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Having founded seminal Memphis punk outfit Reatards at the tender age of sixteen, Jay Reatard (May 1, 1980 - January 13,2010) was a
seasonedveteran of the garage-punk scene. In the ’90s Reatards turned the Memphis underground rock sceneupside down with a legendary live
show so over-the-top that they were banned in a number of European countries.
Never content to stick to one genre, one project or one band, Jay also co-led the synth-punk Lost Sounds with Alicja Trout,played drums for The
FinalSolutions, pursued the solo project Terror Visions, co-fronted The angry angles and ran his ...read more
Having founded seminal Memphis punk outfit Reatards at the tender age of sixteen, Jay Reatard (May 1, 1980 - January 13,2010) was a
seasonedveteran of the garage-punk scene. In the ’90s Reatards turned the Memphis underground rock sceneupside down with a legendary live
show so over-the-top that they were banned in a number of European countries.
Never content to stick to one genre, one project or one band, Jay also co-led the synth-punk Lost Sounds with Alicja Trout,played drums for The
FinalSolutions, pursued the solo project Terror Visions, co-fronted The angry angles and ran his ownlabel, Shattered Records.
In 2006, In The Red announced the release of Blood Visions, Jay’s first album as a solo artist, which combined the aggressiveapproach of
Reatards with amelodic pop sensibility, and production recalling classic UK punk records — The Adverts (who hecovered), Siouxsie & The
Banshees, ATV, etc.
On January 13, 2010, Jay was found dead at the age of 29 at his home in Memphis. A statement was posted on the websiteof Goner Records
thatReatard had died in his sleep. His autopsy reported he died of cocaine toxicity and alcohol as acontributing factor.
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