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Bartees Strange
blurry image of Bartees Strange wearing dark clothing and a light-coloured cap, playing guitar mid-leap onstage
Strange performing in 2021
Background information
Born
Bartees Leon Cox Jr.

1989 (age 36–37)
Ipswich, England[1]
OriginMustang, Oklahoma, United States
GenresIndie rock[2]
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2020–present
Labels
Formerly ofStay Inside
Websitebarteesstrange.com

Bartees Leon Cox Jr. (born 1989[1]), known professionally as Bartees Strange, is an English-born American musician. Strange was born in Ipswich, England,[1] raised in Mustang, Oklahoma, and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.[3]

Early life

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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 Strange was 12.[4]

Before becoming a musician, Strange worked as the director of communications for a nonprofit environmental organization in Washington, D.C.[5]

Career

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While living in Brooklyn, Strange was a member of the post-hardcore band Stay Inside, from 2016 to 2018. In late 2017, he released his first solo effort, the acoustic folk EP Magic Boy, under the name Bartees & the Strange Fruit.[6]

In March 2020, Strange released an EP of re-imagined covers of songs by the National, titled Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy, on Brassland.[7] After being named an "Artist to Watch" by Stereogum 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 as Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, Courtney Barnett, and Car 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, titled Horror.

Personal life

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Strange is bisexual.[16]

Discography

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Studio albums

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EPs

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Live albums

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  • Live at Studio 4 (2021)

Singles

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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"
(with Eric 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 and Sad13)		 2020 Non-album singles
"Goldbrick Champion"
(Broke Royals featuring Bartees Strange)
"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"
"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 N/a 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"
(featuring Arlissa)		 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

Production discography

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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

Tours

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Headlining

Supporting

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Brassland | Bartees Strange". Brassland.org. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ Casciato, Tom (November 21, 2022). "Bartees Strange pushes the boundaries of indie rock". PBS News Hour. PBS. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bartees Strange: Horror". Pitchfork.
  4. ↑ Shaffer, Claire (October 8, 2020). "Bartees Strange Is Tired of Your Genres". Rolling Stone.
  5. ↑ Barrios, Maria. "Bartees Strange makes some changes". The Washington Post.
  6. 1 2 "Bartees & the Strange Fruit – Magic Boy (2017, File)". Discogs. December 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ McKenna, Lyndsey (October 2020). "For Bartees Strange, Everything Is Everything". NPR. NPR Music. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  8. ↑ Gordon, Arielle (September 16, 2020). "Artist to Watch: Bartees Strange". Stereogum. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ Shaffer, Claire (August 12, 2020). "Bartees Strange Announces Debut Album, 'Live Forever,' Shares 'Boomer'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  10. ↑ Payne, Chris. "Meet Bartees Strange, the D.C. Musician Who's Revitalizing Indie Rock". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  11. ↑ Chelosky, Danielle. "Bartees Strange Gives in to Lawless Creation". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  12. ↑ Josephs, Brian. "Bartees Strange: Live Forever". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Live Forever by Bartees Strange". Metacritic.
  14. ↑ Pareles, Jon (June 17, 2022). "Bartees Strange Ponders Success in Dire Times". The New York Times. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  15. ↑ Greene, Jayson. "Bartees Strange: Farm to Table". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  16. ↑ @Bartees_Strange (October 11, 2022). "When I told my mom I was Bi she was very unsurprised. Happy coming out day. Do you, no matter what. ♥️🖤✌🏾" (Tweet). Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ Manno, Lizzie (October 5, 2020). "Bartees Strange's Live Forever Refuses to Conform". Paste (magazine).
  18. ↑ Williams, Keegan (July 28, 2021). "News: Bartees Strange Announces Headlining U.S. Tour Dates, Additional Supporting Dates". New Noise. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  19. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (August 23, 2021). "Phoebe Bridgers No Longer Playing Indoor Concerts on 2021 U.S. Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  20. ↑ Hatfield, Amanda (April 13, 2021). "Lucy Dacus announces new album & tour w/ Bartees Strange (watch "Hot & Heavy" video)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  21. ↑ Doria, Matt (June 18, 2021). "Courtney Barnett announces US tour dates for 2021 and 2022". NME. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  22. ↑ Rossignol, Derrick (October 26, 2021). "Car Seat Headrest Is Going on Tour in 2022 and Taking Bartees Strange with Them". Uproxx. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  23. ↑ Hatfield, Amanda (March 29, 2022). "The National announce summer tour w/ Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus & Bartees Strange". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Metric North American 'The Doomscroller Tour' to Kick Off This August". Live Nation Entertainment. April 28, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  25. ↑ Hussey, Allison (March 28, 2023). "Boygenius Announce 2023 North American Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  26. ↑ Lane, Lexi (January 18, 2023). "Who Are the Openers for the National's 2023 North American and European Tour?". Uproxx. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
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