Born in Ipswich, England to a military father and opera-singer mother Bartees Leon Cox Jr. had a peripatetic early childhood before eventually settling in Mustang, Oklahoma. Later, Bartees cut his teeth playing in hardcore bands in Washington D.C. and Brooklyn whilst working in the Barack Obama administration and (eventually) the environmental movement.
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Bartees Strange Releases Stratospheric New Single “Lie 95”
Today, Bartees Strange returns with new single “Lie 95.” From its explosive chorus and soaring vocals centering on all consuming passion, “Lie 95” heralds a new era for the uniquely genre-defying artist. The song is paired with a captivating video directed by Vincent Martell & Jordan Phelps of VAM STUDIO (Jamila Woods, Chance the Rapper, Esperanza Spalding) starring Strange as both…