http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14426729&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fjay-reatard%2Fplaylists.rssThe Oblivions were the mid-'90s fathers of Memphis' garage rock, but Jay Reatard (born Jay Lindsey), a songwriter who shaped his highly melodic take on the genre in their likeness, is the city's next-generation garage rock torchbearer. How is his music different? It's fun. Like bounce-off-the-walls fun. Shotgun-beers-and-puke-in-the-bushes fun. Sweaty-meat-smelling-basement-rock-and-roll-show fun. He started recording on his own at the age of 15, sending a tape-recorded demo off to the Oblivions-related label, Goner, who eventually signed him. He released a string of singles with Goner -- some as a one-man band called the Reatards, some backed by Memphis musicians -- and began to tour widely in 1998, the same year the Reatards issued their proper debut, <i>Teenage Hate</i>. Over the next few years Lindsey led and contributed to a handful of projects in addition to the Reatards -- the Lost Sounds and the Angry Angels, among others -- and started to work on solo material. His first solo effort, <i>Blood Visions</i>, appeared on the In The Red label in 2006. Two years later, he signed with indie heavyweight Matador, which issued a series of vinyl singles (which were packaged together and sold as compilation discs). Throughout the course of his career, he's written and toured prolifically. - Nate CavalieriGarage Rock Revivalen720Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:50:25 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14426729&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fjay-reatard%2Fplaylists.rss The Oblivions were the mid-'90s fathers of Memphis' garage rock, but Jay Reatard (born Jay Lindsey), a songwriter who shaped his highly melodic take on the genre in their likeness, is the city's next-generation garage rock torchbearer. How is his music different? It's fun. Like bounce-off-the-walls fun. Shotgun-beers-and-puke-in-the-bushes fun. Sweaty-meat-smelling-basement-rock-and-roll-show fun. He started recording on his own at the age of 15, sending a tape-recorded demo off to the Oblivions-related label, Goner, who eventually signed him. He released a string of singles with Goner -- some as a one-man band called the Reatards, some backed by Memphis musicians -- and began to tour widely in 1998, the same year the Reatards issued their proper debut, <i>Teenage Hate</i>. Over the next few years Lindsey led and contributed to a handful of projects in addition to the Reatards -- the Lost Sounds and the Angry Angels, among others -- and started to work on solo material. His first solo effort, <i>Blood Visions</i>, appeared on the In The Red label in 2006. Two years later, he signed with indie heavyweight Matador, which issued a series of vinyl singles (which were packaged together and sold as compilation discs). Throughout the course of his career, he's written and toured prolifically. - Nate Cavalieri http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25508324&variant=play&rws=%2Fjay-reatard%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:37:07 -0800 Playlists Featuring Jay Reatard on Rhapsody Online 25508324 ply.25508324 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25508324&variant=play&rws=%2Fjay-reatard%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25183014&variant=play&rws=%2Fjay-reatard%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:30:39 -0700 Playlists Featuring Jay Reatard on Rhapsody Online 25183014 ply.25183014 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25183014&variant=play&rws=%2Fjay-reatard%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.24400443&variant=play&rws=%2Fjay-reatard%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:30:48 -0700 Playlists Featuring Jay Reatard on Rhapsody Online 24400443 ply.24400443 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.24400443&variant=play&rws=%2Fjay-reatard%2Fplaylists.rss