r.i.p. jay reatard

The world of music lost a bright mind today, p4k has confirmed that the incredibly prolific musician Jay Reatard has died in his sleep. Jay came up in the Memphis punk scene in the mid-90s and continued until present day, growing considerably through his last solo effort Watch Me Fall. Its a grim day for us over at WTD as we had the honor of presenting Jays most recent Dallas show and enjoyed his most unique set. We’ve scrounged together a few songs from the deep catalogue Jay Reatard compiled over his career, consider it our small tribute to a truly one-of-a-kind musician and individual.

Jay Reatard – Fluorescent Grey (Deerhunter Cover)
Jay Reatard – My Shadow
Lost Sounds – I Get Nervous
The Reatards – Human Race

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This ewas written by rellis, posted on January 13, 2010 at 4:13 pm, filed under news.Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.