# Horror (Bartees Strange album)

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.

## Release

On July 10, 2024, the album's first single, "Lie 95", was released. On October 1, 2024, Strange announced the album and its release date, alongside the single "Sober". The album's third single, "Too Much", was released on October 31, 2024. "Wants Needs", the album's fourth single, was released on January 14, 2025. Strange released the album's last single, "Backseat Banton" on February 12, 2025.

## Composition

Horror was co-produced by Jack Antonoff.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 8/10 |
| Dork | 5/5 |
| Far Out | |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10 |
| The Observer | |
| Paste | 7.4/10 |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10 |
| PopMatters | 9/10 |
| The Skinny | |
| Under the Radar | 9/10 |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Horror received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from 8 critic scores. It received positive reviews from PopMatters, The Line of Best Fit, Clash, Under the Radar, and The Skinny.

## Personnel
### Musicians

* Bartees Strange – vocals (all tracks), bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 7, 10, 12), programming (1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12), acoustic guitar (3–5, 8), piano (6), electric guitar (9)
* Graham Richman – piano (tracks 1–3, 9, 12), programming (1, 5, 7, 12), synthesizer (6, 7, 10)
* Victor Indrizzo – drums (tracks 1, 2, 9)
* Jack Antonoff – drums (tracks 1, 6), acoustic guitar (3), programming (6, 8), bass guitar (8), synthesizer (9), piano (12)
* Daniel Kleederman – electric guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6, 9)
* Chris Connors – acoustic guitar (track 3), bass guitar (4, 9), programming (10)
* Jordyn Blakely – drums (tracks 3, 6, 10, 12)
* John Daise – bass guitar (tracks 3, 6)
* Zem Audu – saxophone (tracks 3, 8)
* Joe Kennedy – bass guitar (track 3)
* Sara Galdes – drums (track 4)
* Christina Lieberson – piano (track 4)
* Bobby Hawk – strings (tracks 5, 9)
* Notcharles – bass guitar, programming (track 5)
* Charles Gibbs – vocals (track 5)
* Kacy Hill – vocals (track 5)
* Dave Cerminara – programming (track 7)
* Subp Yao – programming (track 7)
* Sam Dew – vocals (track 8)
* Homer Steinweiss – drums (track 10)
* Spencer Stewart – bass guitar (track 11)
* Jake Bowman – synthesizer (track 11)

### Technical

* Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering
* Andrew Scheps – mixing (tracks 1–11)
* Don Godwin – mixing (track 12)
* Chris Connors – engineering (tracks 1–3, 6, 9, 10)
* Lawrence Rothman – engineering (tracks 1–3, 6, 9)
* Jesse Newport – engineering (tracks 1–3, 8)
* Laura Sisk – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12)
* Oli Jacobs – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12)
* Jack Antonoff – engineering (tracks 1, 6, 8, 9, 12)
* Nancy Conforti – engineering (tracks 2, 6, 10)
* John Brooks – engineering (tracks 3, 6, 10)
* Vishal Nayak – engineering (track 4)
* Bartees Strange – engineering (tracks 5, 7–12)
* Notcharles – engineering (track 5)
* Dave Cerminara – engineering (track 7)
* Jake Bowman – engineering (track 11)
* Spencer Stewart – engineering (track 11)