''Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy'' is a 2020 EP by
Bartees Strange
Bartees Leon Cox Jr. (born 1989), known professionally as Bartees Strange, is an English-born American musician. Strange was born in Ipswich, England, raised in Mustang, Oklahoma, and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.
Early life
Strange was bo ...
, covering songs by
The National. It was reissued as a deluxe edition 2024. The digital version was seven tracks rather than five tracks long and included an extended version of "Looking for Astronauts." The new vinyl edition included a bonus track: "Lemonworld" (Live at Studio 4).
Critical reception
Emily Fox of ''
Exclaim!
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'' rated this EP an eight out of 10, calling it "a beautiful, radical, and poignant political album".
The album was released on the digital platform
Bandcamp
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, which promoted the release with a review that characterizes this recording as taking "all of the original ingredients and uses a completely different recipe to create a new, distinct flavor".
Track listing
#"About Today" (Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner) – 3:48
#"Lemonworld" (Matt Berninger and Bryce Dessner) – 3:16
#"Mr. November" (Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner) – 4:13
#"The Geese of Beverly Road" (Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, and Scott Devendorf) – 3:24
#"All the Wine" (Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf) – 2:46
#"A Reasonable Man (I Don't Mind)" (Padma Newsome) – 4:54
#"Looking for Astronauts" (Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner, and Scott Devendorf) – 4:09
#"Lemonworld" (Live at Studio 4 - vinyl only) (Matt Berninger and Bryce Dessner)
Personnel
Musicians
*Bartees Strange
*Brian Demeglio
*Ceilidh Gao
*Dan Kleederman
*Brian Turnmire
*Dillon Treacy
*Carter Zumtobel
Technical personnel
*Chris Connors –
mastering and
mixing
*Brian Dimeglio –
engineering
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Spencer Murphy
Spencer Murphy (born 1988, Syracuse, New York) is an American bassist and producer, living in Brooklyn, NY.
Education
Murphy graduated from Jamesville-DeWitt High School in 2006 before attending State University of New York at Purchase, SUNY P ...
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production
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and engineering
*Graham Richman – production and engineering
*Bartees Strange – engineering
*Carter Zumtobel – engineering
References
External links
Page from Brassland*
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2020 debut EPs
Bartees Strange albums
The National (band)
Brassland Records EPs