On March 15, 2024, “Impulse!” label released the self-titled “The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis” album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Tonal Park” in Washington, D.C., and was produced by Don Godwin, James Brandon Lewis and the Messthetics.
On June 17, 2022, “4AD” label released “Farm to Table”, the second Bartees Strange studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “38 North Studio”, “4AD Studios”, “Strange Land Stufios”, “Tonal Park”, and was produced by Dave Cerminara, Chris Connors, Steph Marziano and Bartees Strange.
Personnel:
Bartees Strange – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, tambourine, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, synth bass, percussion, effects, programming, recording, engineer
Chris Connors – electric guitar, 12 string guitar, bass guitar, synth brass, piano, synthesizer, recording, engineer, mixing
Graham Richman – electric guitar, 12-string guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano
Dan Kleederman – electric and slide guitar, bass guitar
Austin Vos – slide guitar
Don Godwin – piano, tuba, sousaphone
Dave Cerminara – synthesizer, drum programming, recording, engineer
John E. Daise – bass guitar
Joe Kennedy – bass guitar
Fabian Prynn – drums, recording, engineer
Dillon Treacy – drums
Victor Indrizzo – drums
Jordyn Blakely – drums, percussion
Conor Murphy – horns, trumpet
Eliza Vera – backing vocals
Sarah Register – mastering
Niek Truijen – artwork
John Brooks – recording, engineer
Alison Fielding – design
Track listing:
Heavy Heart – Chris Connors, John E. Daise, Dan Kleederman, Graham Richman, Bartees Strange, Carter Zumtobel
Mulholland Dr. – Dan Kleederman, Bartees Strange
Wretched – Bartees Strange
Cosigns – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange
Tours – Steph Marziano, Bartees Strange
Hold the Line – Bartees Strange
We Were Only Close for Like Two Weeks – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange
Escape This Circus – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange