# Bartees Strange

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

## 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. Before becoming a musician, Strange worked as the director of communications for a nonprofit environmental organization in Washington, D.C.

## 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.
In March 2020, Strange released an EP of re-imagined covers of songs by The National, titled Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy, on Brassland. After being named an "Artist To Watch" by Stereogum, he released his debut solo LP, Live Forever, on October 2, 2020. Featuring a mix of hip hop, indie rock, and jazz music, the album was met with positive reception. Later that year, Strange participated in the 2020 Thursday Signals V2 live show, 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. Following the album's release, he toured alongside artists such as The National, Japanese Breakfast, and Metric.

## Personal life

Strange identifies as bisexual.

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Live Forever (2020) – Memory Music
* Farm to Table (2022) – 4AD
* Horror (2025) – 4AD

### Extended plays

* Magic Boy (2017) (as Bartees & The Strange Fruit)
* Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy (2020) – Brassland
* Tisched Off (2022) – Sub Pop
* Magic Boy (2024) (2017 EP in new configuration with different art and additional music) – Brassland

### Singles

As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
| "About Today" | 2020 | Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy |
| "Lemonworld" | 2020 | Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy |
| "Going Going" / "HAGS" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "The Geese of Beverly Road" / "Looking for Astronauts" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Mustang" | 2020 | Live Forever |
| "Boomer" | 2020 | Live Forever |
| "Kelly Rowland" | 2020 | Live Forever |
| "Weights" | 2021 | Live Forever (Deluxe) |
| "Province" (with Eric Slick & OHMME) | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Heavy Heart" | 2022 | Farm to Table |
| "Cosigns" | 2022 | Farm to Table |
| "Daily News" | 2023 | Non-album single |
| "Lie 95" | 2024 | Horror |
| "Sober" | 2024 | Horror |
| "Too Much" | 2024 | Horror |
| "Xmas" | 2024 | Non-album single |
| "Wants Needs" | 2025 | Horror |
| "Backseat Banton" | 2025 | Horror |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Plead Insanity" (Spring Silver featuring Bartees Strange and Sad13) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Goldbrick Champion" (Broke Royals featuring Bartees Strange) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "love that 4 u" (altopalo featuring Bartees Strange) | 2022 | frenemy |

#### Guest appearances

List of guest appearances as featured artist, with the respective artists and albums :
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
| "It's Gold" | 2020 | Project Diem | Pluto |
| "Milky" | 2020 | Project Diem | Pluto |
| "Top of the World" | 2020 | Dave Hause | Patty |
| "Monsters" | 2021 | Hit Like a Girl | Heart Racer |
| "The Pearl" | 2021 | Lorenzo Wolff | Down 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" | 2024 | — | I Saw the TV Glow |
| "Wolf Like Me" | 2024 | Anjimile, Kara Jackson | Transa |
| "You Are Special To Me" | 2024 | Cadence Weapon | ROLLERCOASTER |

#### Remixes

| Song | Year | Artist | Album | Title |
| "Bone Skull" | 2021 | Glass Beach | alchemist rats beg bashful (remixes) | Bartees Strange Remix |
| "Smartest Man" (featuring Arlissa) | 2021 | Homeschool | Homeschool: Book I | Bartees Strange Remix |
| "Pool" | 2021 | Samia | The Baby Reimagined | Bartees Strange Version |
| "Dreams" | 2021 | Hannah Georgas | All That Emotion Versions | Bartees Strange Remix |
| "Emergency Equipment & Exits" | 2021 | Ganser | Look at the Sun | Bartees Strange Remix |
| "Pool Hopping" | 2021 | Illuminati Hotties | Non-album singles | Strange Pool Remix |
| "Kyoto" | 2021 | Phoebe Bridgers | Non-album singles | Bartees Strange Remix |
| "Figure 8" | 2023 | Paramore | Re: This Is Why | Re: Bartees Strange |

### Production discography

| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Role |
| "Good Luck Rd." | 2021 | Harmony Woods | GRACEFUL RAGE | Producer |
| "Rittenhouse" | 2021 | Harmony Woods | GRACEFUL RAGE | Producer |
| "Easy" | 2021 | Harmony Woods | GRACEFUL RAGE | Producer |
| "End" | 2021 | Harmony Woods | GRACEFUL RAGE | Producer |
| "Holding You to You" | 2021 | Harmony Woods | GRACEFUL RAGE | Producer |
| "God's Gift to Women" | 2021 | Harmony Woods | GRACEFUL RAGE | Producer |
| "Graceful Rage" | 2021 | Harmony Woods | GRACEFUL RAGE | Producer |
| "I Can't" | 2021 | Harmony Woods | GRACEFUL RAGE | Producer |
| "Mirror" | 2022 | Cinema Hearts | Your Ideal | Producer |
| "Your Ideal" | 2022 | Cinema Hearts | Your Ideal | Producer |
| "Everyday Is a Day Without You" | 2022 | Cinema Hearts | Your Ideal | Producer |
| "Can I Tell You I Love You" | 2022 | Cinema Hearts | Your Ideal | Producer |
| "Sister" | 2022 | Cinema Hearts | Your Ideal | Producer |
| "Morning" | 2022 | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | Producer |
| "Nightmare Machine" | 2022 | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | Producer |
| "The Last Summer" | 2022 | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | Producer |
| "Beach Days (Alive Again)" | 2022 | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | Producer |
| "Solar Flares" | 2022 | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | Producer |
| "Post Meridian" | 2022 | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | Producer |
| "Stuck" | 2022 | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | Producer |
| "From the Van" | 2022 | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | Producer |
| "Bad Brain Daze" | 2022 | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | Producer |
| "Summer Rain" | 2022 | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | Producer |
| "Evening" | 2022 | Oceanator | Nothing's Ever Fine | Producer |
| "You Good?" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer |
| "Shuck and Jive" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer, electric guitar |
| "Red, White, & Blue" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer, electric guitar |
| "Jean" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer |
| "McConnell" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer |
| "Ganymede" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer, electric guitar |
| "Barbershop Interlude" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer |
| "In the Van Somewhere Outside of Birmingham" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer |
| "Juvie" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer |
| "The Routine" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer |
| "Huerta" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer |
| "Milk & Honey" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer, synthesizer |
| "Done Talking" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer |
| "Americana" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer, synthesizer |
| "Yeah... I'm Good (Epilogue)" | 2022 | Proper. | The Great American Novel | Producer |
| "I Am Right on Time" | 2024 | Bleachers | Bleachers | Electric guitar, background vocals, drums |
| "We're Gonna Know Each Other Forever" | 2024 | Bleachers | Bleachers | Electric guitar, background vocals |
| "Tiny Moves" | 2024 | Bleachers | Bleachers | Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer |
| "Alma Mater" | 2024 | Bleachers | Bleachers | Electric guitar, background vocals |
| "Cadence £∞™.mp3" | 2024 | Cadence Weapon | ROLLERCOASTER | Co-writer, producer |
| "YASTM.m4a" | 2024 | Cadence Weapon | ROLLERCOASTER | Writer, producer |
| "You Are Special To Me" (featuring Bartees Strange) | 2024 | Cadence Weapon | ROLLERCOASTER | Featured artist, writer, producer |
| "No One" | 2024 | Kacy Hill | Bug | Producer |
| "You Know I Love You Still" | 2024 | Kacy Hill | Bug | Co-writer |
| "Listen to You" | 2024 | Kacy Hill | Bug | Producer |
| "Frog Rinse" | 2024 | Kacy Hill | Bug | Producer |
| "Poquito Mas" | 2024 | Kacy Hill | Bug | Producer |
| "Improvement" | 2024 | Daphne Eckman | Non-album singles | Producer |
| "Juliet" | 2024 | Kacy Hill | Non-album singles | Co-writer |
| "Ankles" | 2025 | Lucy Dacus | Forever Is a Feeling | Recording engineer |
| "Best Guess" | 2025 | Lucy Dacus | Forever Is a Feeling | Producer, recording engineer, triangle |

## Tours

Headlining
* 2021 Tour (2021)
Supporting
* Phoebe Bridgers – Reunion Tour (2021)
* Lucy Dacus – 2021 Tour (2021)
* Courtney Barnett – North American Tour (2021)
* Car Seat Headrest – North American Tour (2022)
* The National – 2022 Tour (2022)
* Metric – The Doomscroller Tour (2022)
* Boygenius – The Tour (2023)
* The National – 2023 European Tour (2023)