Listen: Bartees Strange – ‘Wants Needs’

Bartees Strange shares ‘Wants Needs’, an uproarious confessional highlight from his upcoming album Horror, out on 14 February. ‘Wants Needs’ finds Strange’s stylistic range and aptitude for genre-melting pop music at its sharpest. What begins as a pitch perfect indie rock earworm gradually crescendos into a full force anthem, anchored by disarming self-assuredness.

“I realised a couple years ago that if music is really going to work out long-term, I want/need more fans. Of course – it’s a timing and numbers game – but race is a powerful component too. I don’t see a lot of people like me in the indie space making long term livings on their records. I worry people may have a hard time connecting to me because I don’t look/sound like them. That I’m fun to root for, but not actually supported. This song is about how much that worries me – fully understanding that a lot of these neurosis are of my own making.”

Listen / purchase ‘Wants Needs’ here.
Pre-order / pre-save Horror here.

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