Jay Reatard (born Jimmy Lee Lindsey on May 1, 1980) is a garage punk musician from Memphis, Tennessee. Reatard is signed to Matador Records. He has released recordings as a solo artist and as a . .   Expand    Wikipedia

Jay Reatard (born Jimmy Lee Lindsey on May 1, 1980) is a garage punk musician from Memphis, Tennessee. Reatard is signed to Matador Records. He has released recordings as a solo artist and as a member of The Reatards and Lost Sounds. His recording career began at the age of 15, when a home-made demo tape he had sent in to Goner Records caught the ear of former-Oblivian and Goner Records’ owner, Eric Friedl. Lindsey's introduction to Friedl and his Oblivians bandmates had come that same year when the Oblivians had returned home to Memphis as an opening act for Rocket from the Crypt. Upon seeing the act live, Lindsey became enamored with their sloppy, lo-fi music and set forth creating his own brand of heavily distorted garage rock music. Friedl was impressed by Lindsey's demos and signed him to his label, later commenting, “I loved the racket so we did the record, and I've been a fan of everything he's done since. He's a pretty amazing kid.”

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