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Bartees Strange | |
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.jpg) Strange performing in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Bartees Leon Cox Jr. 1989 (age 35–36) |
| 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 asBartees Strange, is an English-born American musician. Strange was born inIpswich, England,[1] raised inMustang, Oklahoma, and is based inBaltimore, Maryland.[3]
Strange was born inIpswich, England, to a military father and opera-singer mother. The family moved from England to Germany,Greenland, and various US states, before settling inMustang, Oklahoma, when Strange was 12.[4]
Before becoming a musician, Strange worked as the director of communications for a nonprofit environmental organization inWashington, D.C.[5]
While living inBrooklyn, Strange was a member of thepost-hardcore bandStay Inside, from 2016 to 2018. In late 2017, he released his first solo effort, the acoustic folk EPMagic Boy, under the name Bartees & the Strange Fruit.[6]
In March 2020, Strange released an EP of re-imagined covers of songs bythe National, titledSay Goodbye to Pretty Boy, onBrassland.[7] After being named an "Artist to Watch" byStereogum 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 asLucy Dacus,Phoebe Bridgers,Courtney Barnett, andCar 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, titledHorror.
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" (withEric 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 |
|---|---|---|
| "Plead Insanity" (Spring Silver featuring Bartees Strange andSad13) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| "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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Bone Skull" | 2021 | Glass Beach | alchemist rats beg bashful (remixes) | Bartees Strange Remix |
| "Smartest Man" (featuringArlissa) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "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
| Studio albums | |
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| EPs | |
| See also | |
