[batreleaser]

I just wanted to make a thread about this guy as I've been thinking about his music and his personality/reputation as of late. When I first heard about the guy, he was already signed to Matador, hanging out with Bradford Cox from Deerhunter, wearing all these trendy clothes, and every press release saying he's like a god of garage rock or some shit. I didnt need to think twce about whethr I was interested or no (I wasn't). I then heard "Blood Visions" for the first time and was still left totally unimpressed. Just another goofy lo fi pop punk record I thought. Then I was talking to my friend about rock n roll, and he mentiond Jay Reatard and I told him my experiences so far. He burned me Reatards'"Bedroom Disasters" and "Teenage Hate". Both are FANTASTIC. Super pissed off and distorted passages of melodies and hooks and Jay's ucking awesome vocals and lyrics. I realized that Reatard is not a pussy, hes just wierd. Did you guys see the video of him goin all Rollins on some fan, dude just beat the shit out of him. After totally digging he Reatards my friend told me Jay was in more bands, al of which are good. He gave me the Lost Sounds "S/T", I thought it was good, didn't blow me away though. And finally, he gave me the Angry Angles 7 inches, which is my favorite stuff Reatard has dne so far. A perfect homage to classic angular post punk and new wave heavily influenced by Devo and Wire. It seems to me that Jay Reatard might actually be something of a creative genius, as he seems to have his thing(s) down to a tee, experimenting in different genres but remaining true to a certin aesthetic. I guess I'll check out more Jay Reatard albums, I just can't see anything being as good as Angry Angles and theearly Reatards.