Label: 4AD
Released: 17th June 2022
If there’s one thing you can rely upon from Bartees Strange, it’s a whole lot of heart.
With big issues at play, and bigger emotions to envelop them, ‘Farm To Table’ is an album that chooses to embrace rather than deflect. Indie-rock with warmth and soul, take ‘Hold The Line’ – written about George Floyd’s daughter Dianna; it’s packed full of weighty thoughts, but even in its most devastating moments, there’s never a sense of defeat.
Honest, authentic and brilliant in an era where so much seems to be smoke and flashy mirrors, Bartees Strange is one of a kind. If only he wasn’t.
4/5
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