A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing.
Coming off the heels of his highly praised EP āSay Goodbye to Pretty Boyā an eclectic collection of reimagined versions from The Nationalās catalogue, released via Brassland, D.C.-based musician Bartees Strange sets to break new ground with his debut LP āLive Foreverā via Producer Will Yipās 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, āI didnāt let myself be seen. I held myself down so I could make people feel more comfortable around me.ā
Live Forever is a direct and stunning result of this conviction. Itās impossible to divorce the reality of Strangeās 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 Vernonās acoustic tenderness, and the volatile, unforgiving production and delivery of Death Grips. Simply put, it is a combination that none but Strange could execute underāand as a result ofāprecise circumstances.












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