I was extremely saddened to hear that Jay Reatard, the prolific Memphis garage rocker, was announced dead today. According to reports, he was found in his home at 3:30 AM this morning. Cause of death has yet to be determined and most of the details are still pretty unknown. (via P4k)
It's a sad day for DIY punk rock and a sad day for the music world in general. Reatard was a constantly recording musician, so I'm sure his record label, Matador, will compile some sort of posthumous release.
Ever since I got my hands on 2006's Blood Visions a couple of summers ago, I've been a big fan of Reatard's lo-fi brand of rock. The man had an ear for melody and distortion and I consider the ending to "Waiting for Something" to be a stellar example of garage punk done right.
R.I.P.
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