project Diem | Pluto |
"Milky" | |||
"Top of the World" | Dave Hause | Patty | |
"Monsters" | 2021 | Hit Like a Girl | Heart Racer |
"The Pearl" | Lorenzo Wolff | Down Where the Valleys Are Low: Another Otherworld for Judee Sill | |
"You Always Hurt the One You Love" | 2024 | — | The New Look (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack) |
"Big Glow" | I Saw the TV Glow | ||
"Wolf Like Me" | Anjimile, Kara Jackson | Transa | |
"You Are Special to Me" | Cadence Weapon | ROLLERCOASTER |
Remixes
Song | Year | Artist | Album | Title |
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"Bone Skull" | 2021 | Glass Beach | alchemist rats beg bashful (remixes) | Bartees Strange Remix |
"Smartest Man" (featuring Arlissa) | Homeschool | Homeschool: Book I | ||
"Pool" | Samia | The Baby Reimagined | Bartees Strange Version | |
"Dreams" | Hannah Georgas | All That Emotion Versions | Bartees Strange Remix | |
"Emergency Equipment & Exits" | Ganser | Look at the Sun | ||
"Pool Hopping" | Illuminati Hotties | Non-album singles | Strange Pool Remix | |
"Kyoto" | Phoebe Bridgers | Bartees Strange Remix | ||
"Figure 8" | 2023 | Paramore | Re: This Is Why | Re: Bartees Strange |
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Role |
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"Good Luck Rd." | 2021 | Harmony Woods | GRACEFUL RAGE | Producer |
"Rittenhouse" | ||||
"Easy" | ||||
"End" | ||||
"Holding You to You" | ||||
"God's Gift to Women" | ||||
"Graceful Rage" | ||||
"I Can't" | ||||
"Mirror" | 2022 | Cinema Hearts | Your Ideal | |
"Your Ideal" | ||||
"Everyday Is a Day Without You" | ||||
"Can I Tell You I Love You" | ||||
"Sister" | ||||
"Morning" | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | ||
"Nightmare Machine" | ||||
"The Last Summer" | ||||
"Beach Days (Alive Again)" | ||||
"Solar Flares" | ||||
"Post Meridian" | ||||
"Stuck" | ||||
"From the Van" | ||||
"Bad Brain Daze" | ||||
"Summer Rain" | ||||
"Evening" | ||||
"You Good?" | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer | |
"Shuck and Jive" | Producer, electric guitar | |||
"Red, White, & Blue" | ||||
"Jean" | Producer | |||
"McConnell" | ||||
"Ganymede" | Producer, electric guitar | |||
"Barbershop Interlude" | Producer | |||
"In the Van Somewhere Outside of Birmingham" | ||||
"Juvie" | ||||
"The Routine" | ||||
"Huerta" | ||||
"Milk & Honey" | Producer, synthesizer | |||
"Done Talking" | Producer | |||
"Americana" | Producer, synthesizer | |||
"Yeah... I'm Good (Epilogue)" | Producer | |||
"I Am Right on Time" | 2024 | Bleachers | Bleachers | Electric guitar, background vocals, drums |
"We're Gonna Know Each Other Forever" | Electric guitar, background vocals | |||
"Tiny Moves" | Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer | |||
"Alma Mater" | Electric guitar, background vocals | |||
"Cadence £∞™.mp3" | Cadence Weapon | ROLLERCOASTER | Co-writer, producer | |
"YASTM.m4a" | Writer, producer | |||
"You Are Special to Me" (featuring Bartees Strange) | Featured artist, writer, producer | |||
"No One" | Kacy Hill | Bug | Producer | |
"You Know I Love You Still" | Co-writer | |||
"Listen to You" | Producer | |||
"Frog Rinse" | ||||
"Poquito Mas" | ||||
"Improvement" | Daphne Eckman | Non-album singles | ||
"Juliet" | Kacy Hill | Co-writer | ||
"Ankles" | 2025 | Lucy Dacus | Forever Is a Feeling | Recording engineer |
"Best Guess" | Producer, recording engineer, triangle |
Headlining
Supporting