Tonight I ran down to Sonic Boom Records to catch garage rocker Jay Reatard play his second set in as many days as part of his west coast independent record store tour. Yesterday he played at Easy Street (QA), and tonight Sonic Boom (Ballard). Jay Reatard is touring in support of his excellant 2nd solo record on Matador Records "Watch Me Fail". The new record is a killer slab of lo-fi garage punk with pop sensibilities. Jay Reatard has a history of churning material with recklass abandon mostly in the form of 7" singles and EP's. The fact that he decided to release a second full length has surprised many of his fans.
Just like his show back in May at the Crocodile, tonight Jay Reatard and his full time rythm section churned out song after song without much rest. The songs in live form are played at extreme volumes and in my mind showcase much more of Jay's guitar skills and musical talent. He chooses to record in lo-fi, which I believe bogs down much of the power his songs posess. Non the less "Watch Me Fail" is a great record, and his live show even better. He had a nice mosh pit going at that last Croc show and I'm sure he will again when he makes his way back to Seattle in October. Here are some iPhone pics and his awesome new video for "It Ain't Gonna Save Me".
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