As most of you are probably already aware of, Jimmy Lee “Jay Reatard” Lindsey tragically passed away a few days ago under still undetermined circumstances in his sleep. His shattering death came as an absolute blow to the already shaken scene where his no bullshit approach to music was needed most, but his talent still lives on through his legacy passed on – in his music. Matador, just recently released Jay’s cover of Nirvana’s Frances…
Matador Records confirmed that garage rocker Jay Reatard died Wednesday at 3:30am in his sleep. I am a huge fan….thanks for all your great music. RIP Jay. Your music will live on. :(
No, Jay Reatard is far from being a retard. He’s quite brilliant actually, as far as Memphis garage-punk goes. The video bellow is for “See/Saw,” the first A-Side in the Matador Singles ’08 series, and, as incredible as it might sound, this is really Jay’s first ever music video. We trust Matador Records enough to take their word for it. Wild, frantic, energetic. Each and all of these at one place can describe both the…
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