Bartees Strange

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Bartees Strange
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Strange performing on October 2, 2021
Background information
Birth nameBartees Strange
Born Ipswich, England [1]
Origin Mustang, Oklahoma, United States
Genres
InstrumentGuitar
Years active2020–present
Labels
Website www.barteesstrange.com

Bartees Strange, is an English-born American musician. Strange was born in Ipswich, England, [1] raised in Mustang, Oklahoma, and is now based in Baltimore, Maryland. [3]

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Early life

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 he was aged 12. [4] Before becoming a musician, Strange worked as the director of communications for a nonprofit environmental organization in Washington, D.C. [5]

Career

While living in Brooklyn, Strange was a member of post-hardcore band Stay Inside from 2016 to 2018. In late 2017, Strange 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, [8] he released his debut solo LP, Live Forever , on October 2, 2020. [9] Featuring a mix of hip hop, indie rock, and jazz music, [10] [11] the album was met with positive reception. [12] [13] Later that year, Strange participated in the 2020 Thursday Signals V2 live show, [14] and continued to tour throughout 2021 and 2022, supporting artists such as Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, Courtney Barnett, and Car Seat Headrest.

In 2022, Strange released his second album to critical acclaim, Farm to Table . [15] [16] Following the album's release, he toured alongside artists such as The National, Japanese Breakfast, and Metric.

Personal life

Strange identifies as bisexual. [17]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearAlbum
"About Today"2020Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy
"Lemonworld"
"Going Going" / "HAGS"Non-album singles
"The Geese of Beverly Road" / "Looking for Astronauts"
"Mustang"Live Forever
"Boomer"
"Kelly Rowland"
"Weights"2021Live Forever (Deluxe)
"Province"
(with Eric Slick & OHMME)
Non-album single
"Heavy Heart"2022Farm to Table
"Cosigns"
"Daily News"2023Non-album single
"Lie 95"2024Horror
"Sober"
"Too Much"
"Xmas"Non-album single
"Wants Needs"2025Horror
"Backseat Banton"

As featured artist

TitleYearAlbum
"Plead Insanity"
(Spring Silver featuring Bartees Strange and Sad13)
2020Non-album singles
"Goldbrick Champion"
(Broke Royals featuring Bartees Strange)
"love that 4 u"
(altopalo featuring Bartees Strange)
2022frenemy
Guest appearances
List of guest appearances as featured artist, with the respective artists and albums
TitleYearArtistAlbum
"It's Gold"2020Project DiemPluto
"Milky"
"Top of the World" Dave Hause Patty
"Monsters"2021Hit Like a GirlHeart Racer
"The Pearl"Lorenzo WolffDown Where the Valleys Are Low: Another Otherworld for Judee Sill
"You Always Hurt the Ones 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
SongYearArtistAlbumTitle
"Bone Skull"2021 Glass Beach alchemist rats beg bashful (remixes)Bartees Strange Remix
"Smartest Man"
(featuring Arlissa)
HomeschoolHomeschool: Book IBartees Strange Remix
"Pool" Samia The Baby ReimaginedBartees Strange Version
"Dreams" Hannah Georgas All That Emotion VersionsBartees Strange Remix
"Emergency Equipment & Exits"GanserLook at the SunBartees Strange Remix
"Pool Hopping" Illuminati Hotties Non-album singlesStrange Pool Remix
"Kyoto" Phoebe Bridgers Bartees Strange Remix
"Figure 8"2023 Paramore Re: This Is Why Re: Bartees Strange

Production discography

TitleYearArtistAlbumRole
"Good Luck Rd."2021Harmony WoodsGRACEFUL RAGEProducer
"Rittenhouse"
"Easy"
"End"
"Holding You to You"
"God's Gift to Women"
"Graceful Rage"
"I Can't"
"Mirror"2022Cinema HeartsYour Ideal
"Your Ideal"
"Everyday Is a Day Without You"
"Can I Tell You I Love You"
"Sister"
"Morning"OceanatorNothing'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 NovelProducer
"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 ROLLERCOASTERCo-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 EckmanNon-album singles
"Juliet" Kacy Hill Co-writer
"Ankles"2025 Lucy Dacus Forever Is a Feeling Recording engineer
"Best Guess"Producer, recording engineer, triangle

Tours

Headlining

Supporting

References

  1. 1 2 "Brassland | Bartees Strange". Brassland.org. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  2. Casciato, Tom (November 21, 2022). "Bartees Strange pushes the boundaries of indie rock". PBS News Hour . PBS . Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  3. Shaffer, Claire (October 8, 2020). "Bartees Strange Is Tired of Your Genres". Rolling Stone .
  4. Barrios, Maria. "Bartees Strange makes some changes". The Washington Post .
  5. 1 2 "Bartees & the Strange Fruit – Magic Boy (2017, File)". Discogs. December 8, 2017.
  6. McKenna, Lyndsey. "For Bartees Strange, Everything Is Everything". NPR Music . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  7. Gordon, Arielle (September 16, 2020). "Artist To Watch: Bartees Strange". Stereogum . Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  8. Shaffer, Claire (August 12, 2020). "Bartees Strange Announces Debut Album, 'Live Forever,' Shares 'Boomer'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  9. Payne, Chris. "Meet Bartees Strange, the D.C. Musician Who's Revitalizing Indie Rock". Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  10. Chelosky, Danielle. "Bartees Strange Gives In To Lawless Creation". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  11. Josephs, Brian. "Bartees Strange: Live Forever". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  12. "Live Forever by Bartees Strange". Metacritic.
  13. "Thursday Signals V2 2020 Live Event". Comeandtakeitproductions.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. Pareles, Jon (June 17, 2022). "Bartees Strange Ponders Success in Dire Times". The New York Times . Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  15. Greene, Jayson. "Bartees Strange: Farm to Table". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  16. @Bartees_Strange (October 11, 2022). "When I told my mom I was Bi she was very unsurprised. Happy coming out day. Do you, no matter what. ♥️🖤✌🏾" (Tweet). Retrieved October 12, 2022 via Twitter.
  17. Manno, Lizzie (October 5, 2020). "Bartees Strange's Live Forever Refuses to Conform". Paste (magazine).
  18. Williams, Keegan (July 28, 2021). "News: Bartees Strange Announces Headlining U.S. Tour Dates, Additional Supporting Dates". New Noise. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  19. Hussey, Allison (March 28, 2023). "Boygenius Announce 2023 North American Tour". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  20. Rossignol, Derrick (October 26, 2021). "Car Seat Headrest Is Going On Tour In 2022 And Taking Bartees Strange With Them". Uproxx . Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  21. Hatfield, Amanda (March 29, 2022). "The National announce summer tour w/ Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus & Bartees Strange". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  22. Strauss, Matthew (August 23, 2021). "Phoebe Bridgers No Longer Playing Indoor Concerts on 2021 U.S. Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  23. Hatfield, Amanda (April 13, 2021). "Lucy Dacus announces new album & tour w/ Bartees Strange (watch "Hot & Heavy" video)". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  24. Doria, Matt (June 18, 2021). "Courtney Barnett announces US tour dates for 2021 and 2022". NME . Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  25. "Metric North American 'The Doomscroller Tour' to Kick Off This August". Live Nation Entertainment . April 28, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.