Bartees Strange

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**Bartees Leon Cox Jr.,** known by his stage name **Bartees Strange,** is an English-born American musician. Cox was born in Ipswich, England, raised in Mustang, Oklahoma, but is now based in Washington D.C.

Cox has been an active musician throughout the 2010s, notably as a member of Brooklyn-based post-hardcore band Stay Inside from 2016 to 2018. In late 2017, Cox released his first solo effort, the acoustic folk EP "Magic Boy" under the name Bartees & The Strange Fruit.

In March 2020, Cox released an EP of songs by The National that were re-imagined by him, titled *Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy* and released on Brassland. Cox was named an Artist To Watch by Stereogum in September 2020  and released his first full-length album on October 2, 2020 titled *Live Forever*. The album is a mix of hip hop, indie rock, and jazz music. The album received universal acclaim from reviews.

Strange participated in the 2020 Thursday Signals V2 live show.

In 2021, Bartees Strange joined Lucy Dacus on part of her Fall 2021 Tour along with multiple other bands and artists. Bartees Strange performed as the opening act at shows in places like Boston and Washington D.C.

## Early life

Cox 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, Cox worked as the director of communications for a nonprofit environmental organization in Washington D.C.

## Discography

Studio albums
* *Live Forever* (2020)

Extended plays
* *Magic Boy* (2017) (as Bartees & The Strange Fruit)
* *Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy* (2020)

Singles
**As lead artist**

 "Going Going" / "HAGS"
 "Mustang"
 "The Pearl"(with Lorenzo Wolff) | 2021
 "Weights"

**As featured artist**

 "Goldbrick Champion"(Broke Royals featuring Bartees Strange)

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances as featured artist, with the respective artists and albums
 "Top of the World"

Remixes

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