“Bartees Strange is the Jordan Peele of indie rock – an auteur who directs everyday fears into his shapeshifting music.” – The Line of Best Fit
“Sophisticated rock… his best album yet.” – MOJO ****
“Steady and unflashy yet ready to stoke crescendos.” – The New York Times
“An incredible statement of intent, there are sonic departures and evolutions aplenty.” – Record Collector
“A chimeric blend of alt-rock, funk, hip-hop, and dance.” – New York Magazine
“Perfect… I could live in that groove forever.” – NPR Music
“Indie rock triumph.” – Rolling Stone
“Precocious in its energy and infectious in its tone.” – Clash
“Heading in a blockbuster direction.” – FADER
“A boundary-blurring indie rocker of the highest order.” – Stereogum
Today, Bartees Strange shares new single ‘Backseat Banton’ from his upcoming album Horror, out this Friday 14th February. The final track on the album, ‘Backseat Banton’ serves as a closing statement for Horror’s shadow essay – Banton meaning storyteller in Caribbean mythology. In life, Bartees cannot decide whether to be along for the ride or struggle to grasp the steering wheel. “Being scared has made me bigger now, bigger than I was. The darkest side of waking up is seeing who I’ve become. Grace is still a saviour, every moment that it comes. I’m reminded of a hopeful me and how fast that I could run.” Strange sings over a particularly tender moment in the song’s bopping alt-pop groove.
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Bartees performed the new track on Jimmy Kimmel Live, which aired last night and can be watched back
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