The Memphis Flyer sez: This collection of singles from Memphis punk savant Jay Reatard is essentially a bit of housecleaning from his old label (garage-rock-identified indie In the Red) — a way of emptying the vault before an upcoming singles collection from Reatard’s new label (indie-rock behemoth Matador) ushers in a higher-profile phase of Reatard’s rocketing career. The 17 tracks collected here were issued on six singles released during 2006 and 2007, including two seven-inches for the local Goner label. Taken as a whole, this collection is even more invigorating than Reatard’s late-2006 breakout solo album Blood Visions, with which it shares four tracks. There’s more variety and great musical and emotional dynamics to this collection, offering even more evidence of how far Reatard is capable of taking his music.
Tracklist:
1. Night of Broken Glass
2. Another Person
3. All Over Again
4. Feeling Blank Again
5. I Know a Place
6. Don’t Let Him Come Back
7. Hammer I Miss You
8. It’s So Useless
9. All Wasted
10. In The Dark
11. Searching For You
12. Haunting You
13. Let It All Go
14. Blood Visions15. Turning Blue
16. It’s So Easy
17. Oh It’s Such a Shame