Horror (Bartees Strange album)

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Horror
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2025 (2025-02-14)
Length42:14
Label 4AD
Producer
  • Bartees Strange
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Jake Bowman
  • Dave Cerminara
  • Chris Connors
  • notcharles
  • Graham Richman
  • Lawrence Rothman
  • Yves Rothman
  • Spencer Stewart
  • Subp Yao
Bartees Strange chronology
Farm to Table
(2022)
Horror
(2025)

Horror is the third studio album by American musician Bartees Strange. It was released by 4AD on February 14, 2025, and was met with positive critical reception.

Contents

Composition

Horror was co-produced by Jack Antonoff. [1] [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 88/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [4]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [5]
PopMatters 9/10 [1]
Under the Radar 9/10 [6]
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According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Horror received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 from 6 critic scores. [3] It received positive reviews from PopMatters , [1] The Line of Best Fit , [5] Clash , [4] Under the Radar , [6] and The Skinny . [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Too Much"
3:34
2."Hit It Quit It"
  • Cox
  • Richman
2:39
3."Sober"
  • Cox
  • Steph Marziano
  • Strange
  • Antonoff
  • L. Rothman
  • Y. Rothman
3:41
4."Baltimore"CoxStrange4:05
5."Lie 95"
  • Strange
  • notcharles
2:41
6."Wants Needs"
  • Cox
  • Marziano
  • Strange
  • Connors
  • Antonoff
4:58
7."Lovers"Cox
  • Strange
  • Dave Cerminara
  • Subp Yao
3:54
8."Doomsday Buttercup"Cox
  • Strange
  • Antonoff
2:47
9."17"
  • Cox
  • Marziano
  • Strange
  • Antonoff
  • L. Rothman
  • Y. Rothman
3:50
10."Loop Defenders"
  • Cox
  • Marziano
  • Strange
  • Connors
3:28
11."Norf Gun"
  • Strange
  • Bowman
  • Spencer Stewart
3:00
12."Backseat Banton"
  • Cox
  • Marziano
  • Strange
  • Connors
  • Antonoff
3:31
Total length:42:14

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stout, Brian (2025-02-11). "Bartees Strange Remains Shockingly Great on 'Horror' » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  2. Lewis, Ali (2025-02-12). "Bartees Strange: "These horrors are things that we're all facing and we can overcome, but it's real"". FastForward Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  3. 1 2 Horror by Bartees Strange Reviews and Tracks at Metacritic . Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  4. 1 2 Hague, Lauren (2025-02-12). "Bartees Strange – Horror | Reviews". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  5. 1 2 Lim, Amaya (2025-02-12). "Bartees Strange: Horror review – fear factor". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  6. 1 2 Verity, Alfie (2025-02-13). "Bartees Strange Horror (4AD) review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  7. 1 2 Wylie, Alisa (2025-02-12). "Bartees Strange album review: Horror". The Skinny. Retrieved 2025-02-14.