He's dead.

Record Label Says Jay Reatard Has Died - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com

wow. that sucks.

What the fuck?

That's terrible, he made some great music.

Blood Vision and Watch Me Fall were really good and I absolutely love Memphis is Dead by The Lost Sounds. He also did a cool cover of Gamma Ray by Beck.

RIP, such a shame.

Any news on the cause of death?

All they know is he was complaining of flu-like symptoms like the night before he died in his sleep.

Never heard any of his music, but still ... sad to hear about this.

I am SO bummed about this.


Never saw him live either...always gonna regret that.

My best friend and I got really obsessed with him over the summer, so I was ridiculously bummed out. There isn't much a justice in a world where he dies and people like Justin Vernon live.