Following up on his standout 2020 debut album Live Forever, Bartees Strange has shared a comforting visual to his gleaming track “Flagey God.” The black-and-white video not only highlights the thumping tune, but it also announces his anticipated 2021 tour.
Directed by Drew Horen and Lauren H. Adams, the “Flagey God” video evokes the disorienting energy of the club’s dance floor and depicts the musician soul-searching various locations. In a statement about the song, Bartees Strange says, “In my spare time, I make beats all the time. It’s honestly more fun than writing with guitars sometimes. ‘Flagey God’ came from a really natural and comfortable place for me musically, despite its moodiness thematically.”
The musician adds that he wrote “Flagey God” after feeling comfortably anonymous in Flagey Square, Brussles: “No one knew me there. I was super lost in my life at the time and confused about what to do next, but in Flagey, I felt like I was capable of anything… A Flagey God.”
Watch Bartees Stranges’ “Flagey God” video above and find his US and European 2021 tour dates below.
09/11 — Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Festival
09/24 — Flushing, NY @ Governors Ball
09/30 — Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre *
10/01 — Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
10/02 — Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre *
10/05 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Urban Lounge *
10/06 — Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre *
10/08 — Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theatre *
10/09 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
10/12 — Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
10/14 — Toronto, ON @ The Opera House *
10/15 — Montreal, QC @ L’Asataral *
10/16 — Boston, MA @ House Of Blues *
10/18 — South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *
10/22 — Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
10/29 — San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
11/03 — Reykjavik, Iceland @ Iceland Airwaves
11/07 — Munich, Germany @ Milla Club
11/08 — Berlin, Germany @ Badehaus
11/10 — Koln, Germany @ Helios 37
11/12 — Cardiff, UK @ Club Ifor Bach
11/13 — Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint
11/14 — Manchester, UK @ YES
11/16 — Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Community Room
11/17 — London, UK @ Powerhaus
11/21 — Brussels, Belgum @ Witloof Bar
11/22 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Up
* with Lucy Dacus
Live Forever is out now via Memory Music. Get it here.
