Jay Reatard (stage name of Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr.) was an American musician from Memphis known for high-energy garage-punk and punk-pop recordings, leader of projects including Lost Sounds and a solo career that produced releases such as Blood Visions.

Mentioned in the reviews: Memphis origin, leader of Lost Sounds, solo releases collected on Matador compilations, described as melodic and raw with intense, accelerated musical drive; reviews and public sources note his premature death from drug-related causes. Review text references a Gibson Flying V.

Two DeBaser reviews praise Jay Reatard's knack for catchy choruses and punk urgency, highlighting Blood Visions and Matador Singles '08. The writing stresses melodic/raw juxtapositions and intense, accelerated musical drive. Reviews also note his connections to Memphis garage scenes and his premature, drug-related death.

For:Fans of garage punk, punk-pop, indie rock collectors, readers interested in late-2000s punk singles and tragic artist stories.

 And finally, here it is, the "cazzone" album of the year!

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 Jay is gone, too soon.

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