Before today I only had some idea who Jay Reatard was. I'd seen a live performance on Pitchfork (them again!) when they had launched their video site and then never thought about him again.
When I heard he passed away earlier today I figured I'd check and it turns out his last album was released in 2009—so I gave it a listen. Ooops! This is good stuff. I am a dope!
“I like simple music,” he says, “—songs that that are broken down to a few elements. A lot of people say, ‘You do that because you’re dumb.’ But it’s a choice. I’m trying to write something that you can immediately decide whether you like or not.” — Jay Reatard, Death + Taxes Magazine
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