Horror (Indie Exclusive Clear Vinyl LP)

 
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Bartees Strange
Horror (Indie Exclusive Clear Vinyl LP)

[ 4AD / LP ]

Release Date: Friday 14 February 2025

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Bartees Strange was raised on fear. His family used scary stories to teach life lessons, and at an early age, Strange started using scary movies to practice being strong. The world can be a terrifying place, and for a young, queer, black person in rural America, that terror can be visceral. Horror is an album about facing those fears and growing to become someone to be feared. Throughout the record, Strange lays down one difficult truth after another, all over a sonic pastiche of music he loved as a kid. His dad hipped him to Parliament Funkadelic, Fleetwood Mac, Teddy Pendergrass, and Neil Young. Those influences merged with Strange's interest in hip-hop, country, indie rock, and house, culminating in a record that feels completely original.

Strange began Horror at his home studio with an eye toward production. A session with Yves and Lawrence Rothman (Yves Tumor, Lady Gaga) provided a rhythmic and sonic backbone for chunks of the record. After Strange met Jack Antonoff and the pair became fast friends, Strange worked on some material for Antonoff's band Bleachers, and Antonoff worked on Horror. The twosome finished the record together, working the songs raw, editing, arranging, and dressing them up in clothing bound to inspire fear.

Tracks:

A1. Too Much
A2. Hit It Quit It
A3. Sober
A4. Baltimore
A5. Lie 95
A6. Wants Needs

B1. Lovers
B2. Doomsday Buttercup
B3. 17
B4. Loop Defenders
B5. Norf Gun
B6. Backseat Banton