Memphis-based punk and indie-rock musician Jay Reatard was found dead early this morning in his home. The cause of his death is not yet known. The talented yet overwhelmingly negative Reatard (born Jay Lindsey) leaves behind a legacy of garage-punk and synth-trash records, as well as a host of friends and fans. His last album, Watch Me Fall, was released on Matador last August. For more about Reatard and his often tragic life story, read the 2008 XLR8R profile on him.
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Rolling Stone — Memphis garage rocker Jay Reatard, who broke out last year thanks to Watch Me Fall, has died at the age of 29, Reatard’s label Matador Records confirmed. According to M... more info
Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Memphis garage-punk artist Jimmie Lee Lindsey, better known as Jay Reatard, was found dead in his Memphis home Wednesday. He was 29.
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Guardian Music — Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr, aka Jay Reatard, one of the most prolific and celebrated artists in the US punk-rock scene, has been found dead at his home in MemphisMemphis garage... more info
Guardian Music — When I heard the tragic news that Jay had died, I recalled the first time I saw him play, slicing at his guitar like nobody elseThe first time I met Jay Reatard was in a ... more info
MTV.com News — Beck, Pixies, Deerhunter pay tribute to the late upstart, who died Wednesday at the age of 29.By Kyle Anderson
Jay Reatard plays the Riot Fest in 2008
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Brooklyn Vegan — Hopefully this is just a stupid rumor, but in the past hour multiple people have asked me if I heard that Jay Reatard died, and at least one other gave me a semi-credible... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Jay Reatard @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Matador Records writes, "We are devastated by the death of Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., aka Jay Reatard. J... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Jay Reatard in Stuy Town (more by Tim Griffin) Hopefully this is just a stupid rumor, but in the past hour multiple people have asked me if I heard that Jay Reatard died,... more info
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We saw rumors floating around earlier, but wanted to hold off until we had a reliable source: Both Matador and Goner Records have confirmed that Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr.,... more info
Rollo & Grady — Tragic news. Jay Reatard is dead at the age of 29. He reportedly died in his sleep and was found at home at 3:30am this morning.
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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Sad news for the garage rock world: Jay Reatard, whose given name was Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., was found dead in his Memphis home early this morning. He was just 29. Accord... more info
Chorus.fm — *Jay Reatard* (http://pitchfork.com/news/37575-rip-jay-reatard/) has been found dead (http://pitchfork.com/news/37575-rip-jay-reatard/). He was 29 years old. more info
Troubled Souls Unite — Jay Reatard died in his sleep last night in his Memphis home. I didn't love his music all that much but he was a well respected musician and will be sorely missed. more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — Just saw it on Pitchfork. The indie rocker, Jay Reatard has passed away at the way too young age of 29. The report is saying that he passed away his sleep. God, this is h... more info
My Old Kentucky — We tweeted the sad news earlier today, but wanted to give it proper mention on the blog. Memphis garage-rock badass, Jay Reatard died in his sleep last night. If you d... more info
Allmusic Blog — Jay Reatard, acclaimed solo artist and former leader of the late-’90s punk outfit The Reatards, died yesterday evening. Memphis police (as well as several of Reatard’... more info
Radio Exile — It is with great sadness that we report that Jay Reatard (born Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr.) has died. He was 29 years old. The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports that Reatard wa... more info
XLR8R — Memphis-based punk and indie-rock musician Jay Reatard was found dead early this morning in his home. The cause of his death is not yet known. The talented yet overwhelmi... more info
Music for Robots — This is a great recording of one of the many Jay Reatard shows I was lucky enough to see. Even from the back of the room it was a bloodbath. We're gonna miss him lik... more info
Starpulse — Cult singer-songwriter Jay Reatard has died, aged 29. The acclaimed Hang Them All singer, real name Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., reportedly died in his sleep on Tuesday night. ... more info
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Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Tragically Jay Reatard died aged just 29 last night. I reviewed his show in Liverpool for DiS once and he was pretty great. I won't romanticise it by saying it was amazin... more info
Allmusic Blog — When a musician dies, especially one who seemed to buy into the rock & roll lifestyle as much as Jay Reatard did, it’s easy to focus on the external factors of his life... more info
Big Apple Music Scene — Talented garage punk rocker Jay Reatard aka Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr. was found dead in his sleep in his Memphis home last night. Jay was a true talent and will be missed.
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Topix — Acclaimed indie rocker Jay Reatard has died at age 29. His label, Matador Records, confirmed his passing in an online post : "We are devastated by the death of Jimmy Lee ... more info