BARTEES STRANGE "Live Forever" LP

Coming off the heels of his highly praised EP ‘Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy’ an eclectic collection of reimagined versions from The National’s catalogue, released via Brassland, D.C.-based musician Bartees Strange sets to break new ground with his debut LP ‘Live Forever’ via Producer Will Yip’s Memory Music label in 2020.

Strange grew up in Mustang, Oklahoma, an overwhelmingly white and racist sundown town on the outskirts of Oklahoma City. In Mustang, he says, “I didn’t let myself be seen. I held myself down so I could make people feel more comfortable around me.”

Live Forever is a direct and stunning result of this conviction. It’s impossible to divorce the reality of Strange’s personal trajectory from the intricate and idiosyncratic 11-track saga on record: it spans gentle, Moses Sumney-meets-Yves Jarvis minimalism, Killers-ish indie rock vigor with post-punk cracks in its danceable veneer, the throbbing industrial alt-soul of Algiers, Justin Vernon’s acoustic tenderness, and the volatile, unforgiving production and delivery of Death Grips. Simply put, it is a combination that none but Strange could execute under—and as a result of—precise circumstances.

Tracklist:
01. Jealousy
02. Mustang
03. Boomer
04. Kelly Rowland
05. In A Cab
06. Stone Meadows
07. Flagey God
08. Mossblerd
09. Far
10. Fallen For You
11. Ghostly

Pressing Information:
First Press:
200 - Bronze
300 - Red & Gold Swirl

Second Press:
250 - Half Orange / Half Bone

Third Press:
500 - Red w/ Bone & Orange Splatter 

Fourth Press:
700 - Red / Bone Pinwheel
1000 - Black w/ Bone & Red Splatter

Fifth Press:
2000 Bone & Black Splatter