Jay Reatard – Matador Singles ’08
Jay Reatard – Matador Singles ’08
October 7, 2008
Matador
Rating: 4.1 / 5
The Music Rag One Sentence Review: This compilation of Jay Reatard singles is fast, dirty, and fun – a bit less hard punk and a bit more accessible pop than his other singles collection released earlier this year – and is, despite being far from original, undeniably addictive.
Unplugged: Some of the most effective tracks on this collection are the last three, which present a more acoustic, calm sound. The same is true of Jay’s Singles 06-07. In the end, melodically brilliant acoustic songs like “No Time” and “I Know a Place” (from 06-07) are far more interesting and enjoyable than the more impassioned, punk stylings that fill the rest of the compilations.
One Busy Reatard: The singles collected here were originally put out by Matador as extremely limited edition vinyl-only releases. As mentioned above, this is the second singles collection by Reatard released this year, the other being released by his former record label. Jay Reatard has been making music since the late nineties and has performed with The Reatards, The Lost Sounds, The Bad Times, The Final Solutions, Angry Angles, Nervous Patterns, and Destruction Unit, as well as a number of collaborations and his solo debut a few years ago. His next solo album is slated for early 2009. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a man who knows how to stay busy.