Tragically we got the terrible news yesterday about the death of Jay Reatard who at the age of 29 had released 22 full length albums and played more than 1000 shows. The last few years saw him sign to Matador and release the brilliant Matador Singles ’08 and last year’s Watch Me Fall that we rated as the 4th best album of 09. From his … Continue reading NEWS: Tribute to Jay Reatard
Jay Reatard acts the big kid and brings on the summer colour in his new video for Ain’t Gonna Save Me… Continue reading VIDEO: JAY REATARD – Ain’t Gonna Save Me
1 2 3 4 5 Reviewed for FasterLouder. Matador Singles ‘08 was a great introduction to Jay Reatard’s schizophrenic pop punk songs. With that album he compiled his string of limited edition 7”s, a great marketing move by Reatard and his new label and a sign of the increasing desire of music fans to acquire physical items of music from their favourite artists. Following on … Continue reading REVIEW: JAY REATARD – Watch Me Fall
Yep, that’s the cover artwork for Jay Reatard‘s new album Watch Me Fall due for release on August 18th via Matador. Excluding the fantastic singles comps it is his first full length since 2006’s Blood Visions. Reatard had this to say about Watch Me Fall: “This new album has been challenging. It’s the first time I’ve written and recorded an album specifically because a label … Continue reading NEWS: JAY REATARD has a new album…
Jack Ladder was the first full set we got to early in the day and it was a nice relief from the early afternoon sun to descend into the Basement venue to check out his indie rock ‘n’ soul sound. Ladder finally got going after some guitar issues and proceeded to play a set from his recent Love is Gone album. With the Pivot rhythm … Continue reading REVIEW: ST JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL 08/02/2009
1. The catchiest album of the year gave us the single She Doesn’t Belong To Me… 2. The ever elegant Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds produced the slo mo wordy swagger of More News From Nowhere… 3. Bon Iver was the shooting star of 2008 and this was one of the most beautiful songs of the year… Skinny Love…. 4. M38 delivered a convincing … Continue reading OPINION: FAVOURITE SONGS OF 2008
Jay Reatard is an interesting character. His image and reputation is one of a non sophisticated garage rocker, thrashing out punk ditties on a flying v. This perception is not a million miles from the truth but going from his output in 2008 it appears that there is more happening musically than many (myself included) gave him credit for. Matador Singles ’08 gathers the releases … Continue reading REVIEW: JAY REATARD – Matador Singles ’08
Those No Age boys from LA and Jay Reatard from Memphis will be doing two Australian club shows in Australia when they are over here for the Laneway Festival. They will also be hitting New Zealand together for shows in Auckland and Wellington at two mighty fine small venues. No Age put out a great record this year with Nouns and Jay’s Matador Singles 08 … Continue reading NEWS: NO AGE + JAY REATARD shows…
A nice little treat arrived in the inblx this morning in the shape of the first batch of acts coming for the Laneway Festival. The lineup is as follows: GIRL TALK, STEREOLAB, ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, THE HOLD STEADY, THE DRONES, CUT OFF YOUR HANDS, FOUR TET, TAME IMPALA, EL GUINCHO, JAY REATARD, BURAKA SOM SISTEMA DJ/MC SET, THE TEMPER TRAP, NO AGE, JOHN STEEL SINGERS, … Continue reading NEWS: ST JEROMES LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2009 – LINEUP
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