Death has fully formed by now

Unlike some artists (Joanna Newsom and Panda Bear, I’m looking at you!) Jay Reatard knows that sometimes less is more. On his solo debut Blood Visions he drops 15 noise-grenades with an average lenghth of 1.78 minutes (1.7793333333333332 to be precise).

Although Blood Visions is from 2006 he performed in Utrecht yesterday which prompted me to (digitally) dust it of again and give the album a critical analysis. The verdict…? Bloodnose-inducingly kick-ass! His garage-punk is not just noise but has a melody and some catchy hooks. Although all tracks sounds as raw, fast and hard as they can he managed to make it rock even harder live. Easily the best in his genre.

Listen to Death is Forming and tell me if you think this song can be played any faster

My Family is perhaps the most poppy song on the album